Delhi, Nov 12:
A massive blast in a car near Delhi’s Red Fort on Monday evening claimed 9 lives and injured 20. The Hyundai i20 exploded at 6:52 PM, causing chaos and damage.
The findings of the initial Investigation suggest that the suspects may have panicked while a hastily assembled explosive device was being transported, following the busting of an inter-state terror module, officials said, according to PTI.
As the probe into the blast deepens, investigators took three more doctors from Faridabad’s Al-Falah University into custody. The assessment also points towards the use of military-grade explosives, considering the scale of damage and casualties, according to reports.
Delhi Police have registered a case under sections 16 and 18 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the Explosives Act, and relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at the Kotwali Police Station.
The investigators zeroed in on a Pulwama-based doctor, Umar Nabi, who was driving the car used in the explosion. He had alleged links to the terror module busted with the recovery of explosives mainly from neighbouring Faridabad in Haryana.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police collected DNA from his mother to confirm his identity. “The suspect may have panicked after the Faridabad raid, leading to a mishap. The attack shifted from a planned suicide strike to an accidental explosion during transport,” a senior officer said, according to PTI.