Overview
- Police say DNA profiling matched human remains from the i20 blast car to Dr. Umar using his mother’s reference sample from Pulwama, formally identifying the driver.
- New CCTV shows Umar entering Delhi at Badarpur toll in the i20 and later walking near Faiz-e-Ilahi mosque on Asaf Ali Road, where investigators say he stayed for about ten minutes.
- A silver Brezza linked to the network was located in Al-Falah University’s parking area, reportedly registered to Dr. Shaheen, as ATS, NIA, bomb squad and forensics examined the vehicle.
- Faridabad police earlier seized a red EcoSport tied to the suspects, while searches at Al-Falah’s hostel Room 13 and a lab recovered chemicals, devices and pen drives tied to logistics planning.
- Multiple medical professionals, including Dr. Shaheen, are in custody; investigators report weapons recovered from her car and allege JeM women’s-wing links as probes track travel and possible foreign contacts.