New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: A day after the powerful explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort, the Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday handed over the investigation to the National Investigation Agency NIA was handed over the case after Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday reviewed the ongoing probe and the multi-state searches linked to the Delhi blast.
Chairing a high-level meeting at his residence, Shah directed officials to uncover the full conspiracy behind the explosion at the earliest and ensure swift progress in the investigation.
The meeting was attended by Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, Intelligence Bureau Director Tapan Kumar Deka, Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha, and NIA Director General Sadanand Vasant Date. Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat joined the meeting virtually. Preliminary findings suggest the Hyundai i20 car used in the blast was purchased from a second-hand car dealer in Sector 37, Faridabad (Haryana). The blast, which occurred on Monday evening near Gate No. 1 of the Red Fort Metro Station, claimed at least eight lives and left dozens injured.
According to investigators, the car, registered in Haryana, was initially owned by Mohammad Salman, who was apprehended on Monday night. The vehicle reportedly changed hands multiple times: from Salman to a man named Nadeem, then to the Faridabad car dealer, followed by Aamir, Tariq, and finally Mohammad Umar. Both Aamir and Tariq are under the scanner for suspected links to the Faridabad terror module.