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Updated – November 13, 2025 10:34 am IST
Police and investigation team personnel collecting evidence near Red Fort area amid heightened security after the car blast on November 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma
A day after the Centre called the Delhi car blast a ‘terror incident’, it has been confirmed that the doctor from J&K’s Pulwama, identified as Umar Nabi, was driving the car that exploded near Red Fort on Monday (November 10, 2025). The DNA samples of Umar’s mother were collected on Tuesday (November 11) and analysed along with the remains gathered from the blast site.
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The doctor, who was likely the sole occupant of the car, was teaching at Faridabad’s Al-Falah University. He had possibly been trying to escape an ongoing raid by the Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh police, which has led to the arrest of eight people over the past 15 days, including three doctors.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announced on Thursday (November 13) that the Lal Quila Metro Station will continue to remain closed until further notice due to security reasons. The move comes amid heightened vigilance and precautionary measures in the national capital after the car blast. All other metro stations and lines are functioning as per schedule, the DMRC said in a statement.
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The Counter Intelligence wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday (November 13, 2025) carried out raids at several locations across the Valley in connection with the “white-collar terror module” and the recent blast near Delhi’s Red Fort, officials said.
The raids are currently being carried out by Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) at 13 locations, they said.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday (November 12, 2025) (local time) called the blast which took place in Delhi on Monday (November 10, 2025) evening to ‘clearly’ be a ‘terrorist attack’. He praised the country’s professionalism in handling the investigation.
Mr. Rubio made the remarks while responding to a media query on India declaring the blast in Delhi on Monday as a “terror incident”.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio labels Delhi blast a terrorist attack, commending India's professionalism in the ongoing investigation.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announced on Thursday (November 13, 2025) the closure of Lal Quila Metro Station until further notice due to security reasons.The move comes amid heightened vigilance and precautionary measures in the national capital after the recent car blast near the Red Fort.
According to the DMRC, entry and exit at the Lal Quila station have been temporarily suspended, and services will remain halted until clearance is received from the concerned security agencies.
“All other metro stations and lines are functioning as per schedule,” the DMRC said in an official statement.
A day after the Centre called the Delhi car blast a ‘terror incident’, it has been confirmed that the doctor from J&K’s Pulwama, identified as Umar Nabi, was driving the car that exploded near Red Fort on Monday (November 10, 2025). The DNA samples of Umar’s mother were collected on Tuesday (November 11) and 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,” PTI reported. Nabi was allegedly a key member of a terror module busted earlier this week. He hails from Koil village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama.
Published – November 13, 2025 09:32 am IST
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