In a pivotal breakthrough in the investigation of the car explosion near the Red Fort that claimed nine lives and injured several others on Monday evening, forensic authorities have confirmed that DNA samples from Dr Umar Nabi Bhat match those of his mother, validating his identity as the individual behind the wheel of the Hyundai i20 involved in the blast.
According to law-enforcement sources, samples were collected from Dr Bhat’s mother in Pulwama, Jammu & Kashmir, and those specimens were transported to Delhi, where they were compared with human remains retrieved from the blast-site vehicle at Lok Nayak Hospital.
Officials at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, disclosed that both the mother’s sample and Dr Bhat’s recorded DNA profile produced a conclusive match, and further forensic examinations are underway.
Investigators emphasise that DNA profiling is a cornerstone of forensic identification, especially when bodies are disfigured or unrecognisable, enabling authorities to establish biological relationships and confirm suspect identities.
The probe into this incident also highlights Dr Bhat’s suspected role as the head of a so-called “white-collar group” involving medical professionals implicated in a terror module that was dismantled just days before the Red Fort blast.
Officials describe him as the motivating force behind the cadre. Sources indicate that his connection to the broader module, allegedly linked to the terror groups Jaish‑e‑Mohammed (JeM) and Ansar Ghazwat‑ul‑Hind (AGH), spans across states and even national borders.
The sequence of events further reveals that in Haryana’s Khandawali village, a red Ford EcoSport belonging to his acquaintance was seized and is now under forensic and ballistic examination.
The SUV is believed to have been used by Dr. Muzammil Shakeel Ganai, another accused in the module, in the lead-up to the explosion.
Dr Bhat, a resident of Koil village in Pulwama, had been employed at the School of Medical Sciences & Research Centre of Al Falah University in Dhauj, Faridabad, where he served as an academic and clinician.
Two other doctors affiliated with the same university — Dr Ganai (also from Koil) and Dr Shaheen Shahid Ansari (hailing from Lucknow) — were apprehended by police in the days ahead of the blast.
With the DNA match now formally confirming Dr Bhat’s presence in the blast vehicle, investigators are intensifying their hunt for remaining network members, funding sources, foreign handlers, and the full scope of this cross-border terror module.
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