Overview
- Investigators say the explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort was likely caused by an ammonium-nitrate–fuel mix carried in a car.
- Reports identify the suspect as Mohammad Umar, linked to a Faridabad module, with raids uncovering large caches of bomb-making material.
- Forensic teams have found little conventional device evidence at the scene and are widening the search area for fragments.
- Coverage cites experts estimating 60–70 kilograms of ammonium nitrate may have been in the vehicle when it detonated.
- Past Indian attacks have involved ammonium nitrate, and despite post-attack rules under the Explosives Act, enforcement gaps persist.