The Delhi Police on Thursday confirmed that the man who carried out the explosion near the Red Fort was Dr Umar un Nabi, after forensic experts matched DNA recovered from the blast site with samples taken from his mother.

According to officials, one of Umar’s legs was found jammed between the steering wheel and the accelerator of the Hyundai i20 he was driving when it exploded on Monday evening.

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Identification marks major breakthrough in probe

The DNA confirmation formally establishes Umar, a doctor from Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir, as the individual behind the wheel during the high-intensity blast that killed 12 people and injured several others ne

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