Delhi blast: Red Fort metro station closed, traffic police issue advisory
New Delhi (PTI): The Red Fort Metro Station has been closed for commuters a day after a blast in the area killed at least nine people, while traffic restrictions have also been imposed in the area, officials said on Tuesday.
A high-intensity explosion ripped through a slow-moving car at a traffic signal near the Red Fort metro station on Monday evening. Twenty people were also injured in the blast that gutted several vehicles, they said.
In a post on X, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said, "Service Update. Lal Qila Metro Station is closed due to security reasons. All other stations are functional as normal."
The Delhi Traffic Police issued an advisory regarding restrictions and diversions have been put in place in both the carriageways and service roads -- Netaji Subhash Marg from Chatta Rail Cut to Subhash Marg Cut.
The traffic police advised commuters to avoid these routes from 6 am till further order and use alternative roads for a hassle-free journey.
"No vehicles shall be allowed on Netaji Subhash Marg from Chatta Rail Cut to Subhash Marg Cut and vice versa," read the advisory.
The national capital has been placed on high alert with strict vigil being maintained at the airport, railway stations and bus terminals.
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Two arrested in K'taka for assaulting minors, uploading CSAM content
Bengaluru (PTI): Two men were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls, recording the acts on mobile phones and uploading the videos online as child sexual abuse material, police said on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as Kiran Kumar (29), hailing from Chitradurga district, and Aditya M K (20), hailing from Shivamogga district, they said.
A probe was initiated after information was received from the NCRP portal regarding a suspected instance of creation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) for online dissemination, police said.
Accordingly, a case was registered at Kaggalipura Police Station under relevant sections of the IT Act on May 10, they added.
Investigation revealed that two minor girl victims were exploited and videos were created and uploaded to the internet. The child victims have subsequently recorded their statements as per procedure and further necessary legal steps have been taken, Pronab Mohanty Director General of Police, Cyber Command, said in a statement.
Based on the statements of the victims, the accused persons, who allegedly assaulted the minors, recorded the acts on mobile phones and uploaded the videos online, were arrested, he said.
Following the probe, sections 65(2) (rape) and 70 (gangrape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant sections of the POCSO Act, have been added to the FIR, police said.
Officials collected relevant information and on May 12, arrested the accused persons and seized three mobile phones belonging to them, in which the videos had allegedly been recorded, he said.
The accused were later produced before the court and taken into police custody for further investigation, he added.
According to him, in CSAM cases, police usually apprehend offenders who have downloaded such content or have kept them in their possession after obtaining them from elsewhere, usually the internet.
"The present case is one of the very few instances where content creators and uploaders have been apprehended," Mohanty added.
