Panaji, Nov. 11 -- Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said police has been instructed to maintain strict vigil in the state following the car blast in Delhi, stressing that preventive measures are being strengthened to ensure such incidents do not occur in the state.

The Chief Minister's remarks came in response to the car explosion near Delhi's Red Fort that killed at least eight people and left several others injured.

"A full investigation into this is underway. The Home Minister himself went to the incident site and also visited the hospital. I have personally alerted the Goa police. So that such an incident does not happen in Goa," Sawant told reporters.

Earlier today, Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired another round of...