- The CCTV footage is from the Badarpur toll plaza, which is on the border between Haryana and Delhi
- In the footage, the alleged suicide bomber Dr Umar Mohammad, can be seen waiting for a fee receipt
- At least nine people were killed in the blast near the Red Fort in Delhi
As investigators trace the journey of the Hyundai i20 used in the Delhi bombing from Faridabad to the Red Fort area, new CCTV footage has emerged showing the car at the Badarpur toll plaza. The car was being driven by the alleged suicide bomber, Dr Umar Mohammad, whose act killed at least nine people and left over 20 injured.
In the CCTV footage from 8.13 am on Monday, Mohammad can be seen wearing a mask and getting a receipt at the toll plaza, which is on the border between Haryana and Delhi.
Sources said the car was seen near the Asian Hospital in Faridabad around 7.30 am, crossed the Badarpur toll plaza around 8.13 am and was in Okhla around 8.20 am.
It was parked in a parking lot near the Red Fort around 3.19 pm and left around 6.30 pm. Investigators said Mohammad did not leave the car for even a minute this entire time, probably because he was scared of the explosives inside being discovered. Live updates here
Just 22 minutes later, the i20 was moving slowly on the Netaji Subhash Marg, near the Red Fort Metro station, with the Red Fort on one side and the bustling Chandni Chowk market on the other, when it exploded. The force of the explosion was such that it ripped the vehicle apart and scattered body parts across the road. Nine vehicles, including six cars and two e-rickshaws, near the i20 either caught fire or were severely damaged.
CCTV footage and photos of Mohammad and the car on the journey from Faridabad to Delhi had emerged on Tuesday morning. Videos showing three men getting a Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate of the car done on October 29 have also come to light.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the probe into the blast. Mohammad was a senior doctor at the Al Falah University in Faridabad and two other doctors from the institution, Muzammil Shakeel and Shaheen Shahid, had been arrested on Monday in connection with the recovery of 2,900 kg of explosives as well as arms and ammunition from the city.
While the explosives had been recovered from two rooms rented in Muzammil's name, assault rifles and ammunition were found in Shahid's car. Sources have said Shahid was also tasked with establishing the women's wing of the Pakistani terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed.
Shahid and Muzammil are also suspects in the blast case.
