Red Fort blast news update: A purported video of Umar Nabi, who drove the Hyundai i20 car that exploded near the Red Fort on November 10, has surfaced on social media. In it, he is heard talking about “martyrdom operations” and “suicide bombing”.
In the 1-minute-20-second purported video, Umar, sitting on a chair in a room, claimed that multiple arguments have been raised against martyrdom operations. “One of the most misunderstood concepts is the concept of suicide bombing… It is a martyrdom operation. When a person assumes that he is certain to die at a particular place and time, he goes against the presumption that he will die in a specific situation,” he said.
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While the video has been doing rounds on social media, the Delhi Police said they are verifying it. It is suspected that he made this video and later circulated it to his associates, police sources said. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Delhi Police Special Cell are probing the blast case.
Umar was employed as an assistant professor in the general medicine department of Al Falah University in Faridabad.
Officials had earlier said DNA samples taken from Umar’s mother confirmed it was him behind the wheel of the car. The Indian Express earlier reported that investigators had relied on key forensic clues to establish that Umar was driving the car, including a charred portion of a leg found near the accelerator and a black sports shoe lying beside the wreckage.
It was in Ali’s name that the Hyundai i20 was registered, said the agency. “Amir had come to Delhi to facilitate the purchase of the car, which was eventually used as a vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device to trigger the blast,” a spokesperson of NIA had said.
Umar was employed as an assistant professor in the general medicine department of Al Falah University in Faridabad. (File) 
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