Fresh developments in the probe into the Delhi Red Fort blast case reveal that the suicide bomber, Umar un Nabi, had planned a terror strike of bigger intensity, and he owned a 'portable' chemical lab to carry out his 'explosive' tests.
According to NDTV, the accused arrested in connection with the Red Fort blast reportedly told investigators that Dr Nabi owned a secret 'mobile workstation' to make his explosives. He apparently also carried out tests of the explosives and chemical reactions in his room at Al-Falah University, the accused told sleuths.
Muzamil Shakeel, another doctor from Al-Falah University who was part of the "white collar module", was the first to be recruited by Maulvi Irfan Ahmed, Jaish-e-Mohammed's main contact. Shakeel told investigators that Nabi had a mobile workstation, which was a huge suitcase, and he carried it along with him wherever he went, the publication reported.
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Shakeel said chemical compounds needed to make the explosives and containers were present in the suitcase. NDTV reported that Nabi called himself the "emir" of the 'white-collar" terror module and always spoke like a chemical wizard.
The fresh revelations support investigators' preliminary findings that a half-completed IED was used for the deadly blast that rocked the national capital after two decades. As many as 15 people died in the blast near Red Fort Metro station on November 10. Over 10 people suffered injuries in the blast.
