A bustling Monday evening (November 10, 2025) near Delhi’s Red Fort turned tragic and deadly when a moving Hyundai i20 suddenly exploded, killing around a dozen people and injuring 20 others. The area was crowded and chaotic; several vehicles caught fire, and the injured were rushed to LNJP Hospital.
The incident took place near Gate No. 1 of the Red Fort Metro Station where the car blew up at around 6:52 pm. Delhi Police’s initial investigation suggests that it could be a fidayeen-style attack, which is a suicide strike pattern. According to investigators, three men were inside the car at the time of the blast, and the vehicle was loaded with explosives.
Strikingly, police noted the absence of pellets or puncture wounds, an anomaly in typical explosive incidents. This has widened the spectrum of hypotheses, with no confirmed link yet to terror activity. Home Minister Amit Shah has asserted that that “all angles are being probed”, and nothing is being ruled out.
The car: A white 2013 Hyundai i20 with a long ownership chain
At the centre of this deadly Delhi blast is a White Hyundai i20, carrying a Haryana registration number plate (HR 26CE7674). What initially seemed like a simple registry detail soon unravelled into a complex ownership trail stretching across multiple cities, and people. Police officials confirmed that the car had changed hands several times after its original purchase.
First link in the chain is Md Salman, who is the first registered owner of the White Hyundai i20. He was traced and detained by Delhi Police with support from Gurugram Police on Monday night. Salman, a resident of Shanti Nagar, Gurugram, lives with his wife and two children.
His wife told reporters that he had sold the vehicle due to financial difficulties nearly one and a half years ago. Gurugram Police spokesperson Sandeep Kumar confirmed that the vehicle was indeed originally registered in Salman’s name.
Hyundai i20’s second owner
After Salman sold the car, it was purchased by Devender, a resident of Okhla in Delhi. Devender has also been detained by the Delhi Police for questioning. Authorities report that Devender later sold the car yet again, this time to a buyer in Ambala, although details of the Ambala buyer are still being verified.
Delhi car blast: What is the update so far?
Both Salman and Devender are being questioned to establish the full ownership chain. Police are now tracing the Ambala link, which may hold critical clues to who last handled the vehicle. How Dr Umar Mohammad, the suspected suicide bomber, came into the picture is that the i20 is learnt to have reached Pulwana from Ambala.
Here, links between Aamir, Tariq and Umar Rashid emerged. Investigations revealed that Aamir had given the car to Umar Mohammad. His mother and 2 brothers have been detained for questioning in Jammu and Kashmir.
Investigators have not yet established whether the blast was accidental, mechanical, or linked to a deliberate act. Forensics teams continue examining the car’s remains to determine the source and nature of the explosion.