Delhi Blast: DNA confirms presence of key terrorist Umar in exploded vehicle

New Delhi: A major revelation has emerged in the investigation into the devastating explosion that occurred near Red Fort in Delhi on November 10th. Police and forensic teams confirmed late Wednesday night that the person in the explosive-laden Hyundai i20 car was none other than terrorist Dr. Umar Nabi (Umar Mohammad). DNA testing of the charred body recovered from the wreckage of the car matched 100% with samples from Umar's family members. This makes it clear that terrorist Umar carried out the Delhi car bombings, which killed 12 people and injured 20. Investigating agencies had suspected from the beginning that the attacker was Dr. Umar, who had purchased the white Hyundai i20 car used in the attack just 11 days before the blast. He was a key member of the Faridabad white-collar terror module and was absconding. The Delhi Police Special Cell interrogated Umar's family members, a resident of Sambura, Pulwama. Umar's mother and brother provided DNA samples, which matched the remains (bones, teeth, and pieces of clothing) found in the wreckage of the car used in the blast. This confirmed that Umar was driving the car. Frightened by the security agencies' raid, Umar blew himself up in a panic along with the car. According to sources, the family was already aware that Umar had been radicalized, but they did not inform the security agencies. Umar was in constant contact with his handler, 'UKasa' (possible codename), based in Ankara, Turkey, through the Session app. Sources indicate that some individuals traveled from India to Ankara in March 2022. It is suspected that these individuals, including Umar and other suspects arrested in the Faridabad terror module, were brainwashed during that time. The National Investigation Agency is in contact with the Turkish Embassy in New Delhi to confirm this and has sought cooperation. The Central Government has declared the Delhi blasts a "terrorist attack." At a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, the government declared the Delhi car bombings a "terrorist attack." The NIA has been entrusted with the investigation. This is a sensational case of a "white-collar terror module," involving people in respected professions like doctors and educated young people. Arrests in this case have spread from Jammu and Kashmir to Uttar Pradesh, and connections to the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) are emerging. The i20 car also visited Okhla, Connaught Place, and Mayur Vihar. After examining CCTV footage, the investigation team found that the i20 car used in the Delhi bombings was seen outside Al-Falah University in Faridabad at around 7:30 am on November 10. By 8:04 a.m. on the same day, the car entered Delhi from the Badarpur border and was also seen on CCTV cameras in the Okhla Industrial Area and Mayur Vihar. Dr. Umar was driving the car and was wearing a black mask. The car continued to travel through Central Delhi on the afternoon of November 10th, and at around 2:30 p.m., it had just made a round of the Connaught Place Inner Circle. Car parked at the Sunehri Masjid for 3 hours before the blast After 3:15 p.m. on the day of the blast, the i20 car remained parked in the parking lot of the Sunehri Masjid near Chandni Chowk for approximately 3 hours. CCTV footage shows that the driver remained seated inside the car in the mosque parking lot from 3:19 p.m. to 6:25 p.m. A few minutes before the explosion, the car turned onto the Chandni Chowk-Red Fort corridor, made a U-turn near the historic Mughal-era monument, and stopped at Gate No. 1 of the Red Fort Metro Station on Subhash Marg. The car exploded at 6:52 p.m. Officials are scanning over 1,000 CCTV cameras installed along the route to determine if anyone else was in or out of the car.