New Delhi . 12 people were killed in the blast near Red Fort Metro Station in Delhi. Gayi was also injured. Now the news is that the explosive was not fully developed, due to which its effect was limited. At present, forensic investigation is underway to find out which explosive was used at the incident site. The strings of the blast are being linked to thousands of kilos of material recovered in Faridabad.
A police officer said, ‘There are possibilities that the suspect was scared of the raid in Faridabad, due to which he started changing places in a hurry and the fear of untoward incident increased. “It seems that the incident turned from a suspected suicide attack into an unintentional explosion while in transit.” Sources have told the agency that the police is investigating many aspects including the suicide attack.
The police officer said initial assessment by intelligence teams showed that the IED was improperly manufactured, which limited its destructive impact. “The bomb exploded prematurely and was not fully developed,” he said. In such a situation, its impact remained limited. No crater was created by the explosion and no shrapnel was recovered.
Who caused the explosion?
The police investigation has reached Dr. Omar Nabi, resident of Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. The special thing is that Umar was driving the i20 car in which the blast took place. His wires were reportedly linked to the terror module captured in Faridabad, Haryana. The agency quoted sources as saying that the blast was carried out due to fear of raids by security agencies in Delhi-NCR and Pulwama.
Initially it was believed that there were three people in the car during the blast, but now it has become clear that only Omar was in the car. He was absconding since he was caught by the terror module. Police investigation has also revealed that while waiting in the car for about 3 hours, he had collected information about the arrest of his associates in Faridabad on the internet. Investigators have received 11 hours of information about the whereabouts of Omar’s vehicle.
According to the agency, investigators say Omar was allegedly carrying explosives in the car, which could potentially be ammonium nitrate.