Police probe use of ammonium nitrate, fuel in Red Fort blast that killed 9

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Written by Alok SinghNew Delhi | November 11, 2025 09:57 AM IST 2 min readThe NIA (National Investigations Agency) is likely to take over the probe. The anti-terror unit of Delhi Police -- the Special Cell -- is also conducting the investigations.Hours after the blast near Red Fort left 9 people dead, the Delhi Police and security agencies are probing if ammonium nitrate, fuel oil and detonators led to the explosion in the car, it is learnt.According to the initial findings, a police officer said, exhibits of the damaged vehicles, including the i20 car, have been picked up from the spot and sent for forensic examinations.The Delhi Police have registered a case under sections 16, 18 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Explosives Act at Kotwali Police Station in North Delhi.Police said they are probing links between the arrests of two Jammu and Kashmir doctors by the J&K Police and the man driving the i20 car.In a major security operation conducted over the past two weeks, J&K Police had said they arrested two doctors — Dr Muzammil Ahmad Ganai from Pulwama and Dr Adeel Majeed Rather from Qazigund — in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh who were allegedly part of an “interstate and transnational terror module” linked to the terror groups Jaish-e-Mohammad and Ansar Ghazwatul Hind (AGH).The police also claimed they had recovered 350 kg of explosives, suspected to be ammonium nitrate, from Ganai’s rented house in Faridabad’s Dhauj.Police have recovered CCTV footage and it is suspected that the car driver was alone during the blast. However, on Monday, police sources said it is suspected three people were in the car.Story continues below this adDeputy Commissioner of Police (North) Raja Banthia said that the case has been registered and multiple CCTV cameras are being scanned all around the area. “Further details regarding the probe will be shared later,” Banthia said.The NIA (National Investigations Agency) is likely to take over the probe. The anti-terror unit of Delhi Police — the Special Cell — is also conducting the investigations.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt Ltd