The driver of the Hyundai i20 car that exploded near the Red Fort earlier this week allegedly received Rs 20 lakh through illegal financial channels as funding, investigations into the terror attack that claimed 13 lives so far have revealed.
According to sources, the accused - Umar Mohammad alias Umar Nabi - also procured large quantities of fertilizers after paying in cash from a market in Haryana's Nuh.
Several hawala dealers have been detained for interrogation, the sources said.
On Monday evening, a white Hyundai i20 exploded near Red Fort, injuring 20 people. The impact of the blast was so intense that several nearby vehicles were damaged. The area was immediately thrown into chaos as people scrambled to help the injured.
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The blast occurred hours after eight people, including three doctors, were arrested and 2,900 kg of explosives seized with the uncovering of a "white collar" terror module involving the Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind and spanning Kashmir, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
Born in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama in 1989, Mohammad was a doctor at the Al-Falah Medical College in Faridabad, which is also under investigation.
Besides Mohammad, Muzammil Ganaie and Shaheen Sayeed - former doctors who are also linked to Al-Falah Medical College - were arrested. Three hundred and sixty kilograms of ammonium nitrate was recovered from the college.
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