Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday issued a strong warning following the blast near Delhi’s Red Fort, assuring that those responsible would face the harshest punishment.

His statement came shortly after investigators identified Dr. Umar Un Nabi, a doctor from Pulwama, as the prime suspect in the explosion. Preliminary reports suggest that Umar was driving the white Hyundai i20 that detonated near the historic monument.

Police sources have linked him to a terror network connected to a major explosives seizure in Faridabad earlier.

Speaking at the Delhi Defence Dialogue hosted by the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), Singh said that the government viewed the incident with utmost seriousness.

“I want to firmly assure the nation that those resp

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