Authorities have identified victims of the Red Fort blast, including a DTC conductor, a young cosmetics shop owner and taxi driver.
New Delhi/Muzaffarnagar: The identities of several victims killed in the Red Fort blast have been confirmed, revealing that among the 12 people who lost their lives were a DTC conductor, a taxi driver, and a young shop owner.
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Eighteen-year-old Nauman Ansari from Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district had travelled to Delhi to buy cosmetics for his shop when the powerful explosion near the Red Fort claimed his life.
Ansari, a resident of Jhinjhana town in Shamli, was the only earning member of his family.
"Nauman was killed on the spot while his cousin Aman sustained injuries and is undergoing treatment at Lok Nayak Hospital in Delhi," Nauman's uncle Furkan told PTI.
The family is now preparing to bring his body home for burial, Furkan added.
Sonu, another relative of the victim who works at a shop near the New Delhi Railway Station, said, “Early this morning, I got a call from my uncle saying Nauman was no more and asked me to reach LNJP Hospital.”
Among those killed was DTC conductor Ashok Kumar, 34, who hailed from Amroha district.
Another deceased has been identified as 22-year-old Pankaj Sahini, who used to operate a taxi.
His relative, Ramdev Sahni, said they received a phone call from the Kotwali police station in Delhi informing them about his nephew’s death in the Monday evening blast, which left 12 people dead.
He was waiting outside the mortuary to collect the body of his nephew while his brother and the father of the victim were inside to complete the paperwork.
"He drove a taxi for three years. We were told the backside of his head was blown off. The car, a WagnoR, was completely damaged," Sahni said.
According to Delhi Police, the death toll has risen to 12, with three more people succumbing to their injuries on Tuesday. Over 20 others were injured in the incident.
A case has been registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Explosives Act, and multiple raids are being conducted by Delhi Police as part of the ongoing investigation. The national capital has been placed on high alert, with enhanced security at airports, railway stations, and bus terminals, officials said.
Security agencies and the police in Uttar Pradesh have stepped up vigilance across the state in view of the blast in the national capital.
PTI
Published: 11 Nov 2025, 03:20 pm IST
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