New Delhi: Security guard at the scene after an explosion occurred in a parked car near the Red Fort, leaving several vehicles in flames, on Monday, November 10, 2025, in New Delhi. At least eight people were killed and 24 others were injured in the incident. | Photo credit: Salman Ali
Mutilated bodies lying on vehicles and roads, pieces of flesh scattered on the streets and flames rising into the sky. Witnesses vividly recalled the aftermath of a high-intensity explosion that ripped through a slow-moving car near Red Fort metro station here on Monday.
“While I was standing and talking to someone, a body part… a hand with the man’s shirt still on fell right behind me,” Amit Mudgal (36) told PTI.
Recalling the horrific moments after the explosion, he said: “About 20 minutes ago the situation was unbelievable. There was a huge explosion and within seconds the sky was covered in red smoke,” he said.
“Everyone was screaming and running for cover,” Mudgal remembers.
He said the impact was so violent that human remains were scattered across the road. “As I approached the fire, I helped several people get into the ambulances.”
An injured eyewitness, who had a wound on his forehead, said the explosion appeared to have come from a car parked nearby.
“I am an autorickshaw driver. There was a car in front of my car, most probably a Maruti Swift. I don’t know how it happened, but suddenly something exploded in that car,” he said.
A high-intensity explosion ripped apart a car, destroyed several vehicles and killed at least eight people near the Red Fort metro station on Monday evening, officials said.
The explosion, which occurred on a busy evening when the area was packed with people, injured 24 people. The injured were taken to LNJP Hospital, a few kilometers away.
Eyewitnesses reported that several vehicles were destroyed and glass windows of shops and even those of the nearby subway station were broken.
“I was in the gurdwara when I heard a loud noise. We couldn’t recognize what it was, it was so loud,” another resident said.
A shop owner said the tremors were strong enough to shake entire buildings. “I had come here to buy something when I heard a huge bang. The whole store shook,” he said. “Several people were injured and many were removed from the scene shortly afterwards.” Manoj, who runs a pani puri stall near Jama Masjid, said he felt the intensity of the blast from over a kilometer away.
“I was eating when we suddenly felt the pressure in our chests, it was huge,” he said. “I rushed here and saw people screaming, some lying motionless. An autorickshaw driver was seriously injured; he was taken to the hospital.”
Another witness, Bhupinder Singh, who was driving a loading vehicle, said the explosion occurred just as the traffic light turned green.
“We were moving slowly when the explosion happened. The window glass shattered and we ran towards the market. It was very crowded, no one knew what was going on,” he said.
Recalling the heartbreaking scenes, Singh said: “We saw the body parts of two or three men being torn into pieces.” Irfan, another eyewitness, said the scene was horrific.
“We saw severed hands, fingers and even the steering wheel of a car blown away. There were also handcart pullers and taxi drivers caught in the blast, some of them did not survive,” he said.
Videos circulating on social media showed panicked locals chanting “Bomb phat gaya!” shouted. (A bomb exploded!) and “Kata hua haath hai!” (There’s a severed hand!) as flames rose from the burning vehicles.
According to officials, the explosion occurred in a car parked near Gate No. 1 of Red Fort Metro Station. “The intensity was quite high. There are fears of injuries,” said a senior Delhi Fire Service official.
According to the Delhi Fire Department, 10 fire engines were rushed to the spot and the police cordoned off the area. According to officials, the fire was brought under control at 7:29 p.m.
The highest alert level has been triggered in Delhi. Delhi Police’s Special Cell and anti-terrorism squads cordoned off the area and forensic teams began collecting samples from the debris.
Published on November 10, 2025