Investigating agencies probing the powerful blast near Delhi’s iconic Red Fort that killed 12 people suspect the use of military-grade explosives, given the explosion’s high intensity and impact pattern, sources said. The attack was carried out by Mohammad Umar, the doctor-turned-suicide bomber linked to the Faridabad terror module that was busted just hours before Monday’s explosion. During the raid, authorities recovered nearly 2,900 kg of bomb-making material, including ammonium nitrate. Advertisement

Meanwhile, early findings from the investigation indicate the blast was "accidentally triggered" while an improvised explosive was being moved. Officials believe the detonation occurred after panic set in amid intensive raids by security agencies targeting an inter-state terror module. T

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