Saturday, March 29, 2025
Delhi Blast Case: How the Explosive-Laden Car Traveled from Gurugram to Jammu & Kashmir — One Arrest Made
In the ongoing investigation into the Delhi car blast near the Red Fort, shocking details have emerged about how the Hyundai i10 involved in the explosion changed hands multiple times before reaching Pulwama, Jammu & Kashmir, and ultimately returning to Delhi where the blast occurred.
According to Delhi Police sources, the car was originally owned by Mohammad Salman, a resident of Gurugram. Salman revealed during questioning that he sold the vehicle about a year and a half ago to a man named Devender, a resident of Okhla, Delhi. Devender later sold the car to another person in Ambala, Haryana. That buyer, in turn, sold the same vehicle to Tariq, a resident of Pulwama in Jammu & Kashmir.
Investigators believe this chain of ownership may have been intentionally designed to obscure the car’s origins. The police are now tracing every person involved in the sale and purchase of the vehicle to determine whether any of them were knowingly connected to the blast.
The explosion, which occurred near the Red Fort Metro Station, has so far claimed 12 lives. Though authorities have not officially labeled the incident as a terrorist attack, initial findings suggest possible links to extremist modules, including the Faridabad network, previously under investigation for similar activities.
A joint team of Delhi and Gurugram Police detained Mohammad Salman on Monday evening for questioning. Police also interrogated Dinesh, the landlord of the house in Shanti Nagar, Gurugram, where Salman had lived between 2016 and 2020. Dinesh’s mother, Veerwati, told reporters that officers took her son in for questioning late at night, adding that Salman later moved into a flat he purchased in Gurugram with his wife, two children, and mother.
Police have not yet made further arrests but continue to connect the dots in what appears to be a complex multi-state vehicle trail. Investigators suspect that the car was deliberately chosen because its ownership had changed multiple times, making it harder to trace.
Authorities are now focusing on whether the final owner, Tariq from Pulwama, had any connection to terror groups or if the vehicle was repurposed after being stolen or transferred under false pretenses.
The investigation remains ongoing, with teams deployed across Delhi, Haryana, and Jammu & Kashmir to uncover the full network behind the devastating blast.
