New Delhi: The investigative agencies are looking into all conceivable links to the Red Fort car explosion, which appears to be a suicide assault. Investigations also revealed that ammonium nitrate was utilised during the explosion.
The Delhi Police are working closely with the Faridabad and Jammu and Kashmir Police on the explosives discovered during the Faridabad module bust. While the preliminary probe suggests employing ammonium nitrate, the FSL’s final report is pending.
The FSL will issue its report later on Tuesday. However, versions about the number of inmates in the car differ.
While it was initially reported that three people were in the vehicle, authorities are now speculating that Dr Umar Mohammad, the primary suspect, may have been alone. The possibility of this occurrence being a suicide bombing cannot be ruled out. Prima facie, it appears to be a suicide bombing, according to an official, who added that all possibilities are being investigated.
Another officer stated that it is unclear whether the accused meant to smash the car into a major structure or to blow up the vehicle at rush hour.
According to the investigation, Umar may have set off the explosion in a state of panic.
Officials are investigating whether Umar caused the blast prematurely. He may have panicked after the Faridabad module was caught, resulting in the recovery of 2,900 kilograms of explosives.During the operation, authorities discovered assault firearms and pistols.
The FSL is also investigating the substances used in the blast. It is being investigated whether the accused used ammonium nitrate, gasoline oil, and detonators to carry out the explosives.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police conducted a large operation over the last two weeks, arresting two doctors: Muzammil Ahmad Ganai from Pulwama and Adeel Majeed Rather from Qazigund. The arrests were made in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The authorities claimed that they were members of an interstate and transnational terror network affiliated to both Ansar Ghazwatul Hind (AGH) and Jaish-e-Mohammad.
The police also said they had seized 350 kilogrammes of explosives, believed to be ammonium nitrate, from Gana’s residence in Faridabad. A lot would depend on the FSL report, which is set to be released later today. This would provide far more information about the explosives used in the incident. While ammonium nitrate has been discovered, there is no evidence of an improvised explosive device (IED). According to officials, no IEDs have been recovered at the blast site as of yet.
Meanwhile, police teams have been conducting extensive raids since Monday night to gather additional information about the attack.
Search activities were performed in Daryaganj, Paharganj, and the surrounding districts. The police are looking through hotel visitor books to see whether there were any other people involved.
The Delhi Police stated they are carefully reviewing CCTV material and have allocated 200 staff to do so. A police official stated that footage taken from the Badarpur border to the Red Fort parking area is being investigated. The police have discovered that the vehicle was parked outside the Sunheri Masjid for over two hours before the incident. The police discovered that the car had entered Delhi from Haryana via Badarpur.
The police have opened a case under the terms of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the Explosives Act, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
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