Chandni Chowk market, Jain temple, Old Delhi station just meters away – Red Fort blast strikes at crossroads of capital’s busiest landmarks

The massive explosion on Monday, around 6.55 pm, in a slow-moving Hyundai I-20 car, near the Red Fort Metro station gate no. 1 in Chandni Chowk, claimed at least eight people’s lives so far. Given that the explosion site is located just 150 meters from the Red Fort, and within 500 meters from the Old Delhi Railway junction, it appears that the attack was deliberately intended to target Hindu and Jain religious sites.

Initial investigations indicate that the blast site was chosen to maximize physical impact. According to reports, the location was confirmed after a video showed the top of a temple with two shrines, aligning perfectly with Google Earth street imagery of the Jain temple, located on Chandni Chowk Road.

The second visual clue is a traffic pole at the scene, as seen in another