Delhi Red Fort blast: Mother of man driving car called for DNA test in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama

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Police on Tuesday took the mother of the man who was suspected to be driving the car that exploded near the Red Fort for a DNA test in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said here.

"We have taken the mother of the suspect to collect DNA samples in order to match with the parts found at the scene of the blast," an official said.

Dr Umar Nabi was allegedly driving the Hyundai i20 car that was used in the blast near the parking area of the Red Fort Metro Station on Monday, killing at least 12 people. He hails from Koil village in Pulwama, they said.

Two brothers of the suspect accompanied their mother to the hospital.

The officials said three persons -- who were linked to sale and purchase of the car involved in the blast -- have been detained for questioning.

New CCTV visuals have emerged showing a man behind the wheel of the Hyundai i20 that exploded near Delhi’s Red Fort on Monday evening.

According to sources cited by PTI, Umar Mohammad, a Pulwama resident and a doctor, was allegedly driving the Hyundai i20 car that was used in the explosion near the parking area of the Red Fort Metro Station.

Police sources told PTI say this is the first picture of the man driving the car that exploded near the Red Fort emerged in CCTV footage of the area. He allegedly had links to the terror module in Faridabad, where a huge cache of explosive material was seized, they said.

The death toll in the blast near Red Fort rose to 12, with three more people succumbing to injuries, police said on Tuesday, according to PTI.

A powerful explosion ripped through a slow-moving car at a traffic signal near the Red Fort metro station on Monday evening. Till last night, nine people were confirmed to have died in the blast and 20 others were injured, officials said. Police said three more people succumbed to injuries taking the toll to 12.

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