A major search operation launched by the Delhi police to locate the second car of Delhi Red Fort Metro blast accused Dr Umar Un Nabi, has ended, with police locating the red Ford EcoSport in Faridabad. Delhi police confirmed the vehicle has been seized, and a further probe is underway.
Police traced the vehicle in Khandawali village in Faridabad. A Faridabad police spokesperson told PTI, "Yes, it has been found in Khandawali village." The revelation of the presence of a second car in the name of the accused alarmed police, leading investigators to suspect the possibility of another car blast.
Besides alerting all police stations and border checkpoints in the national capital, searches were also conducted in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for the accused's car. Police issued the alert after the probe revealed that other suspects, already connected to the Hyundai i20 used in the Delhi Red Fort Metro explosion, were also in possession of another red-coloured car.
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Delhi police deployed five special teams to locate the vehicle. According to reports, the EcoSport with registration number DL10CK0458 belonged to Dr Umar Un Nabi. According to police, the vehicle was allegedly used by Umar for reconnaissance activities.
As many as 12 people died and over 20 suffered serious injuries in the blast near Delhi Red Fort Metro station on Monday evening. A slow-moving vehicle burst into flames near the busy Red Fort signal. The tragedy occurred after security forces uncovered a 'white-collar terror module' with alleged links to Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, in Jammu and Kashmir, Faridabad and Haryana. Eight people, including three doctors associated with Al-Falah University in Faridabad, have been arrested so far in the case.