Delhi blast update: Man who parked red EcoSport arrested, DNA match confirms bomber as Dr Umar Un Nabi

The Faridabad Police detained the man who parked the red EcoSport in Khandwali, Faridabad, intelligence agency sources told news agency ANI as saying. The man was identified as Faheem, who is also a relative of accused Dr Umar Un Nabi.

The Delhi Police on Thursday confirmed that the man who carried out the high-intensity blast near the iconic Red Fort in the national capital was Dr Umar Un Nabi, after forensic DNA testing matched his biological sample with that of his mother.

Investigators revealed that Dr Umar Nabi drove the vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED)-laden Hyundai i20 car that exploded near the Red Fort metro station on 10 November 2025. The high-intensity blast had ripped through a slow-moving car near Delhi's Red Fort area on Monday evening.

The DNA samples of Dr Umar's mother and brother were collected and sent to the AIIMS forensic laboratory, where they were matched with the remains of the bodies kept at Lok Nayak Hospital in Delhi.

A senior Delhi police official said, “A DNA test confirmed that the man who carried out the blast near Red Fort was Dr Umar Un Nabi.”

“After the blast, his leg was stuck between the steering wheel and accelerator. His DNA sample matched with his mother,” the senior officer told news agency ANI.

Who was Umar Un Nabi?

Umar Un Nabi was an assistant professor at Al-Falah University in Haryana's Faridabad district, news agency PTI reported earlier. He was allegedly part of the terror module busted with the recovery of explosives, mainly from Faridabad.

Umar hailed from the Koil village in Lethpora in Pulwama district. Officials said he carried explosives, possibly ammonium nitrate, in the car, which exploded near the Red Fort on 10 November, officials said.

Investigations reportedly revealed that Umar waited in the Sunehri Masjid parking lot near the Red Fort for nearly three hours while scouring the internet for updates regarding his associates' arrest in Faridabad.

The investigators also managed to establish an 11-hour trail of Umar's vehicle.

Identification of Umar a major breakthrough

Sources told news agency ANI that the identification of Umar is a major breakthrough in the ongoing probe into the Delhi terror blast case, which left 13 people dead and several injured, and triggered panic in the national capital. The blast occurred near Red Fort, a high-security and heritage zone, raising serious security concerns.

Speaking to ANI, Dr Sudhir Gupta, Head of Forensic Medicine at AIIMS Delhi, said DNA profiling is used in human identification to match an individual to a biological sample by analysing unique sections of their DNA. DNA profiling is considered to be a powerful tool in forensic science for identifying suspects or victims, and it also establishes biological relationships.

"This is a powerful tool and gold standard in forensic science for identifying suspects, victims, and establishing biological relationships, and it is used in cases like criminal investigations, disaster victim identification, and paternity tests," he said

Faridabad terror module link

Umar was a key member of a "white collar" terror module busted earlier this week. The blast near Red Fort took place just hours after Jammu and Kashmir Police seized nearly 3,000 kilograms of explosives in Faridabad.

Police had busted the terror module with links to proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, and arrested eight people, including three doctors.

Around 3,000 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, potassium chlorate and sulphur were seized after police busted the terror module, which spanned across Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.