A powerful blast in a car near Red Fort in Delhi killed eight people and injured several others yesterday evening. Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that investigators are keeping all options open while probing the blast, which took place in a Hyundai i20 car at a traffic signal at around 7 pm. It damaged three to four other vehicles and injured pedestrians and people travelling in autorickshaws. Mr. Shah said, teams of the Delhi Police, NIA, NSG and forensics have started the probe and the exact details of the blast would be unearthed soon. 

Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha said earlier that a slow-moving vehicle stopped at a red light in the area near Red Fort Metro Station, and the explosion occurred in that vehicle. Delhi Police has registered a case under various Sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), Explosives Act, and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took stock of the situation in the wake of the blast and spoke to Home Minister Amit Shah. Mr Shah visited the site of the car explosion and met the injured at LNJP Hospital, promising a thorough investigation into the blast. Home Minister will review the situation at a high-level meeting with top officials today.

Medical Superintendent of LNJP Hospital said that 15 people were brought to the hospital. He said, eight of them died before reaching the hospital, three are seriously injured and one is in stable condition.