Red Fort Blast: Police search for a third car, after the i20 EcoSport

Reportedly, several security agencies are attempting to trace the third car, which is believed to be a MarutiBrezza.

The police traced down two cars linked to the suspects in the horrific Delhi blast near Red Fort. The security agencies are now on the lookout for the third car involved in the incident, which is believed to be a MarutiBrezza.

Several security agencies are attempting to trace the third car.

Multiple security agencies, as per reports, are now attempting to trace the third car, believed to be a MarutiBrezza, PTI news agency quoted police sources as saying on Thursday. The source told news agency PTI, “The missing third car is suspected to have been used by the accused for reconnaissance or escape. Multiple teams are looking for the third car.” On Monday, a white Hyundai i20 exploded near the Red Fort area in Delhi, killing at least 13 people and injuring several others.

The search for the third car linked to the blast is underway.

After investigations into the case began, police traced a second vehicle, a red Ford EcoSport, to Faridabad. However, a third missing car linked to the case has surfaced, and the search for the same is underway in Delhi-NCR and adjoining states. The EcoSport, found by the police on Wednesday, is believed to be linked to the prime suspect, Dr Umar UnNabi. The vehicle was found parked at a farmhouse near Khandawali village on the outskirts of Faridabad, owned by an acquaintance of the prime suspect. As per details available online and cited earlier in a report, the vehicle (DL10CK0458) had been registered at the Rajouri Garden RTO. The diesel car was registered on November 22, 2017.

The car is owned by Dr Umar UnNabi, who also owns the i20, and was suspected to be the driver when it exploded. A police official familiar with the matter told a leading portal, “Police have asked the Delhi transport department to share details of all vehicles transferred in the last few months.”