A big revelation has come to light in the investigation of Delhi’s famous Red Fort car blast case. NIA investigation has revealed that the main accused in this case, Dr. Umar Un Nabi, had purchased chemicals and equipment to make explosives using fake identity. According to the investigating agency, the accused was collecting information related to bomb making through both online and offline mediums and had also prepared a temporary lab in his flat in Faridabad, Haryana.
Investigation has revealed that Dr. Umar Un Nabi, who was driving a car filled with explosives at the time of the blast and died in the same blast, had been doing research on different chemicals and methods of preparing explosives for a long time.
Many experiments were done in the flat
According to NIA sources, Omar had conducted several experiments in his flat near Al Falah University, the purpose of which was to prepare a prototype explosive material. During the investigation, NIA found a delivery challan dated 25 September 2024, which revealed a big secret of the supply chain of materials used in making explosives. This challan was issued by a small businessman from Mumbai.
MMO coated titanium anode
In this, a special electrode named MMO coated titanium anode was purchased. This equipment is used in the electrolysis process and the accused needed it for their chemical experiments. During interrogation, the accused revealed that electrolysis process was adopted in Umar’s flat to prepare explosive substances like chlorate and perchlorate from common salt solution. He had learned this technique during his research. Chlorate and perchlorate are substances which are commonly used in firecrackers and explosive materials.
Buyer’s name and mobile number entered as someone else’s
The most surprising thing was that the real person who bought this anode was Umar, but the name and mobile number of the buyer was mentioned in the challan as someone else’s. According to the investigating agency, Umar had created a fake identity in the name of Rahul Bhatt and created an account in the same name on the India Mart platform and placed demands for things like chemicals, fertilizer bags, acetone solvent and anode.
According to the NIA chargesheet, Umar had contacted a Mumbai shopkeeper in August 2024 and transferred about Rs 25 thousand through phone-pay. After this, the shopkeeper sent this item through courier to an address outside Al Falah University, from where Omar himself went and collected it.
use of fake identity
Investigation has also revealed that Umar had later tried to buy 10 more anodes using the same fake identity. However, before the deal could be completed, the agencies busted the alleged terrorist module. According to NIA, this module was linked to Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind associated with the banned terrorist organization Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent i.e. AQIS.
Documents related to making explosives also recovered
The investigating agency also came to know that Umar and co-accused Dr. Muzammil Shakeel had also gone to Ahmedabad, Gujarat on April 12 last year. Their objective there was to collect the chemicals required to prepare explosives. Both of them offered prayers in a mosque there and returned to Al Falah the next day. Radical Jihadi literature and documents related to making explosives have also been recovered from the mobile phones of the accused. The accused were doing their experiments inspired by these materials.
Big charge sheet of about 7500 pages filed
It is noteworthy that NIA had filed a huge charge sheet of about 7500 pages in this case on May 14. A total of 10 accused have been named in this charge sheet. This case is related to the high intensity car bomb blast that took place in Delhi on November 10 last year, in which 11 people were killed while many others were injured.
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