Routine business around Chandni Chowk markets that once drew shoppers has changed since Monday night after the deadly blast that killed 13 people and injured over 20.

When The Tribune correspondent on Friday visited the iconic Chandni Chowk market, just in front of the Red Fort and nearby Gurdwara Sis Ganj, which usually witnesses heavy footfall during the wedding season, he saw only a handful of shoppers.

Iconic cycle rickshaws that can only be seen plying at Chandni Chowk remained mostly parked due to a dip in the footfall of shoppers after the blast.

Sanjay Bhargava, president of the Chandani Chowk Sarv Vyapar Mandal, told The Tribune that their business had significantly dropped after the blast as few people were visiting the markets.

He said traders had piled up stock in view of t

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