New Delhi: Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir demolished the Pulwama residence of Dr Umar Nabi, identified as the suicide bomber behind the deadly car explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort earlier this week. The demolition, carried out between Thursday night and early Friday, followed the recovery of explosives during searches at the property.
Officials said that soon after an intense blast tore through the house, security teams cordoned off the area and launched extended searches to ensure no additional threats remained. A high alert was declared across South Kashmir, with additional personnel deployed to maintain law and order. Forensic specialists are expected to examine the debris to extract further evidence.
The action mirrors earlier operations in Pahalgam, where homes of terror accused were demolished after similar explosions were reported during night-time raids.
The Red Fort blast, which occurred on Monday evening, killed 13 people and left many injured. The detonation, caused by an explosives-laden Hyundai i20, damaged several vehicles and scattered debris across the site. Investigators confirmed Umar’s identity after DNA collected from the scene matched samples taken from his mother.
Once considered academically accomplished, Umar is believed to have grown increasingly radical over the past two years and was active on multiple extremist-linked social media groups. CCTV footage showed him moving across various parts of Delhi on the day of the explosion. One clip recorded at the Sunehri Masjid parking lot placed him entering at 3.19 pm and leaving at 6.28 pm, just minutes before the blast.
Umar was part of a recently dismantled “white collar” terror module with links to Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind. Authorities had arrested eight individuals, including doctors, before the attack occurred. The wider investigation has also led to the seizure of nearly 3,000 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, potassium chlorate and sulphur across Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, indicating a large-scale network behind the plot.
Security agencies continue to comb through leads as they piece together the full scope of the operation.
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