Delhi Blast Probe: Red Fort, India Gate, Constitution Club On Terror Radar

The terrorists wanted to carry out a series of attacks in Delhi on the lines of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, sources have told NDTV, two days after a blast left nine dead near the Red Fort. On the target were top landmarks in the heart of the national capital, including Red Fort, India Gate, Constitution Club, and the Gauri Shankar Temple, an investigation into the Monday evening blast has revealed, besides action being planned at the railway stations and shopping malls across the country.

The conspiracy had been underway since January. The terror module, likely linked to the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed, had been planning the attack for months, the sources said. The group had been preparing 200 powerful Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), or bombs in simpler terms, to target high-profile areas not only in Delhi but also in Gurugram and Faridabad.