US EditionHigh Alert in Bihar as Polling Nears After Delhi Car Blast
Bihar police have increased security and sealed Nepal border districts after a New Delhi car explosion killed nine, ahead of assembly elections with 122 constituencies voting.
- On Monday, Bihar Police sounded a statewide alert after a high-intensity car explosion near New Delhi's Red Fort metro station killed at least nine and injured 24.
- With assembly elections underway, the state was already on alert, and polling in 24 assembly seats in the Seemanchal region is scheduled for Tuesday.
- Bihar Director General of Police Vinay Kumar ordered all police stations to maintain maximum vigilance, district police chiefs to take precautions, and authorities sealed the Nepal border with intensified patrolling by Sashastra Seema Bal and state police as police headquarters closely monitors operations.
- Authorities deployed central armed police and paramilitary forces across 122 assembly constituencies for Tuesday, the National Investigation Agency rushed to the blast site, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was briefed and conferred with Home Minister Amit Shah.
- Internationally, French Ambassador to India Thierry Mathou and the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in India expressed condolences, while the United States said it is `closely monitoring` the situation and ready to provide consular assistance.
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High Alert in Bihar as Polling Nears After Delhi Car Blast
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