Thirty-four-year-old DTC bus conductor, Ashok Kumar, a native of Amroha district, was among the 12 people who lost their lives in the high-intensity explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort.

He was returning after finishing work when a slow-moving car exploded near the traffic signal near Red Fort metro station.

Twelve people have so far died in the blast, with many more injured. It shattered the window panes of vehicles parked several metres away and the glass panels of the Red Fort metro station.

Kumar was living with his family in a rented house at Jagatpuri, New Delhi, and worked as a conductor with the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) that provides bus services in the national capital, police said.

Circle Officer Hasanpur Deep Pant said that the body of Ashok Kumar will be brought to Amro

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