Overview
- Investigators increasingly assess that the i20’s device detonated prematurely during transport, with early forensics pointing to ammonium nitrate, fuel oil and detonators and noting no crater or shrapnel.
- The case has been transferred to the National Investigation Agency after Delhi Police filed a UAPA FIR describing the incident as a bomb blast and forensic teams collected dozens of samples.
- Police have zeroed in on Dr Mohammad Umar from Pulwama as the driver, with DNA from his mother taken for confirmation, and have traced the car’s 11‑hour route and complex ownership chain.
- Raids tied to the probe led to arrests of multiple associates, including doctors linked to Faridabad’s Al‑Falah University, the recovery of about 2,900 kg of IED materials and alleged links to JeM and AGh.
- Authorities report 12 deaths and more than 20 injured, have arrested a man named Tariq accused of supplying the car, and have stepped up security checks, closures and surveillance across major cities.