Hours before Delhi blast, Umar Nabi seen near mosque close to Ramlila Maidan

Fresh CCTV footage from the time of the Delhi blast shows premier fishy Dr Umar Nabi walking adjacent a mosque adjacent to the Ramlila Maidan, constabulary said connected Thursday (November 13, 2024).

In the footage, Umar tin beryllium seen walking consecutive on a constrictive lane earlier turning his caput to the close — the infinitesimal erstwhile the camera captures his look — and past continuing ahead. Investigators judge that helium whitethorn person visited the mosque soon earlier allegedly carrying retired the explosion, a elder constabulary serviceman said.

A monolithic blast had rocked Delhi connected Monday evening erstwhile a Hyundai i20 car exploded astatine 6:52 p.m. adjacent the Red Fort, sidesplitting 13 radical and injuring respective others. The interaction of the detonation was specified that respective vehicles were damaged, and visuals from the tract showed mangled bodies and scattered debris.

Officials said Umar, who is suspected to person been driving the explosives-laden car, was seen successful aggregate CCTV clips recorded crossed Delhi connected the time of the incident.

One peculiar portion of footage from the Sunehri Masjid parking batch adjacent the Red Fort shows him entering astatine 3:19 p.m. and leaving astatine 6:28 p.m., hardly 24 minutes earlier the detonation occurred.