Delhi police may seek brain mapping of embassy blast suspects

Four suspects were picked up in Kargil in Ladakh for their possible role in the blast near the Israeli embassy in Delhi in January.

New Delhi:The special cell of Delhi Police is likely to approach the court for permission to conduct the brain mapping test of the four accused arrested in connection with a blast near the Israeli embassy in January. According to sources, the police will also need the permission of the suspects. A lie detector test was also conducted for them and they are on a 10-day police remand.

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The four were arrested on June 24 in Kargil. A team of Delhi Police traveled to Kargil to arrest the four students and later obtained the transit remand from a local court to bring them to Delhi. According to police, the four had moved to Delhi in November last year and were preparing for various competitive exams. On the day of the blast, all four were present in Delhi and their mobile phones were switched off. The police said these men were allegedly conspiring to "plan and execute terror activities" in the national capital.

In a statement, the police said that the arrested accused-- Nazir Hussain (26), Zulfikar Ali Wazir (25), Aiaz Hussain (28) and Muzammil Hussain (25) -- are all residents of Thang village of Kargil district in Ladakh. The National Investigation Agency or NIA is investigating the case.

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The NIA scanned many CCTV footage from the spot in which two suspects were captured. The agency has announced a reward of ₹10 lakh to identify the two people captured on CCTV camera. During the blast, several cars in the vicinity of the embassy on Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Road were found with their windshields damaged.

At the time, sources had confirmed that ammonium nitrate was used to trigger the blast and added that it was possibly a dry run for a bigger conspiracy.