The death toll from Monday’s blast near Delhi’s Red Fort rose to 12 after three more victims died. A car explosion near the Red Fort metro station prompted police to register an FIR under UAPA and the Explosives Act, triggering citywide security raids

New Delhi: The death toll in the blast near Red Fort rose to 12, with three more people succumbing to injuries, police said on Tuesday.

A powerful explosion ripped through a slow-moving car at a traffic signal near the Red Fort metro station on Monday evening. Till last night, nine people were confirmed to have died in the blast and 20 others were injured, officials said.

Police said three more people succumbed to injuries taking the toll to 12.

Delhi Police on Tuesday registered an FIR under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and

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