Delhi Blast: Three 9mm cartridges recovered from blast site; only used by the Army & Police
Delhi Blast Case: Delhi Police have recovered three 9mm cartridges during the investigation into the car blast near the Red Fort, but the pistol used to fire them has not yet been found. The cartridges of the policemen present at the scene were also not found missing, leading the investigation to new questions.
CCTV footage from immediately after the blast has surfaced, showing people carrying the injured to the hospital in carts and e-rickshaws.
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Two of these are live cartridges, while one is an empty shell
Most importantly, the police did not find any pistol or part of one at the scene. The cartridges were recovered, but the weapon used to fire them is still missing. Police sources state that 9mm pistols are not permitted for civilians; these weapons are typically used only by security forces and police.
No police officers' cartridges were missing.
This raises questions about how these cartridges arrived. Police even matched the weapons and cartridges of their staff present at the scene, but none of the police officers' cartridges were found missing. The investigation is now moving toward determining whether these cartridges fell from the i20 car after the blast or reached the scene through some other means.
The recovery of these cartridges and the disappearance of the weapon have raised new questions for investigating agencies.
Video immediately after the blast surfaced
It's worth noting that CCTV footage has surfaced immediately after the blast in front of the Red Fort. In the video, people are seen carrying the injured in carts. Some people are seen laying the injured on the roadside, while vehicles parked behind can be seen on fire. An attempt was also made to transport the injured to the hospital using e-rickshaws.
Entire game began at a Faridabad university.
Meanwhile, a major revelation has emerged in the investigation. Jaish terrorist Umar's i-20 car, used in the blast, has been spotted on 43 CCTV cameras in and around Delhi. Investigations have revealed that the car was parked at Al-Falah University in Faridabad on October 29th and 30th. On October 30th, Umar fled with the car. Surprisingly, just two days prior, on October 28th, Umar's fellow terrorist, Muzammil, had been arrested.
This raises a significant question: did the Faridabad Police and Kashmir Police scan the CCTV footage at Al-Falah University in a timely manner? Was the location of Umar or his car retrieved from the university's cameras? If so, agencies could have tracked the i-20 car and alerted several states in a timely manner.
How the blast car arrived in Delhi
According to the investigation, Umar is first seen on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway on November 9th after October 30th. From November 9th, the i-20 car moves as planned. The car entered Delhi at 8 a.m. on November 10th. It then passed through several VVIP areas before reaching the Red Fort.
Summary
Agencies had already received information about Umar after Muzammil's arrest on October 28th. If the university's CCTV had been checked in time, there would have been a chance to reach Umar through this car, but it was likely missed.
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