E-rickshaws blew up, body parts of people lay scattered: Delhi blast eyewitness

Shattered glass, shattered body parts, bloodstains and vehicle parts lined the road leading to the Red Fort, where nine people were killed and 20 injured in a high-intensity explosion in a slow-moving car on Monday, November 10, 2025.

At 6:55 pm, the Delhi Fire Services received a call alerting them about an explosion in a car in front of the Red Fort. According to senior officials, the explosion caused fire in many vehicles in the surrounding area.

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To talk HinduDharmender, an eyewitness and a resident of Greater Noida, said that while he was shopping on the opposite pavement, he heard a loud noise and saw vehicles on fire. “There was a lot of traffic and the slow-moving vehicle where the explosion occurred was engulfed in flames, which caused many commercial taxis in the area to catch fire,” he said.

Mr. Dharmender said that at that moment, there were only two police officers at the Red Fort police station who rushed to save people. “We brought out almost seven taxi drivers and found that the car where the explosion occurred had a Haryana registration plate,” he said. While two police officers were struggling with the dense smoke to remove those affected by the explosion, the fire department received a call 10 minutes later. Mr. Dharmender added that two officers were checking the vehicle while the rescue operation was ongoing.

Another eyewitness, Noida resident Bhupender Singh, said his vehicle was near the car that exploded. “When the explosion occurred, the traffic light had just turned green and I quickly got out of my car and ran towards the market,” he said. Mr Singh said the intensity of the explosion was so strong that people nearby were blown to pieces.

Neighborhood worker Muhsin Ali, who saw the explosion, said that he took out at least three burnt bodies and put them on an electric rickshaw. “E-rickshaws were blown up, people’s body parts were scattered around during the explosion, and almost no one near the vehicle could be saved,” Ali Bey said. He said vehicle parts flew across the street and broke the glass of a nearby temple.

Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha said that “at around 6:52 pm, a slow-moving vehicle stopped at a red light outside the Red Fort.” “There was an explosion in that vehicle and the surrounding vehicles were also damaged due to the explosion. All institutions, FSL, NIA are here… Some people died and some were injured in the incident. We will share the exact figures with you soon. The situation is being monitored,” he said.

Mr Golcha said Home Minister Amit Shah “called us and information was shared with him from time to time”. “We are investigating the incident…” he said.

By the time of the raid, many fire trucks, CATS vans and bomb squad vehicles were present at the scene.