 "Dr Umar Nabi was the man who drove the i20 car that exploded near Red Fort, DNA test results confirm.")
The Jammu and Kashmir house of Dr Umar Nabi, the bomber behind the Delhi blast, was razed late last night by security forces after explosives were recovered from its premises.
Nabi’s house was located in J&K’s Pulwama district. The house was demolished in the intervening nights of Thursday and Friday was carried out by an explosion, leading to the cordoning off of the entire area.
Security forces have also put South Kashmir on high alert, with additional forces in place to prevent any untoward incident. Forensic teams are likely to examine the debris from the house to gather evidence.
DNA test confirms Nabi as bomber
The DNA test of samples collected from the Red Fort blast site has confirmed that Dr Umar Nabi was driving the car that exploded there early this week, police sources told PTI on Thursday.
The DNA samples of Umar’s mother were collected on Tuesday and sent here for examination, the sources said, adding that they were analysed along with the remains gathered from the blast site.
“The DNA results confirm that it was indeed Umar who was driving the fateful vehicle,” said a source. Umar was a key member of a “white collar” terror module busted earlier this week. He hails from Koil village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama.
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Dr Umar U. Nabi, the son of Gh. Nabi Bhat worked as a doctor at Al-Falah Medical College in Faridabad. His mother, Shamima Banoo, is originally from Koil in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. Born on February 24, 1989, Dr Umar was said to be a close associate of Dr Adeel, another suspect currently under investigation as part of the ongoing terror network probe.
Sources revealed that Umar’s father, a government school teacher suffering from mental health issues, left his job nearly 10–15 years ago. The family includes two brothers and an elder sister; the sister and one brother are married, while the other brother remains unmarried. Police have detained both brothers and their mother for questioning.