Investigators are tracing funding routes, recruitment channels and overseas handlers after Delhi Police dismantled an alleged terror network and seized explosives.
Police sources claimed it was a ‘fidayeen attack’ and was planned by those associated with the Jaish-e-Mohammed. They said the car was driven by Dr Umar Mohammad, who planned the attack along with two of his associates.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Police have traced the registration of the exploded car to Faridabad in Haryana, intensifying the manhunt. The blast has so far claimed ten lives and left 24 others injured.
The explosion, which occurred on Monday evening, also injured 24 people. Police, who are probing a possible terror angle, have identified the vehicle involved as a Hyundai i20 bearing a Haryana registration number.
Government sources confirmed that the Prime Minister spoke to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and took an update on the situation, which is being closely monitored at the highest level.
According to police sources, the investigation, which is being conducted in collaboration with central agencies, revealed that the network was creating fake passports and ID cards using forged documents.
The findings and recoveries have been made from the suspected locations related to Ashar Danish, the same man who was recently arrested in connection with the suspected ISIS module busted by the Special Cell in coordination with the Jharkhand Police.
A Head Constable of Delhi Police has been arrested for the alleged theft of Rs 51 lakh in cash and jewellery from the malkhana of a special cell unit at Lodhi Road, police sources said on Monday.
The traffickers have been identified as Mohammad Anas, Nivesh Kumar, who belong to North East Delhi and a chemist identified as Lovekesh Sindhi, who is from East Delhi.
Heroin weighing 1.505 kg and tramadol powder weighing 2.126 kg, worth more than Rs 8 crore, were recovered from them, the police said.
