No shrapnel or ballistic material found at Red Fort blast site: Initial probe

New Delhi: No pellet or shrapnel injuries were reported among victims and those injured in the blast near Red Fort Metro station on Monday evening, initial investigation has found.

Police sources told ThePrint deaths and injuries were caused by burns.

No ballistic material or projectiles recovered from the site so far, according to sources familiar with the probe. The absence of shrapnel injuries—typically seen in explosions involving conventional explosives—has emerged as a significant finding as investigators work to determine what triggered the blast. Show Full Article

The explosion occurred in a moving Hyundai i20 car, with occupants inside, not from a parked vehicle as initially suspected, sources said.

“The blast appears to have occurred at the rear side of the car,” a police so