Investigators found that Umar’s leg had been trapped between the steering wheel and the accelerator after the explosion near Red Fort.

A DNA test has confirmed that the man who was behind the steering wheel of the Hyundai i20 during the Delhi blast was Dr Umar Un Nabi, Delhi Police said on Thursday, according to news agency ANI.

Investigators found that Umar’s leg had been trapped between the steering wheel and the accelerator after the explosion. His identity was reportedly confirmed when DNA samples collected from the site matched those of his mother.

The blast near the Red Fort during rush hour on Monday (November 10) killed at least 10 people and injured more than 20. The Union government on Wednesday called the explosion a “heinous terror incident” carried out by “anti-national” fo

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