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New Delhi, November 12 (IANS) After returning from Bhutan on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi went straight to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, where he met the injured admitted in the Red Fort blast.
PM Modi reached the national capital in the afternoon after his two-day visit to Bhutan.
He met and interacted with the injured at the hospital and wished them a speedy recovery.
Officials and doctors in the hospital also informed PM Modi.
During his visit to Bhutan, the Prime Minister had expressed deep grief over the deadly car blast near Delhi’s Red Fort and assured that the government would ensure “strong action” against those responsible.
“A tragic incident took place in Delhi. I can understand the pain of the families who lost their loved ones,” PM Modi said in Thimphu.
“I come here with a heavy heart. The entire nation stands with the affected families in this hour of grief. Our agencies will thoroughly investigate the matter and all those responsible will be brought to justice.”
Earlier in the day, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had formed a special team of 10 officers to investigate the blast near Delhi’s Red Fort metro station.
Sources said on Wednesday that the 10-member special team will be led by NIA ADG Vijay Sakhare and will include one IG, two DIGs, three SPs and the rest DSP level officers.
This has come to light a day after the Home Ministry handed over the Delhi blasts investigation to the NIA on Tuesday.
The blast occurred on the evening of November 10 when a Haryana-registered car parked near Gate No. 1 of the Red Fort metro station exploded, killing at least eight people and injuring dozens.
The case was handed over to the NIA after Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday took stock of the investigation and multi-state search being conducted in the Delhi blasts case, reiterating Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resolve to bring the culprits to justice.
Chairing a meeting at his residence with top security officials, HM Shah issued strict instructions to officials to get to the bottom of the conspiracy as soon as possible.
Delhi Police sources said over 1,000 CCTV footage clips are being scanned by the investigating agencies amid suspicion that the car blast could have been a suicide attack aimed at causing maximum damage.
The investigating agencies are also keeping an eye on social media activity and collecting mobile phone dump data from multiple locations across Delhi.
According to police sources, dump data is being extracted from all the mobile phones active in and around the Red Fort area. This data can help identify phone numbers and communication links linked to car bombings.
HM Shah has directed the NIA, IB and Delhi Police Special Cell to work together and said, “No stone will be left unturned”.
High alert has been issued in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Mumbai and security has been increased in crowded public places and around religious places.
–IANS
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