'White collar terrorists' suspected to be behind Delhi blast; Police collect evidence

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police said that it is not clear who is behind the blast in the national capital. DCP Rajapandya clarified that nothing can be said at this time and all the evidence is being collected and evaluated.

‘The investigation into the blast is progressing. We cannot say anything now as we didn’t get any strong evidence. The forensic team is also conducting an examination. New information is being obtained in the investigation,' said the DCP. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has called a high-level meeting in connection with the blast.

The blast in Delhi occurred after 2,900 kg of explosives were found at Faridabad in Haryana. A white-collar terror module is behind the blast. The i20 car owned by Dr Umar Mohammed from Pulwama in South Kashmir, exploded last evening.

Dr Adeel Ahmad Rather and Dr Mujammil Shakil, the doctors in the white-collar terror module were arrested by the police of Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana. The investigators also seized explosives. Following this, reports suggest that the owner of the car, Dr Umar Mohammad, panicked and detonated the bomb near the Red Fort. Police say that Umar was planning the attack with two other accomplices and planted a detonator in the car.

It is suspected to be a suicide bomb. The car was parked in the area for three hours. Moreover, the person in the car did not get out of the car even once. Police said that he might have been waiting for someone or waiting for instructions in the parking lot.