The central government has appointed senior advocate Madhav Khurana as the Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) to oversee the legal proceedings in the devastating Red Fort car blast case. This appointment, made by the Union Home Ministry, designates Khurana to handle the trial and all related matters for a period of three years. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will be represented by Khurana before the NIA special court and the Delhi High Court. The catastrophic incident on November 10 involved a high-intensity explosion within a car near a traffic signal close to Delhi’s Red Fort, resulting in the deaths of 15 individuals and injuring several others. Authorities have classified the event as a terrorist incident. The NIA has arrested seven individuals in connection with the blast, including the alleged suicide bomber, identified as Umar Un Nabi, a former assistant professor from Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. The investigation is ongoing, with the NIA examining a second vehicle linked to the accused and having already interviewed 73 witnesses.
