Israel embassy blast: Delhi Police to file FIR as 'crucial proof' of conspiracy to threaten Israeli envoy found

After conducting a three-day inquiry into the explosion near the Israeli Embassy in Delhi, sources have reveal that the Delhi Police is set to file an FIR in the case.

The decision comes in the wake of the discovery of "crucial evidence" indicating a conspiracy to threaten the envoy.

According to PTI, citing Delhi Police sources, discussions are underway among security agency officials regarding the specific charges under which the FIR will be lodged.

Additionally, there is contemplation about the possibility of transferring the investigation to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

During the investigation, Delhi Police officials, examining multiple CCTV recordings from the vicinity of the low-intensity blast, identified a suspect who arrived at the site in an auto-rickshaw from Jamia Nagar.

As part of their inquiries, the police have interviewed various auto-rickshaw drivers, including the one responsible for transporting the suspect to the location just before the incident occurred on December 26.

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"We found some crucial evidence suggesting a blast at Prithviraj Road. The way the letter was put at the spot also suggests that there was a conspiracy to threaten the Israeli envoys because of the Israel-Hamas conflict," PTI quoted a police officer privy to the investigations as saying.

Although no one was injured in the low-intensity blast, an "abusive" letter addressed to the Israeli ambassador was found near the site, officials had said.

According to them, Tuesday's blast and the recovery of the letter is a grim reminder of the 2021 blast near the embassy in which some cars were damaged. The NIA had probed the case.

Investigating officials are awaiting reports from the National Security Group's laboratory where samples have been sent to ascertain the components used in the explosion that occurred in the area between the boundary walls of the house on plot number 4 - Nanda's House - and the Central Hindi Training Institute on plot number 2A on Prithviraj Road.

The NSG has a dedicated forensic lab that is trying to find out the components and chemicals used in the blast. "It may take a few more days to submit the final report," a source said.

Police sources said they have recorded statements from a dozen people who claimed to have heard the loud noise of the blast. The statements reveal that the witnesses spotted a vehicle which broke down near the blast location.

With inputs from agencies