Muzamila, sister-in-law of Dr Umar un Nabi, a resident of Pulwama who allegedly drove the Hyundai i20 car used in the explosion near Red Fort metro station on Monday evening, revealed that the terror suspect did not have many friends and that he was very studious.
She told the news agency ANI that Nabi loved cricket. "Whenever he visited home, he used to be busy with cricket. He loved cricket," she said.
Muzamila revealed that he was engaged but not yet married. "He had not been home for the last two months. He didn't have many friends. He only used to study," she said.
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She said security forces picked up her husband, brother-in-law, and mother-in-law and asked them about Nabi's whereabouts.
Officials said that the police have also rounded up several doctors who were working with the blast suspect in Faridabad.
The news agency PTI reported that the suspect's father, Ghulam Nabi Bhat, was also picked up by the police from his residence at Koil in Pulwama, hours after his wife was taken for a DNA test.
In addition, three other people, linked to the sale and purchase of the car involved in the blast, were detained for questioning.