More chilling details have emerged in the November 10 Delhi blast case, with the investigators claiming that Dr Umar Un Nabi, the man who drove the Hyundai i20 car that exploded near the Red Fort, had set up a laboratory at his home to test the bomb making techniques.
The Pulwama-based doctor was residing at a rented home near the Al-Falah University in Haryana’s Faridabad.
Umer allegedly received the know-how of bomb making from Jaish-e-Mohammed's Pakistani handlers, with whom he was in touch on Telegram.
Quoting sources in the investigation team, the Times of India reported that the suspect might have put together the "loosely assembled" improvised explosive device responsible for the Red Fort blast at his home lab.
Police unearthed the laboratory, equipped with several testing devices, during a recent raid conducted at Umar’s house. According to the report, the investigators got information about the facility during the interrogation of the accused arrested in the Faridabad terror module case.
Three doctors linked to the Al-Falah University were among nine people arrested after Jammu and Kashmir Police raided several places in Faridabad and seized nearly 3,000 kg of explosive materials, including ammonium nitrate, potassium chlorate and sulphur.
Umar, who managed to evade the arrest, and his associates were allegedly in direct touch with three Pakistan-based handlers—Faisal, Hashim and Ukasha—via Telegram.
The TOI report further quoted the investigators as saying that Umar would work at his home lab, mostly alone, to put together the IEDs as per instructions in the DIY videos sent by the Pakistani handlers. He would also test the explosive chemicals and the triggering mechanisms.
Thirteen people were killed and over 30 others injured when the blast ripped through a slow-moving car in Delhi on November 10. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the probe after the government officially declared it as a “terrorist act”.