New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- Hours before the explosion near the Red Fort that killed 12 people and injured several others, the man driving the explosives-laden car had visited a mosque near the Ram Leela Maidan, a senior official said on Wednesday.
Dr Umar Nabi, an assistant professor at Al-Falah University and suspected to have been driving the car that burst into flames on Monday, had parked the vehicle at the Sunehri Masjid parking lot around 3:19 p.m., an officer said.
Prior to this, Nabi went to a mosque on Asaf Ali Road, close to Ram Leela Maidan, and is said to have remained there for nearly three hours, offering namaz during his stay.
"He remained there for about three hours before leaving for the Red Fort. We are investigating the cas...