In a major development in the Red Fort blast probe, investigators have traced the red Maruti Brezza that had been missing since the day of the explosion. Police officials confirmed that the vehicle, allegedly used by the accused doctors, was found parked inside the premises of Al-Falah University in Faridabad.
According to officials, the Brezza is registered in the name of Dr Shaheen, one of the suspects currently under investigation for alleged links to the terror module behind the Red Fort blast.
Officials believe the Brezza may have been used for reconnaissance or as an escape vehicle. “Multiple teams were deployed across Delhi-NCR and neighbouring states to locate the car,” an officer said.
Security and intelligence agencies had been on the lookout for a third car believed to be involved in the case, which authorities have classified as a terrorist act.
Earlier, Police tracked down a red Ford EcoSport in Faridabad, but the third vehicle the Maruti Brezza had remained untraced until now.
Meanwhile, intelligence inputs shared with ANI revealed that Faridabad Police had detained a man named Faheem, a relative of accused Dr Umar Un Nabi. Faheem is believed to have parked the red EcoSport later recovered from Khandwali, Faridabad.
However, CCTV footage obtained by Delhi Police shows Dr Umar Nabi leaving a mosque near Turkman Gate shortly before the explosion. Another set of visuals captured the white Hyundai i20 moving through Connaught Place minutes before the blast.
The death toll from the Red Fort explosion has now climbed to 13, after another victim succumbed to injuries at LNJP Hospital on Thursday.
