Overview
- Delhi Police say 10 people were killed and about 20 injured in the high‑intensity explosion inside a Hyundai i20 near the Red Fort on the evening of 10 November.
- An FIR has been registered under UAPA sections 16 and 18 along with Explosives Act provisions as forensic teams analyze residue from the scene.
- CCTV shows the i20 parked at the Sunheri Masjid lot from 3:19 pm to 6:48 pm before the blast at 6:52 pm, and investigators are examining whether explosives were placed while it was parked.
- The inquiry has focused on Dr. Umar Mohammad of Pulwama, with police collecting his mother’s DNA to match unidentified remains, and CCTV indicating he was driving the car at the time of the blast.
- Agencies are probing links to a Faridabad–J&K module that yielded roughly 2,900 kg of IED materials and multiple arrests, while post‑mortems detail severe blast‑wave injuries consistent with a powerful device and security has been tightened at sensitive sites.