Hours after a powerful explosion killed eight people outside the Red Fort, Delhi Police launched a sweeping overnight crackdown across central Delhi, raiding hotels, scanning guest registers, and rounding up suspects in one of the most intense manhunts the city has seen in years.

Teams moved through the packed lanes of Paharganj, Daryaganj, and nearby areas, checking every hotel register and verifying identities of guests. By dawn, four people had been taken into custody for questioning, and over a dozen more were under the police lens.

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Hotels under the scanner, registers checked room by room

What began as a routine crime-scene investigation quickly turned into a full-scale security sweep. Dozens of police teams were deployed overnight to comb through

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