Overview
- CCTV mapping shows the Hyundai i20 parked near Sunheri Masjid from 3:19 pm and exiting at 6:48 pm before exploding around 6:52 pm near the Lal Qila Metro signal.
- The vehicle was registered in Gurugram to Mohammad Salman, who is in custody and says he sold it; police have detained Tarik in Pulwama as the car changed hands multiple times using suspected fake paperwork.
- Delhi Police have registered a case under UAPA sections 16 and 18 and the Explosives Act, with NIA, NSG and CFSL teams collecting forensic samples and conducting DNA tests to identify victims and occupants.
- Officials describe a suspected fidayeen-style operation involving explosives placed in the i20, with blast forces shattering nearby vehicles and metro station glass and leaving several dead and dozens injured.
- Agencies are probing a possible connection to same‑day seizures in Faridabad and Jammu of about 2,900 kg of IED materials, weapons and ammunition linked to a JeM/AGuH‑tied network that included arrested doctors, though no link has been confirmed.