New Delhi: As people woke up on Tuesday morning to the aftermath of a massive blast in the historic Chandni Chowk area of Old Delhi, the Walled City wore a deserted look. The road leading up to the blast site, which lies exactly opposite to the Red Fort, was cordoned off, with a heavy police presence.

While personnel from other security agencies like the Forensic Lab were stationed in the area, the shutters were down in shops, entire alleyways of shops were locked and the subway was shut down.

Watchmaker Sushil Garg, whose shop is situated behind the Digambar Jain temple which is a few metres from the blast site, said that he was tending to a customer when the blast rocked the area.

“Suddenly the blast took place; it was 6:15pm on the watches here, and the customer ran away. People ran

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