In a major development in the Red Fort blast case, new CCTV footage from Badarpur Toll Plaza has surfaced, showing suspect Umar entering Delhi in a white Hyundai i20 car at around 8:13 am on the day of the explosion. Umar, seen wearing a mask, was driving the same vehicle that was later found damaged near the blast site.
According to intelligence sources, before entering Delhi, Umar’s car was spotted near Faridabad’s Asian Hospital around 7 am. He was reportedly seen inside the vehicle for over three hours in a nearby parking area. CCTV analysis reveals that Umar entered the parking lot at 3:19 am and exited around 6:48 am, without stepping out even once.
However, following an extensive search at the blast site, the forensic science laboratory (FSL) team collected 42 exhibits, including both tyres, the chassis, CNG cylinder, and bonnet parts of the i20 car. Swabs from all items have been taken for chemical analysis to determine the type and combination of explosives used in the device.
Initial FSL findings indicate two different types of explosive materials were present at the site. One is believed to be ammonium nitrate, while the second is a more lethal variant, the exact composition of which will be known only after laboratory testing. Investigators also recovered two live cartridges from the site.
Meanwhile, in a related development, the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has detained Dr. Parvez Ansari, the younger brother of arrested suspect Dr. Shaheena Ansari. Dr. Parvez had reportedly resigned from Integral University just a week ago.
Sources said that raids were conducted at his residence in Mandiaw, where a Samsung laptop, a mobile phone, and a black bag containing documents were seized. The operation was jointly carried out by the UP ATS and Jammu & Kashmir Police.
The recent raids by security agencies across Delhi-NCR and Pulwama led to the recovery of nearly 3,000 kg of explosives, detonators, timers, and bomb-making materials. These back-to-back operations, carried out between November 9 and 10, are believed to have pressured the module into acting hastily, resulting in a premature explosion near the Red Fort.
The blast, investigators say, was not fully developed, which limited its impact; no crater or shrapnel was found at the site. According to sources, A major attack has been averted, credited to “pan-India alertness and coordinated crackdown” on suspect modules.
