New Delhi, Nov. 21 -- Health officials said on Thursday that body parts recovered from the Red Fort blast site - but not yet attributed to a victim - have now been sent for specialised DNA testing to determine whether they belong to multiple people. The move comes amid concerns that the death toll may rise beyond the 12 casualties officially confirmed so far.

HT had earlier reported that officials at Lok Nayak Hospital, where the victims were brought, had indicated the possibility of more fatalities. "Multiple human remains have been brought in that may belong to different people," a senior official said.

Among the recovered parts handed over by police were severed limbs, a tongue and teeth, according to people at Lok Nayak Hospital fam...