Indian media has circulated the name and photo of the man suspected of being the suicide bomber who caused a car explosion last night in Delhi near the Red Fort, killing 13 people and injuring at least twenty. The man, Umar Un Nabi Mohammed, is a doctor from Kashmir. According to what was announced by two officers of the Special Cell of the Delhi Police, Mohammed was the owner of the Hyundai i20 that exploded, and was in contact with two Kashmiri doctors who were arrested yesterday a few hours before the explosion, in Faridabad, a satellite city of the capital: the two arrested were in possession of three tonnes of explosives. Investigators hypothesized that the three doctors had formed a secret network that disguised terrorist activities behind unsuspecting professions. So far, four people have been stopped by the police: in addition to the two doctors who were arrested before the explosion, officers stopped the two previous owners of the exploded car, in order to trace the last and current owners through them.
After an entire night in which uncertain data alternated, Delhi Police confirmed to the press this morning that 13 people died in a car explosion near the Red Fort metro station, five of whom are yet to be identified. Meanwhile, India’s Home Minister Amit Shah, who last night held a press conference at the blast site, said that “every possible lead will be followed”, chairing a meeting of the Special Security Committee. Due to security reasons, visits to the Red Fort have been suspended for the next three days.
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has announced that the Red Fort will remain closed for visitors for the next three days. The media reported it, underlining that the decision was aimed at reducing public gatherings near the monument, while investigations were carried out at the site of yesterday’s explosion.
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