Delhi Car Blast | The LNJP Story And Beyond: Search For The Missing, Silent Wards, Grieving Homes And Streets
Ambulances rushed victims after the 6:52 pm blast killed 12 and injured over 20; anxious families crowded LNJP overnight with limited information.
Published : November 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM IST
|Updated : November 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM IST
New Delhi: A peaceful winter Monday morning in Old Delhi turned into chaos by evening when a powerful blast ripped through a Hyundai i20 near the Red Fort and Chandni Chowk market area around 6.52 pm.
The explosion at 6.52 pm killed at least 12 people and injured more than 20, sending panic across the city that evening. Ambulances quickly rushed casualties to Lok Nayak Hospital, where families gathered through the night, desperately searching for their loved ones.
At the hospital, the atmosphere was tense following the blast's chaos. Corridor crowds of anxious relatives lingered until late last night, waiting for updates, but entry to critical wards had remained restricted throughout. Many said they were receiving no clarity from officials as of last night.
As the death toll rose, families ran from one room to another, hoping to hear their loved ones’ names.
“I have been running from one room to another, approaching authorities, but no one is willing to provide any information. My efforts have been in vain,” said Intazar Khan, who has been trying to trace his cousin, Sameer Khan, since the blast occurred Monday evening. “We were told Sameer had been injured, but could not call us because his phone was lost. Someone informed us he had been shifted to LNJP. We came here that evening, but there is still no update.”
Families say the silence from authorities is making the situation even more unbearable.
Lives Cut Short
Across western Uttar Pradesh, the blast’s impact was felt far from Delhi, as bodies began to return to their hometowns, each one carrying its own story, its own unfinished life.
In Meerut, grief filled the narrow lanes of Rasheed Nagar as the body of Mohsin was brought home. Mohsin, in his early 30s, had been working in Delhi as a driver to support his family. Neighbours gathered in silence as his mother, unable to stand without support, kept repeating the same words: “He only went to work… he only went to work.”
His father sat by his side, staring at the wrapped body, lost and disconnected. Mohsin leaves behind a wife, a school-going daughter and a toddler son. “He always said he would build a small house someday,” said a relative. “That dream ended last night.”
In Shamli, hundreds lined the road as Nouman’s body was brought home. He had come to Delhi to purchase goods for his small cosmetics distribution business. “He told us he would return by evening. Instead, he returned in a coffin,” his younger brother Furqan said. In the locality, Nouman was known for helping others find employment and was described as gentle, polite, and always willing to lend a hand. His mother fainted at the sight of the ambulance.
Virashat Khan, a friend of Aman and Nauman, said, “They were shopping in Chandni Chowk and were on their way back when the blast happened. I got a call saying they had been injured and brought to the hospital.”
In Amroha, two families are mourning side by side. Ashok Kumar and Lokesh Agarwal, childhood friends, died together in the same blast. Lokesh had travelled to Delhi to visit a relative at the hospital. He met Ashok near the Red Fort Metro Station. Moments later, the explosion happened.
Ashok leaves behind three children: two daughters and a six-year-old son. Sitting on the floor, his sister said through tears, “He worked every day so his children could study. Now, how will we raise them?”
Lokesh’s relatives say he was the dependable one in the family, the person everyone called first when anything went wrong. Now, the house is filled with relatives, but there is no one to answer the children who keep asking, “Where is Papa?”
In Shravasti, the news of Dinesh Mishra’s death reached the family after TV reports of the blast. Dinesh had worked at a greeting card shop in Chawri Bazar for over 12 years. His father said they kept calling his phone, but it remained switched off. His wife, Reena, is in shock, surrounded by their two daughters and a son, none of whom fully understand the reason for the grief around them.
“Dinesh went to Delhi just to earn so we could live,” his father said, eyes filled with tears. “Now even life feels heavy.”
Jumman, a 35-year-old e-rickshaw driver from Shastri Park, is among the blast’s deceased, missing since Monday evening. His uncle Idris said, “He went to drop passengers in Chandni Chowk. The e-rickshaw’s GPS last showed near the Red Fort. Then the signal vanished.”
Injured
Among the injured is 28-year-old Harshul from Uttarakhand, who came to Delhi with his mother, brother and fiancée to buy clothes for his wedding in February. A shard of glass struck his head in the explosion. His father said quietly, “We were choosing clothes for happiness. Now we are praying he recovers. Time will decide when the wedding will happen.”
Outside LNJP Hospital, some families wait for bodies. Others wait only for news. In nearby markets, shutters were down, not due to police orders, but out of respect for the deceased.
“People came to buy wedding clothes,” a shopkeeper said softly. “Now families are buying white shrouds.”
Investigation Underway
The Delhi Police, NIA, NSG, and FSL are jointly investigating the blast. CCTV footage shows the white i20 parked near the Red Fort parking area for nearly three hours before the explosion, and the driver appears to have been alone. The vehicle exited moments before the blast.
Over 100 CCTV clips and dump data from mobile phones active in the area are being examined.
A case has been registered under UAPA, the Explosives Act, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level security meeting and said those responsible “will not be spared”.
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