The suspect behind Delhi’s shocking explosion has been revealed, and reports say that he may have links to terror groups like Jaish-e-Mohammad and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind.
Unnamed J&K Police officials told the Indian Express that they suspect a Dr Umar Nabi to be behind the Red Fort blast.
Dr Nabi was allegedly an associate of Dr Muzammil Ahmad Ganai and Dr Adeel Majeed Rather, both of whom were arrested in the days leading up to the blast. The cops have also established a link to the recent terror bust in Faridabad — not far from the national capital.
It turns out that the large cache of explosive material found just a day before the attack was taken from the residence of Ganai, who was employed at the Al-Falah University in Faridabad.
Though they led the security forces to 350 kgs of explosives in Faridabad on Sunday, a third operator was said to have gone missing. Now, reports say Nabi was the one who got away.
All three men are believed to be part of a 'white collar transnational and interstate terror module’ linked to groups like Jaish-e-Mohammad and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind. Both groups are listed as terrorist organisations in India.
And it seems the crackdown is just starting. Two more unnamed suspects have been arrested with an additional 50 kgs of explosive material on Tuesday afternoon. These arrests too were made in Faridabad, not far from the national capital.
3 doctors have also been taken into custody from the Al-Falah University in Faridabad — the same institution where Ganai was employed.
Home Minister Amit Shah, after chairing security talks following the blast, said he had instructed officials "to hunt down each and every culprit behind this incident", he said in a statement.
"Everyone involved in this act will face the full wrath of our agencies," he added.
Witnesses described to AFP how the car exploded in traffic and how people caught up in the surge of flames were set on fire.
"People were on fire and we tried to save them... Cars and people were burning -- people inside the cars were burning," said Dharmindra Dhaga, 27.
"I was telling the public to save them, rescue them, and get them out. The public was busy making videos and taking photos."
The emergency ward at Delhi's LNJP hospital was chaotic after the explosion as wounded people streamed in and doctors rushed to treat them.
