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New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) A police officer, who lodged a First Information Report (FIR) at the Kotwali police station after the Delhi blast, has mentioned in the report that he was in the area when the blast took place and immediately reached the spot with his staff to assist the injured and take them to the hospital. The blast occurred on Monday evening when a Haryana-registered car, a Hyundai i20, parked near Gate No. 1 of the Red Fort metro station exploded, killing at least eight people and injuring dozens. The case was registered at the Kotwali police station under UAPA sections 16 and 18 as well as provisions of the Explosives Act and several sections of the Indian Code of Justice (BNS). Sources said that the report has been filed on the basis of the statement of Sub-Inspector Vinod Nayan of Red Fort police post. According to sources, SI Vinod Nayan has said in the FIR that he was present at the police post when the blast took place. “I heard a loud explosion… I came out and saw that the vehicles were on fire. Then I informed my senior officer and the control room… I along with my staff rushed the injured to the hospital,” Nayan mentioned in the FIR. Meanwhile, as part of stringent security measures, Delhi Police has closed Gate No. 1 and 4 of the Red Fort metro station for public movement due to the ongoing security operations in the area. Delhi Police continues to piece together the sequence of events leading up to the blast, and insist that all possible angles are being investigated. 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. The incident also came just hours after police busted a terror module linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind terror organizations in Faridabad and seized 2,900 kg of explosives and huge cache of arms and ammunition. The police also announced that in the last few days, they have arrested two doctors from Jammu and Kashmir, Adil Ahmed Rather and Muzammil, who were associated with these terror outfits, which, according to sources, caused the module panic and explosion. –IANS SD/DPB