Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Delhi Court Accepts NIA Chargesheet in Red Fort Blast
A car carrying a powerful bomb exploded near Delhi’s Red Fort on November 10, 2025.
Eleven people died and several others were hurt.
India’s National Investigation Agency, or NIA, investigated the explosion and filed a very large case document called a chargesheet.
A Delhi special court has officially taken notice of that document, allowing the court case to move forward.
The NIA says the accused were connected to a group called Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind.
It alleges that they planned attacks, collected weapons and made explosives.
The agency says Dr. Umer Un Nabi was involved and died in the blast.
Reports differ about whether the case documents initially named 10, 11 or 12 people, but later reports say 13 people are now chargesheeted.
The next hearing is scheduled for September 9.
A Delhi special court took cognisance of the NIA chargesheet in the November 10, 2025, Red Fort car-bomb case.
The high-intensity vehicle-borne explosive blast killed 11 people, injured several others and damaged nearby property.
Reports differ on the filing details, but the latest account says supplementary proceedings bring the total accused to 13.
The NIA alleges the accused were linked to Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind and planned to overthrow the government and impose Sharia law.
The approximately 7,500-page case file cites 588 witnesses, more than 395 documents and over 200 seized exhibits.
- Who
- The National Investigation Agency, the Delhi Special NIA Court, and 13 people named in the chargesheet, including Dr. Umer Un Nabi, who died in the blast.
- What
- The court took cognisance of the NIA’s chargesheet in the Red Fort vehicle-borne explosive blast case.
- When
- The blast occurred on November 10, 2025; the initial and supplementary chargesheets were reported as filed on May 14 and June 27, 2026. The next hearing is scheduled for September 9.
- Where
- The explosion occurred near Delhi’s Red Fort Metro station. The investigation covered Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Delhi-NCR.
- Why
- The NIA alleges that the accused were involved in a conspiracy involving explosives, weapons, extremist recruitment and plans to overthrow the government and impose Sharia law.
- Blast date
- November 10, 2025
- Location
- Near Delhi’s Red Fort Metro station
- Casualties
- 11 people killed and several others injured
- Chargesheet
- Approximately 7,500 pages
- Evidence cited
- 588 witnesses, more than 395 documents and over 200 seized exhibits
- Alleged explosive
- Triacetone triperoxide, or TATP
- Total accused
- Latest reports say 13; other reports describe different initial totals
- Next hearing
- September 9
Sources
Red Fort blast: NIA court takes cognisance of 7,500-page chargesheet against 11 accused
Red Fort blast case: Delhi court takes cognisance of NIA’s chargesheet
Red Fort blast case: Delhi court takes cognisance of NIA chargesheet against 13 accused
