New Delhi : New CCTV footage has emerged showing Red Fort bomber Dr Umar un Nabi entering and exiting a mosque in Old Delhi before carrying out the high-intensity explosion near the iconic Red Fort. CCTV cameras captured the tainted Kashmiri doctor entering and leaving the Faiz-e-Ilahi Mosque near Ramlila Maidan, opposite Turkman Gate, where he stayed for over 10 minutes before heading towards the Red Fort at 2.30 pm on Monday.
A 19-second video shows Dr Umar walking on the Asaf Ali Road near the mosque. Hours later, he detonated his Hyundai i20 at one of the city’s busiest tourist hotspots. Investigators believe he acted in haste after his accomplices from the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM)-linked Faridabad terror module were arrested earlier in the day. Meanwhile, the Faiz-e-Ilahi Mosque is known for its Tablighi Jamaat activities that began after the group separated from the Nizamuddin Markaz.
In a major development, a DNA test has confirmed that Dr Umar, described as the most radicalised member of the “white-collar” terror module, was driving the i20 at the time of the blast. Until now, investigators were unable to verify his remains as the high-intensity blast tore his body to pieces. Dr Umar’s second car, a red Ford EcoSport, is under the scanner of investigating agencies after it was located in a village in Haryana.
National Security Guard (NSG) teams and central agencies are present at the site where the car was found, and the area has been cordoned off from the public due to suspicion that it may contain explosives. Officials say all standard operating procedures are being strictly followed, and the vehicle will not be handed over to any agency until the NSG confirms it is safe.
Security agencies and police have traced another route taken by Dr Umar. After fleeing from Faridabad, Umar is believed to have travelled through Mewat to reach Firozpur Jhirka before returning to Delhi via the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway. He reportedly spent the night at a roadside dhaba along the expressway, sleeping inside his car.
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