'Suspect acted in panic after crackdown'

Investigations into Monday's suspected suicide bombing near the Red Fort have revealed that the attacker acted in “panic and desperation” following a sweeping multi-state crackdown on a “white-collar terror module” linked to the Pakistan-backed Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), according to officials familiar with the probe.

- Neeraj Chauhan

The suspected bomber, Dr Umar un-Nabi, a Pulwama-based doctor who worked at Al-Falah Hospital in Faridabad, is believed to have driven the white Hyundai i20 that exploded near the Red Fort, killing at least 10 people. Officers aware of the matter said Nabi acted “hastily” after several of his associates were arrested in recent raids across Faridabad, Jammu and Kashmir, and Delhi-NCR.