Car explodes near historic fort in India's capital, kills at least 8 people — police

Car explodes near historic fort in India's capital, kills at least 8 people — police
Policemen guard the site after a car explosion near the historic Red Fort in New Delhi, India, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP)
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Car explodes near historic fort in India's capital, kills at least 8 people — police

Car explodes near historic fort in India's capital, kills at least 8 people — police
  • Formerly an imperial palace, Red Fort is major tourist attraction in New Delhi
  • Local media footage showed damaged vehicles and a police cordon at the site

NEW DELHI: A car exploded near the historic Red Fort in India's capital Monday, killing at least eight people, injuring several others and triggering a fire that damaged several vehicles parked nearby, New Delhi police said.

Several fire engines rushed to the scene after the blast was reported near one of the gates of the Red Fort metro station, the city's fire services said. The cause of the explosion remained unclear.

Sanjay Tyagi, a spokesman for the city's police force, told The Associated Press that at least 8 people were killed, and several others injured.

“We are investigating the cause of the blast,” he said.

Formerly an imperial palace, the Red Fort is a major tourist attraction in New Delhi. Local media footage showed damaged vehicles and a police cordon at the site.

A witness who lives near the site told the NDTV broadcaster that he heard a “window-shattering sound” and then saw flames engulfing multiple vehicles.


Indian capital car blast kills at least eight

Security personnel gather at the blast site after an explosion near the Red Fort in the old quarters of Delhi.
Security personnel gather at the blast site after an explosion near the Red Fort in the old quarters of Delhi.
Updated 22 min 55 sec ago

Indian capital car blast kills at least eight

Security personnel gather at the blast site after an explosion near the Red Fort in the old quarters of Delhi.
  • Police have not given details on the cause, but said that forensic and anti-terrorism agencies were at the site, near the landmark Red Fort
  • The blast took place in the early evening as people returned from work, close to a metro station in the crowded Old Delhi quarter of the city

NEW DELHI: A car explosion in the bustling heart of the Indian capital on Monday killed at least eight people and injured another 19, officials said.
Police have not given details on the cause, but said that forensic and anti-terrorism agencies were at the site, near the landmark Red Fort.
The blast took place in the early evening as people returned from work, close to a metro station in the crowded Old Delhi quarter of the city.
Ambulances streamed into a nearby public hospital, carrying several injured people, AFP reporters said.
Citing authorities at the hospital, New Delhi’s deputy chief fire officer AK Malik told AFP that “eight people have died so far and 19 are injured.”
The capital’s Police Commissioner Satish Golcha told reporters that “a slow-moving vehicle stopped at a red light — an explosion happened in that vehicle, and due to the explosion, nearby vehicles were also damaged.”
The blaze engulfed at least six cars as well as several motorized rickshaw taxis.
The nearby hospital building was cordoned off amid a heavy police deployment as officers moved through the corridors.
Outside, anxious relatives gathered after hearing that their loved ones had been brought in.
Musarrat Ansari said her brother was injured after a burning car hit the motorbike he was riding.
“He called me and said his leg was hurt — he couldn’t walk,” she told AFP.
The Red Fort, which was completed under Moghul rule in 1648 and is located in the old quarters of Delhi, is one of India’s most well-known landmarks.
Indian prime ministers address the nation from its ramparts on Independence Day, and it features on the largest banknote.