Amit Shah chairs high-level meeting on Delhi's Red Fort blast: 'Hunt down every culprit'

Union home minister Amit Shah also chaired a review meeting with top government officials

Union home minister Amit Shah chaired a review meeting with senior government officials a day after car blast near Delhi’s Red Fort area shocked the national capital on November 12.

Shah said he has directed top security officials to catch all the culprits responsible for the incident.

“Chaired review meetings on the Delhi car blast with the senior officials. Instructed them to hunt down each and every culprit behind this incident. Everyone involved in this act will face the full wrath of our agencies,” Shah said in a post on X.

Meanwhile, the National Investigation Agency said it has formally started the process to take over the case.

“National Investigation Agency, which was associated with the local police since yesterday in the Delhi car blast case, has started the process of formally taking over the case after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued orders for handing over the investigation of the case to the agency,” the agency said in a statement on November 11.

Scare Calls

Hours after the bomb blast near Red Fort killing 12 people, the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) received five calls about "unclaimed" vehicles and bags, all of which later turned out to be false alarms, an official said on Tuesday.

According to DFS officials, the calls started pouring in soon after news of the explosion spread, reflecting heightened public anxiety across the city.

"The first call was received at 9.15 pm from Bijwasan, reporting an unclaimed bag. We rushed a fire vehicle immediately dispatched to the spot, but nothing suspicious was found," the DFS official said.

He further said that minutes later, at 9.27 pm, another call came from Vasant Vihar about an unclaimed car. Similarly, one fire tender was sent to the location and returned around 10.15 pm after verification.

Another was received at 9.34 pm, in which an alert was made from Sector 13 in Dwarka, followed by a 9.35 pm alert from near Kashmere Gate, both concerning unattended cars.

"The final call of the night came from Signature Bridge, Khajuri Khas, at 10.01 pm, also regarding an unclaimed vehicle. All the reported objects turned out to be harmless. However, each call was attended to with full seriousness in coordination with local police," the official said.

With agency inputs