A new video has emerged showing the Hyundai i20 car – used in the blast near Delhi’s Red Fort – undergoing a pollution check at 4:20 pm on October 29, shortly after it was purchased.
In the footage, three men can be seen getting out of the white i20 with a Haryana number plate, which later exploded on Monday, killing 10 people. The Delhi Police are working to identify all three individuals.
The CCTV clip also coincides with the day the vehicle was sold to Dr Umar Mohammad, who has since been identified as a suspected suicide bomber. In the video, dated October 29, one man wearing a shirt can be seen speaking to booth officials while two others – a man in a grey t-shirt and another in a white t-shirt with a backpack – arrive at the scene.
The white Hyundai i20 was later used in an explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort on Monday evening. Investigators state the car was parked for over three hours near the Sunehri Masjid before it left just minutes prior to the deadly blast that resulted in nine fatalities and multiple injuries.
A detailed timeline based on multiple CCTV recordings and toll booth records has allowed Delhi Police’s Special Cell to reconstruct the car’s movements on November 10, the day of the attack.
The timeline reveals the car entered Delhi at 8:04 AM via the Badarpur toll booth from Faridabad. At 8:20 AM, it was spotted at a petrol station near Okhla Industrial Area. The car was also seen passing through various locations in central and old Delhi, including Darya Ganj, Kashmere Gate, and near Sunehri Masjid.
At 3:19 PM on November 10, the car entered the parking area adjacent to the Red Fort, where it remained until 6:22 PM. CCTV footage then shows the vehicle leaving the parking area.
Shortly after leaving the parking spot, the i20 was seen driving through Chandni Chowk, making a U-turn near Red Fort, and finally stopping on Subhash Marg near Gate No 1 of the Red Fort Metro Station. The explosion occurred just before 7 PM.
Police believe the car’s extended stay near the Sunehri Masjid and its movement across several high-security zones may indicate reconnaissance efforts by the attackers before the explosion.
Another recent CCTV recording captured the i20 navigating dense evening traffic shortly before the blast. In these images, the driver is seen wearing a black face mask.
A second camera angle has raised suspicions further, as the masked driver appears to resemble Dr Umar Mohammad, previously identified as a Faridabad-based fugitive linked to a terror module. The Delhi Police Special Cell and central intelligence agencies are examining the vehicle’s route in detail to identify every stop and determine if additional people were involved during the car’s movement throughout the day.
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Published By:
Sayan Ganguly
Published On:
Nov 11, 2025
