Investigators relied on key forensic clues to establish that Umar Nabi was driving the car that exploded near Delhi’s Red Fort on November 10, including a charred portion of a leg found near the accelerator and a black sports shoe lying beside the wreckage, The Indian Express has learnt.

The blast almost completely destroyed the car, sources said, leaving only the front portion of the bonnet, a tyre and part of the gear lever intact. “Forensic teams recovered the lower portion of a leg from the driver’s side and sent it to a hospital mortuary for DNA analysis,” sources said.

A DNA sample taken from Umar’s mother matched the remains during testing conducted Wednesday at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), they said.

Investigators also recovered a sports shoe near the veh

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