New Delhi: The initial investigation revealed that the driver of the Hyundai i20 involved in the explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort Metro Station was Dr Mohammed Umar, a resident of Koil village in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, sources said.

The CCTV footage from the area confirmed that Umar was driving the car.

The blast occurred on Monday evening when a Haryana-registered car, a Hyundai i20, parked near Gate No.1 of the Red Fort Metro Station exploded, killing at least eight people and injuring dozens. High alerts have been issued in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Mumbai, with security around crowded public places and religious sites enhanced.

This incident also came just hours after police busted a terror module linked to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind terror outfits

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