Delhi 10/11 Blast Update: Suspected Bomber’s Vehicle Moved Through Key Areas Hours Before Explosion

The white Hyundai i20 used in the deadly explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort on Monday was first detected in Connaught Place and Mayur Vihar, two of the capital’s most prominent and heavily populated commercial areas, merely hours before the blast, Delhi Police sources have confirmed. The vehicle, registered as HR 26CE7674, moved through these high-security zones without detection, exposing a grave intelligence and surveillance failure in the national capital.

According to investigation records, the car entered the Sunehri Masjid parking lot in Chandni Chowk at 3:19 pm on November 10 and remained there until approximately 6:30 pm, providing the suspected suicide bomber, Umar Nabi, sufficient time to prepare the vehicle. Prior to this, the same car had been stationed openly on the campus of Al-Falah University from October 29 to November 10, parked adjacent to a Swift Dzire owned by Dr Muzammil Shakeel, who was arrested on the same day in connection with the recovery of 2,900 kg of explosives in Faridabad, Haryana.

The vehicle was registered in the name of Dr Shaheen Saeed, from whose premises assault rifles and live ammunition had earlier been seized. Sources confirmed that the explosion involved high-grade military explosives along with ammonium nitrate, indicating that the module possessed access to sophisticated and restricted material capable of causing widespread destruction.

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Intelligence assessments now strongly suggest that the blast at 6:52 pm near Red Fort Metro Station was unintentional and triggered in panic after the arrests of Dr Muzammil Shakeel and Dr Adil Rather, along with the seizure of the Faridabad explosives cache. The absence of a blast crater, lack of projectile dispersion, and limited damage radius indicate improper assembly of the improvised explosive device, likely carried out under extreme pressure as the suspects attempted to either relocate or abandon the vehicle.

With the module’s handler believed to be operating from outside India, central investigating agencies have intensified efforts to trace potential foreign linkages. As the death toll stands at nine and the city remains on high alert, serious questions are being raised about how a vehicle laden with military-grade explosives could remain undetected for weeks in prominent locations across Delhi.

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