Woman who rented room to Umar Nabi detained

Investigating agencies have finally detained Afsana, who rented a room at Hidayat colony, Nuh, to terrorist Dr Umar Nabi of Al-Falah University.

Afsana, an anganwadi worker, had been absconding since the Delhi bombing. Her family, who is also under investigation, confirmed that she was taken away by the police.

Investigating agencies also questioned seven other people in Nuh to find out Umar's connection with them as Umar had used multiple mobile phones while staying at the rented room in Nuh. The police reviewed their mobile data and call details.

According to sources, Afsana is a resident of Golpuri village and mother of a minor daughter. She manages her father's house in which she rented a room to Umar on the recommendation of her relative, Shoaib, who worked as an electrician at Al Falah University.

The family of Afsana said that on October 28, Shoaib spoke to his sister-in-law Afsana over the phone and said that he had a guest who would be staying for a few days. So, she should have a room ready at home. However, no one came for two or three days. On October 31, Shoaib personally brought Umar in a car.

The investigation revealed that Umar confined himself to the room for 10 days. He littered in the room and neither changed his clothes nor bathed. He occasionally went out to eat in the dark of the night.

“Our guest wouldn't leave his room. He only went out at night. He had two mobile phones. After dark, he would go to roadside shops to eat. For 10 days, he wore the same clothes and didn't speak to anyone. He left in his car without informing anyone around 11 pm on November 9. The next day, Umar blew himself up along with the explosive-laden car in Delhi,” a relative of Afsana said on the condition of anonymity.

It is being said that Umar recorded an 80-second video in his room before fleeing the university on October 30. This video, which went viral on Tuesday, clearly shows his strong command over the English language, but investigation agency have a doubt that it may be an AI-generated video.