Updated On: 13 November, 2025 09:30 AM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Delhi Police confirmed that Dr Umar Un Nabi was the man killed in the Delhi Red Fort blast after DNA tests matched his samples with his mother’s. Investigators are now tracing the origin of the explosives and possible links to a wider terror network

Blast site at Red Fort, New Delhi. Pic/PTI
Amid the intensified investigation being conducted by the authorities and the agencies in view of the tragic Delhi car blast, which happened on November 10, the Delhi Police on Thursday confirmed that the man who carried out the car blast near Red Fort was Dr Umar Un Nabi. The confirmation came after the forensic DNA testing matched his biological sample with that of his mother.
While speaking with the media, the senior police officials said the confirmation came after days of detailed forensic analysis conducted. A senior police officer further revealed that after the explosion, Umar`s leg was found trapped between the steering wheel and the accelerator of the car, suggesting he was behind the wheel when the car exploded, as reported by ANI.