Phone records of the one of the prime accused arrested in connection with the deadly car blast outside the Red Fort metro station on Monday, shows there may have been detailed reconnaissance done of the area since as early as January this year.
Police analysing the mobile dump data of Dr. Muzammil Ganaie and his associate, Dr. Umar Nabi, said that the two had visited the Red Fort area multiple times this year to study the security arrangements and crowd density patterns.
Investigators of the white-collar terror module that was busted recently, said the suspected recces were part of a larger conspiracy to target the historic monument on January 26, which might have failed due to intense patrolling in the area at the time.
“These visits were part of a detailed reconnaissance ahead of a planned attack on January 26,” a senior police officer said.
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Their movements were corroborated through tower location data and CCTV footage collected from nearby areas, which the investigating team has been collecting as part of its efforts to trace Dr. Muzammil’s communications and digital footprint to know about funding for the module’s activities and the source from where they procured the explosives.
They are also verifying if other suspects conducted similar recces or provided logistical support to the arrested suspects, for which the police have collected several mobile dump data, especially from Dr. Umar’s movement near the Red Fort, to know if he was in touch with anyone just before the blast.
On Monday evening, a high-intensity blast from a slow-moving car ripped through the Red Fort metro station area, killing 13 people and leaving many injured.
The case has been transferred to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for further probe.
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