Delhi blast: Amit Shah instructs FSL to match samples collected from bodies in car that exploded
Also directs the FSL to match and investigate the sample specimens collected from the spot of the Delhi blast and come up with the details of the incident at the earliest
Union Home Minister Amit Shah reviews the security situation in the national capital and other parts of the country following the blast near Delhi’s Red Fort that claimed 12 lives. (Ministry of Home Affairs via PTI Photo)
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday instructed the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) to match the samples collected from the bodies in the car that exploded near Red Fort here, sources said.
He also directed the FSL to match and investigate the sample specimens collected from the spot of the Delhi blast and come up with the details of the incident at the earliest.
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The directions were given following the second security review meeting chaired by Shah.
The meeting was attended by the director of the Forensic Science Services, and the chief director of the Forensic Science Laboratory, Delhi, among others, sources said.
Shah has said that top investigating agencies were probing the blast, and will go in-depth into the incident.
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The blast took place in a slow-moving car at a traffic signal near the Red Fort metro station on Monday evening, killing 12 people, injuring 20 and gutting several vehicles.
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