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.
Dr Umer allegedly received the know-how of bomb-making from Pkistani handlers via 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 this home laboratory.
Police have unearthed the laboratory, equipped with several testing devices, during during a recent raid conducted at Umar’s house. According to the report, the investigators got the information about the lab during the interrogation of the accused arrested in the Faridabad terror module case.
Three doctors linked to the Al-Falah University were among the nine people arrested after Jammu and Kashmir Police raided several police in Faridabad and seized nearly 3,000 kg of explosive materials, including ammonium nitrate, potassium chlorate and sulphur.
There were reports that Dr Umar and his associates were in direct touch with three Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed handlers—Faisal, Hashim and Ukasha—via Telegram.
The TOI reported further quoted the investigators as saying that Dr 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”.
