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<\/p>\nAfter 13 people were killed in a high-intensity blast near Delhi’s Red Fort on the evening of November 10, speculation about the plausible reasons behind the explosion flooded social media.<\/p>\n
According to police, a slow-moving vehicle — a Hyundai i20 car — exploded near the Red Fort metro’s gate 1 around 6:52 pm. While there have been some reports linking the blast to a terror module, the police are still investigating. However, several social media users claimed that the blast was owing to a CNG cylinder explosion in the car and not a terror attack. Note that CNG vehicles are common in Delhi.<\/p>\n
A post by X page @TeamSaath on November 10 said that it was a “tragic CNG cylinder explosion” and attributed the information to special commissioner of police (law & order) Ravindra Singh Yadav. “The high casualty figure is because the blast happened in a crowded pick-up zone right outside Red Fort Metro Gate 1 during evening rush and resultant fire spread to nearby vehicles. As confirmed by Special CP Ravindra Yadav (Law & Order),” the post read.<\/p>\n
The post has now been deleted.<\/p>\n
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X account @azaadfactcheck claimed the news of a terror attack was “disinformation by an India-military\u2013run X handle from the DPRO Lucknow office”. Sharing the image of a CNG cylinder, the post also said: “However, Azaad has obtained an image of the CNG cylinder that actually exploded, with Delhi Police standing next to it.”<\/p>\n
At the time of writing this report, the post had over 38,000 views. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n Azaad Fact Check has identified the spread of disinformation by an India-military\u2013run X handle from the DPRO Lucknow office, which falsely claimed that the blast in Delhi was a terrorist attack. However, Azaad has obtained an image of the CNG cylinder that actually exploded, with\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/uWFA42uQ50<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Gzcqrzhd2r<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Azaad Fact Check (@azaadfactcheck) November 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n News outlet Republic initially claimed that police sources had ‘confirmed’ that the blast was caused by a CNG cylinder.<\/p>\n BREAKING | Red Fort Explosion Updates -NIA and NSG teams arrive at spot Tune in for more LIVE updates:\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/NYFmArU7Lw<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Republic (@republic) November 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n To verify this, we ran a keyword search to check if Special Commissioner of police (Law & Order) Ravindra Yadav actually issued such a statement. We did not find any news reports that quoted him saying so. No such statement — text, audio or video — was issued by the X handles of Yadav or the Delhi police either.<\/p>\n When Alt News reached out to Special CP (Law & Order) Ravindra Yadav’s office regarding the claims, they denied that Yadav made any such statement and called the claims fake.<\/p>\n Further, we also came across an X post from the Press Information Bureau’s fact-check handle (@PIBFactCheck) that Special CP (Law & Order) Ravindra Yadav did not issue any such statement.<\/p>\n Some social media accounts are claiming that Special CP (Law & Order) Ravindra Yadav has confirmed that the recent blast in #Delhi<\/a> was caused by a CNG explosion.#PIBFactCheck<\/a><\/p>\n \u274c This claim is fake. No official from the Delhi Police has made any such statement.<\/p>\n \u25b6\ufe0f The incident\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/zC0f0qJDtE<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) November 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
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\nWhat We Know:<\/p>\n
\n-Eyewitness shares account from exact moment of explosion
\n-Police sources confirm CNG cylinder caused the blast
\n-Delhi NCR put on high alert<\/p>\nFact Check<\/h4>\n
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