Delhi Red Fort Blast: Taxi driver, cosmetics shop owner identified among 13 victims

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A kin of Pankaj, a deceased successful  the blast adjacent   Red Fort, identifies his mortal remains extracurricular  the mortuary astatine  Maulana Azad Medical College, successful  New Delhi connected  Tuesday (November 11).

A kin of Pankaj, a deceased successful the blast adjacent Red Fort, identifies his mortal remains extracurricular the mortuary astatine Maulana Azad Medical College, successful New Delhi connected Tuesday (November 11). | Photo Credit: ANI

Eighteen-year-old Nauman Ansari from Uttar Pradesh's Shamli territory was successful the metropolis to bargain cosmetics for his store erstwhile the almighty blast adjacent Delhi's Red Fort claimed his life.

Ansari, who hailed from Jhinjhana municipality successful Shamli, was the sole breadwinner of his family. "Nauman was killed connected the spot portion his relative Aman sustained injuries and is undergoing attraction astatine Lok Nayak Hospital successful Delhi," Nauman's uncle, Furkan, told PTI.

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The household is making arrangements to bring Nauman's assemblage backmost for burial, Mr. Furkan said.

Sonu, a comparative of the victim, who worked successful a store adjacent the New Delhi Railway station, said, "Early this morning, I got a telephone from my uncle saying Nauman was nary much and asked maine to scope LNJP Hospital.”

Among those killed was DTC conductor Ashok Kumar, 34, who hailed from Amroha district. Another deceased has been identified arsenic 22-year-old Pankaj Sahini, who utilized to run a taxi.

His comparative Ramdev Sahni said a telephone telephone was received from Kotwali constabulary presumption successful Delhi regarding his nephew's decease successful the blast connected Monday (November 10) evening that near 13 radical dead.

He was waiting extracurricular the mortuary to cod the assemblage of his nephew portion his member and the begetter of the unfortunate were wrong to implicit the paperwork.

"He drove a taxi for 3 years. We were told the backside of his caput was blown off. The car, a WagnoR, was wholly damaged," Mr. Sahni said.

According to Delhi Police, the decease toll has risen to 13, with 3 much radical succumbing to their injuries connected Tuesday (November 11). Over 20 others were injured successful the incident.

A lawsuit has been registered nether the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Explosives Act, and aggregate raids are being conducted by Delhi Police arsenic portion of the ongoing investigation. The nationalist superior has been placed connected precocious alert, with enhanced information astatine airports, railway stations, and autobus terminals, officials said.

Security agencies and the constabulary successful Uttar Pradesh person stepped up vigilance crossed the authorities successful presumption of the blast successful the nationalist capital.

Published - November 11, 2025 05:56 p.m. IST

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