Overview
- Forensic profiling matched remains from the i20 blast car 100% to Dr. Umar using his mother’s DNA sample collected in Pulwama, establishing him as the driver.
- A silver Maruti Brezza linked to the network was found in Al-Falah University’s parking and registered to Dr. Shaheen, after an earlier seizure of an AK‑47, a pistol and cartridges from her other car.
- Officials say the suspects pooled about Rs 26 lakh and bought roughly 26 quintals of NPK fertiliser, a procurement trail now central to the IED inquiry and to reported friction between Umar and Muzammil over funds.
- Al-Falah University faces escalating scrutiny, including a NAAC show‑cause notice, cancellation of a key membership reported by broadcasters, and a proposed ED/EOW forensic audit of its finances.
- Arrests of multiple doctors across several states, including in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir, have reinforced investigators’ focus on a ‘white‑collar’ module providing logistics, cover and funding.