Was it a last-minute strike born of panic? Investigators probing the Red Fort car blast that killed eight and injured dozens now suspect the explosion was a fidayeen-style attack, hastily executed by a wanted terror operative — using a Hyundai i20 packed with explosives, India Today has reported. Advertisement

The explosion near Gate No. 1 of the Red Fort Metro Station around 6:52 p.m. Monday has triggered a full-scale terror probe. According to India Today, intelligence sources believe the attack was not just premeditated but possibly rushed, after a key member of the terror network was arrested days earlier with a 2,900 kg cache of explosives.

At the center of the plot is Dr. Umar Mohammad, a fugitive linked to a Faridabad-based module. He’s suspected to have been inside the i20 when

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