Delhi terror attack: Report says eight suspects had planned serial blasts at four locations

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) said that around eight suspects had planned to carry out serial blasts at four locations. They had planned to visit four cities in groups of two. News agency ANI quoted sources as saying that each group was to carry several IEDs with itself.

The NIA is also investigating whether different vehicles were prepared for the blasts at multiple locations. Following the i20 and EcoSport cases, ANI quoted sources as saying that the suspects were planning to prepare two more similar old vehicles which would contain explosives and make the target larger.

The report said that Delhi’s Red Fort blast accused Dr Muzammil Ghani, Dr Adeel, Dr Omar and Dr Shaheen Shahid had together collected around ₹20 lakh in cash, which was handed over to Dr Omar. They later purchased more than 20 quintals of NPK fertilizer worth ₹3 lakh from Gurugram, Nuh and surrounding areas to prepare the IED. There was also a dispute regarding money between Senior Umar and Dr. Muzammil. The report quoted NIA sources as saying that Dr. Umar formed a group with two-four members on the Signal app.

Also, DNA testing of samples collected from the Red Fort blast site has confirmed that Dr. Omar Un Nabi had carried out the blast in Delhi on November 10. After the explosion, Dr. Nabi’s leg got stuck between the steering wheel and the accelerator. News agency ANI reported that his DNA sample matched that of his mother.

“The DNA results confirm that it was indeed Omar who was driving the fatal vehicle,” PTI quoted a source as saying.

Umar was a key member of the “white collar” terror module busted earlier this week. He is a resident of Koil village of Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir.