Dr Umar Mohammad drove the i20 car that exploded near Red Fort, claiming nine lives and injuring 20 people on Monday evening, sources told NDTV, citing the DNA test results. The explosion occurred at 6.52 pm on Monday. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has now taken over the investigation.
Dr Mohammad was working as a senior doctor at the Al Falah University in Faridabad. Sources said that his DNA sample matched 100 per cent with the DNA of his mother and brother. Mohammad’s DNA was matched with his bones, teeth, and pieces of clothing that were found in the i20 following the blast.
Earlier, Mohammad’s mother was detained in Pulwama for the DNA testing. “We have taken the mother of the suspect to collect DNA samples in order to match them with the parts found at the scene of the blast,” a police official told the news agency PTI.
Also, Mohammad’s mother and his two brothers were also detained for questioning on Monday night, after the explosion.
The blast came hours after the Jammu and Kashmir Police recovered nearly 3,000 kg of explosives from two residential buildings in Faridabad in Haryana. Investigators arrested two people in this case- Dr Mujammil Shakeel and Dr Adil Rather- who were also working at the Al Falah University.
Umar Mohammad, who owned the i20, reportedly panicked and triggered the blast near the Red Fort following the arrests of Shakeel and Rather.