JNS: In a significant breakthrough in the Red Fort blast probe, a DNA identification report has confirmed that Umar Un Nabi, an employee of Faridabad’s Al-Falah University, was driving the explosive-laden car that detonated outside Gate No. 1 of the Red Fort Metro station on Monday evening.
Investigators had collected DNA samples from Umar’s mother and brother to ascertain whether the charred body parts retrieved from the white Hyundai i20 belonged to him. The test has now removed all doubt.
“The DNA sample from the body part recovered at the site matched that of Umar’s mother. The forensic confirmation aligns with the circumstantial evidence we had,” a senior police officer told ThePrint.
With this confirmation, agencies say the link between Umar and the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) module busted recently in Faridabad is now firmly established.
Key Leads Strengthen Case
The breakthrough comes even as Delhi Police retrieved crucial CCTV footage from Kamla Nagar market, where Umar was seen hours before the blast—his only maskless image captured so far.
Umar, originally from Pulwama, had long-standing ties with another accused, Muzamil, who was arrested by J&K Police from Al-Falah University days before the explosion. Investigators further found that Umar was “very close” to Shopian-based cleric Maulvi Irfan Ahmad Wagay, whose interrogation first exposed the terror module. The group had surfaced in Srinagar outskirts through anonymous posters on 17 October.
Casualties & Terror Angle
The high-intensity explosion has so far killed 13 people and injured 31. On Wednesday, the Centre officially designated the attack as a terror incident, calling it the handiwork of “anti-national forces”.
Second Car Recovered
In a parallel development, teams from the NIA and NSG bomb squad traced a second vehicle registered in Umar’s name—a red Ford EcoSport—at a friend’s farmhouse in Faridabad. The SUV has been handed over to forensic experts for detailed examination.
