Faridabad: In a major breakthrough in the Delhi car blast case, police traced a red Ford EcoSport to Haryana’s Khandawali village in Faridabad on Wednesday. According to ANI reports, the vehicle is suspected to be connected to the group involved in the November 10 explosion near the Red Fort Metro Station, which left nine people dead and twenty others injured.

The blast occurred around 6:52 p.m. when a Hyundai i20 suddenly exploded in heavy evening traffic near Red Fort, scattering debris and damaging several vehicles. According to intelligence sources, the explosion may have been accidental after the suspects panicked while carrying explosives.

Investigators have identified the car’s owner as Dr Umar Mohammad, reportedly associated with Al-Falah University in Faridabad. He is believed to have triggered the blast after two key members of the module — Dr Mujammil Shakeel and Dr Adil Rather — were arrested earlier in the day and 3,000 kg of ammonium nitrate was recovered from two residential properties in the same district.

Ammonium nitrate, the same chemical found in Faridabad, is confirmed to have been used in the Delhi explosion. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has since taken charge of the case and begun forensic examination of the blast site.

Authorities have also detained nine people in Uttar Pradesh for questioning over possible links to the module. Sources said the network appears to have been operating across multiple states with connections to extremist groups under surveillance.

Police sealed off the blast site shortly after the explosion and recovered fragments of the vehicle and traces of explosive material. Early findings suggest that the car had been parked for several hours before the blast occurred.

The investigation continues, with teams from the Delhi Police Special Cell, NIA, and Haryana Police jointly tracking the financial and communication trail of the suspects.