Red Fort blast probe: Security forces demolish Pulwama home of Dr Umar Nabi | WATCH
Security forces on Friday carried out a controlled demolition at the Pulwama home of Dr Umar Nabi, a key suspect in this week’s Red Fort explosion.
Officials said the structure was brought down using an improvised explosive device (IED) as part of the ongoing investigation into the attack. The demolition took place during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.
According to sources, the Hyundai i20 used in Monday’s Red Fort blast—which left 13 dead and more than 20 injured—has been traced back to Dr Umar-un-Nabi, a Kashmir-based doctor believed to have been driving the vehicle. His precise role in the plot is still being probed.
In the aftermath of the explosion, Jammu and Kashmir Police conducted overnight raids and arrested six individuals, including three members of Dr Umar’s family.
Officials also said that Umar had allegedly been in touch with two other Kashmir-based doctors who were detained following the busting of the Faridabad terror module, in which authorities recovered 2,900 kg of explosives.
Umar’s identity was confirmed after DNA samples collected from the blast site matched those of his mother.
Investigators noted that Umar—once seen as a promising, academically focused doctor in his community—appeared to have gravitated toward hard-line ideology over the past two years. They also found that he had joined several radical messaging groups on social media platforms.
The Red Fort blast, which shook Delhi earlier this week, has emerged as one of the deadliest attacks in recent years, killing 13 people and injuring more than 20.
Police say the explosion was triggered inside a Hyundai i20 that detonated near the historic monument, sending shockwaves across the heavily guarded area and prompting an immediate security lockdown.
The blast site was strewn with debris, with forensic teams working overnight to collect samples that later helped identify the suspected driver, Dr Umar Nabi.
The attack has raised urgent questions about security lapses, possible organisational backing, and how an explosive-laden vehicle was able to reach such a high-security zone, pushing central agencies into a high-intensity probe spread across Delhi, Haryana, and Jammu & Kashmir.