India vows to bring justice to Delhi blast culprits

INDIA has vowed to bring to justice the “perpetrators, their collaborators, and their sponsors” behind the deadliest explosion in the nation’s capital for more than a decade.

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But in the days since Monday’s blast, which hospital officials said had killed at least 12 people and wounded 30, authorities have released few details.

Indian media, meanwhile, has been rife with speculation about the most nation’s serious security incident since April 22, when 26 mainly Hindu civilians were killed at the tourist site of Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir, sparking clashes with Pakistan.

New Delhi has condemned the November 10 explosion as “a heinous terror incident” carried out by “anti-national forces”.

The car exploded near a busy metro station close to the historic Red Fort in the capital’s Old Delhi quarter — where the prime minister delivers the annual Independence Day address.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the incident a “conspiracy”.

However, key facts are unconfirmed. That includes who was in the vehicle, what type of explosive was used and whether the blast site was the intended target. It is unclear whether the attack was carried out by a domestic group or had foreign links.