After Red Fort blast, Delhi LG VK Saxena has directed the Police to track Ammonium Nitrate sales, monitor radical content on social media, and strengthen intelligence across vulnerable areas. The administration must now also maintain a central database of medical professionals and tighten rules for vehicle ownership, especially second-hand and commercial vehicles.
By PC Bureau
November 21, 2025: In the wake of the recent terror blasts near the Red Fort, Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena has directed the Delhi Police and the city administration to immediately implement a series of preventive and precautionary measures aimed at strengthening security and counter-terror preparedness across the Capital.
In two separate written communications issued from the LG Secretariat to the Police Commissioner and the Chief Secretary, the L-G has outlined a detailed set of instructions to tighten surveillance, enhance intelligence-gathering, and improve regulatory oversight in vulnerable sectors.
Measures Directed to Delhi Police
The L-G has asked the Police to:
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Maintain a digital record of all entities purchasing or selling Ammonium Nitrate beyond a specified threshold, including photographs of buyers and sellers, as well as other relevant identity and transactional details.
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Hold consultations with major social media platforms—such as Meta and X (formerly Twitter)—to enable “scientific tracking” of radicalising content aimed at brainwashing citizens or promoting extremist ideologies.
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Strengthen human and technical intelligence, particularly in neighbourhoods assessed as vulnerable to radicalisation. The Police have also been asked to expand community outreach and citizen engagement activities to build early-warning systems and enhance preventive policing.
Directives for the Administration
The Delhi Administration has been instructed to:
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Create a centralised data repository of doctors and paramedical staff employed in hospitals, especially private hospitals, along with details of their medical degrees. For professionals with foreign degrees, the information is to be shared with the Police for secondary background verification.
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Hold consultations with digital platforms and financiers involved in the sale and purchase of vehicles, including second-hand vehicles, to tighten verification processes. The L-G has emphasised that no vehicle should be allowed to ply on Delhi roads if the actual owner is different from the registered owner, a practice reportedly rampant among autorickshaws, where permit holders often differ from actual operators.
The directives come amid heightened security concerns following the Red Fort blast, as authorities attempt to plug systemic vulnerabilities and prevent similar attacks in the future.
