New Delhi: The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team has collected over 40 samples, including two cartridges—one of them live—and traces of two different types of explosives from the blast site near the Red Fort, officials said on Wednesday.
Preliminary tests indicate that one of the explosive samples appears to be ammonium nitrate, they added.
Earlier on Monday, investigators recovered 360 kg of ammonium nitrate from Faridabad during a probe that led to the arrest of Dr. Muzammil Ganaie and Dr. Shaheen Sayeed, both associated with Al Falah University.
“The second explosive sample is suspected to be more potent than ammonium nitrate. Its exact composition will be determined after detailed forensic testing,” an official said.
According to officials, the FSL team discovered the cartridges during an on-site inspection.
A high-intensity explosion tore through a slow-moving vehicle near the Red Fort traffic signal on Monday, claiming 12 lives.
A special FSL team has been formed to analyze the collected samples and has been instructed to fast-track the examination and submit its report without delay. The laboratory has been operating round the clock since the blast, officials confirmed.
