One year after Red Fort blast, victims’ families struggle with grief, financial hardship

New Delhi A year after 38-year-old Amar Kataria was killed in the car bomb blast near the Red Fort, his wife, Kriti, has barely stepped out of their home, according to her father, Sudesh Sethi. “It has been a year, and she refuses to step out of her house. It feels as though the incident happened only yesterday,” Mr. Sethi said. Thirteen civilians were killed and 20 others injured when a bomb exploded in a car near the Red Fort on November 10, 2025.

The bomber was also killed in the explosion. A year later, families of those killed and the survivors continue to struggle with grief, health problems and financial difficulties. Kataria, who ran a pharmaceutical shop at Bhagirath Palace, was returning to his home in Sriniwaspuri when he was killed in the blast. Since his death, Kriti has devoted herself to raising their three-year-old son. “She has been mustering the strength to bring him up.

He is too young to understand what is happening. Apart from him, Kriti takes no interest in any other aspect of her life,” Mr. Sethi said.