Overview
- NIA detained Kashmiri resident Amir Rashid Ali in Delhi, called the car a vehicle-borne IED, referred to Umar un Nabi as a suicide bomber, and said 73 witnesses have been examined with another of Umar’s vehicles seized.
- AIIMS DNA matching and scene forensics, including a charred lower leg by the pedals and a matching shoe, established that Umar was at the wheel when the Hyundai i20 detonated.
- Three 9mm cartridges—two live and one empty—were recovered at the blast site with no weapon found, prompting an inquiry into restricted ammunition possibly linked to a wider network.
- Investigators are tracking a suspected hawala flow of nearly ₹20 lakh, including about ₹3 lakh spent on NPK fertiliser, as police detain Al-Falah-linked doctors and the NMC cancels registrations of four medics.
- Teams are reconstructing Umar’s movements via extensive CCTV and telecom data from Faridabad and Nuh into central Delhi, while a separate Nowgam police-station blast during handling of seized chemicals is under NIA and NSG review with early signs of accidental ignition.