Delhi car blast: No room for laxity
The Tribune Editorial: The police claim to have unearthed a terror module with the arrest of Muzammil Shakeel, a doctor from Pulwama who was working in Faridabad.
Updated At : 06:51 AM Nov 12, 2025 IST
THE Delhi car blast, which left 12 people dead, has jolted the nation, prompting a pan-India security alert. The Ministry of Home Affairs has handed over the probe to the National Investigation Agency, leaving little room for doubt that the incident is being regarded by the government as an act of terror. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was in Bhutan on Tuesday, declared that the conspirators would not be spared. Speaking in a similar vein, Home Minister Amit Shah has directed probe agencies to hunt down every culprit involved in the deadly explosion. The obvious question is: Did this rush-hour mayhem in the national capital happen due to an intelligence failure and/or a security lapse?
