In a major development tied to the deadly car explosion near Red Fort in Delhi, Haryana Police have successfully tracked down a red Ford EcoSport bearing registration number DL 10 CK 0458, linked to accused Dr Umar Un Nabi. Umar is suspected to be the man behind the wheels of the i20 that exploded near Red Fort on November 10, at around 6.52 pm. Investigators learnt that there was another vehicle that Umar owned, prompting a high security alert and a multi state hunt on Wednesday.
According to official sources, the red EcoSport was found abandoned at a farmhouse in Haryana’s Khandwai village. The property’s owner- an associate and friend of Dr Nabi - has been detained by police for examination. While detailed public disclosures are scant, the farmhouse is understood to have been used as a hide-out or could have been used as a transit point for the vehicle following the Delhi incident.
Facts confirmed so far
* Investigators had earlier issued a Red Alert for the EcoSport DL 10 CK 0458, after learning it was owned/used by Dr Umar Un Nabi in the broader terror-linked probe.
* The vehicle is believed to have been in circulation alongside the primary blast car, a white Hyundai i20, which exploded near the Red Fort on 10 November 2025.
* The registration details show the EcoSport was registered to Dr Nabi at the Rajouri Garden RTO on 22 November 2017.
* Five teams of the Delhi Police were tasked with tracking the vehicle after alerts were issued across Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
* The farmhouse - now the focal point of the search – is reported to be in Khandwāli (Haryana). The occupant has been detained for questioning. (Location detail derived from tracking info, yet full formal confirmation by police is pending.)
Why this matters
The recovery of the EcoSport marks a crucial turn in the probe, for several reasons:
* It suggests the existence of multiple vehicles used in coordination rather than a single-vehicle attack. The blast car (Hyundai i20) appears to have been a one part of the plan; the EcoSport may have been intended for escape, staging, or a second strike.
* The fact that the car was stashed in a farmhouse outside Delhi points to pre-planned logistics, safe-houses and possibly movement of suspects across state borders
* The detention of the farmhouse occupant, described as a “friend” of Dr Nabi, highlights the expanding scope of the investigation into an alleged terror network rather than an isolated incident.
What we still don’t know
* Whether the red EcoSport was directly used in the blast or simply part of the support network remains unconfirmed.
* The exact timeline of when the car entered Haryana, when it was abandoned, and how long it was parked there are yet to be formally disclosed by investigating agencies.
* It remains unclear whether the farmhouse owner actively assisted or unwittingly harboured the vehicle; investigations are ongoing.
The explosion near the Red Fort on 10 November 2025 killed at least eight people and injured more than 20. While it is not yet called out as a terror attack by authorities but the probe has invoked the stringent anti terror UAPA law. CCTV footage analysis confirm that the Hyundai i20 driven by Dr Umar Un Nabi, a doctor from Pulwama who taught in Faridabad, had parked the car inside a parking lot near the Red Fort for three hours on November 10, afternoon, before it exited in the evening and moments later it blew up. The early apprehension is that the blast may have been premeditated as a terror strike. Earlier, police recovered about 2,900 kg of explosives in Faridabad in a related module. The recovery of such huge quantity of bomb making materials, exposed a potential module trying to target installations in Delhi as an attack on India.
Agencies including the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Delhi Police are expected to analyse forensic evidence from the EcoSport, including its movement logs, ignition and parking records, CCTV along its route, and examine whether the vehicle had any modifications. The detained farmhouse owner is likely to be questioned on his ties to Dr Nabi’s network and his role (if any) in facilitating the vehicle’s concealment. Border checkpoints between Delhi and neighbouring states (Haryana, UP) have been placed on heightened alert to intercept any further movement of fleeing suspects or vehicles. The broader terror module angle is being actively pursued, including connections to academic institutions, medical professionals and cross-state logistics.
