NIA Chargesheet Reveals Red Fort Bomber Had Initially Targeted Lal Mandir

The National Investigation Agency has filed a chargesheet detailing the vehicle-borne IED attack near Red Fort in New Delhi. According to the chargesheet, the bomber had originally planned to strike Lal Mandir but changed course due to heavy traffic and a police presence in the area. He ultimately detonated the explosive device near Gate No. 4 of Red Fort, killing eleven people. The bomb was triggered remotely through a mechanism concealed in the attacker's shoe. The incident is noted as the first vehicle-borne IED attack ever recorded in the national capital.