New Delhi: A white Hyundai i20, sold seven times without a single paper trail , blew up near the Red Fort, killing 12 people . As police traced the car through a maze of dealers and dubious transfers, it did more than expose a terror plot—it opened cracks in India’s second-hand car market.

The car changed multiple hands across several states without proper re-registration. Despite several transfers, the official registration certificate (RC) remained in the name of a previous owner, Salman, for years. The last documented sale was to a man named Tariq from Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, using allegedly fake documents.

Beyond the Hyundai i20, the investigation is tracking two other vehicles that are tied to the terror blast—a red Ford EcoSport and a Maruti Suz

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