Investigation agencies detained a man in Nuh for allegedly selling NPK fertiliser in large quantities illegally. The man was identified as Dinesh alias Dabbu, who was found selling fertilisers without a licence.
The terror module had pooled around Rs 26 lakh to buy explosive substances and spent Rs 3 lakh out of it to purchase NPK fertiliser. It is yet to be confirmed whether Dinesh sold the fertiliser to the Al Falah University-based terror module and if his activities extended beyond the illegal trade, news agency PTI quoted officials as saying.
NPK fertilisers are three-component fertilisers with nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium content, which can reportedly be used to extract explosive materials. It is said that the module originally wanted to target multiple locations and were in the process of acquiring more vehicles for the blasts.
Separately, the officials said that Dr Shaheen Sayeed, another Al Falah University doctor arrested in connection with the terror module case, had recently applied for a passport. A police verification was conducted for her application on November 3 at room number 29 of the university hostel and officers also photographed her as part of the routine procedure, they said.
Agencies are examining whether her application has any bearing on the ongoing investigation.
Meanwhile, the police detained three, including two doctors from Haryana's Al Falah University who were known to Dr Umar Nabi, the driver of the car that exploded near the Red Fort, officials said on Saturday. Both the detained doctors are reportedly native to Nuh.
They have questioned several individuals, including a tea seller in whose stall Umar had made a brief stop, and also visited a mosque where he prayed on the day of the blast, PTI said. The detentions were made during coordinated raids conducted on Friday night by the Delhi Police Special Cell and a National Investigation Agency team in Haryana's Dhauj, Nuh and adjoining areas, officials said.