ALBAWABA - A car explosion has shaken the Indian capital, New Delhi, on Monday night, killing nine and leaving 20 others injured near the famous Red Fort, India Today reported.
A man was seen driving the Hyundai i20 vehicle before it exploded near the Red Fort, in Delhi. The police have released the first image of Mohammad Umar, the main suspect in the car blast.
The man was spotted in the car and is believed to have planned the attack in coordination with two others. Umar added a detonator in the car as authorities said they had found Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil.
Mohammad Umar, the main suspect of the car explosion in New Delhi (X)
According to Indian sources, Umar is a suspected terrorist from the Faridabad terror module, and he was a doctor at the Al Falah Medical College in Faridabad city, which is known as the most populous city in the Indian state of Haryana.
Who is Mohammad Umar?
Mohammad Umar is said to be a close associate of Adeel Ahmad Rather, a former senior resident doctor at the Government Medical College (GMC) in Anantnag.
Adeel Ahmad Rather was arrested last week after a police raid in Faridabad on Monday. Jammu and Kashmir revealed that it thwarted a terror plot, and seized explosives from Haryana's Faridabad, days after the Kashmiri doctor Adil Ahmad Rather was detained for allegedly putting up posters supporting "terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed in Srinagar".
The police reported that they found 350 kg of ammonium nitrate, assault rifles, and ammunition in Haryana's Faridabad.
Mohammad Umar was driving the Hyundai i20 vehicle before the explosion near the Red Fort. (X)
