Red Fort Blast Plot Deepens: NIA Cracks Open High-Tech Terror Network Spanning Kashmir to Haryana
In a breakthrough in the November 10 Red Fort car bomb blast that killed 13 people and injured around 30, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested yet another key conspirator — exposing the expanding and sophisticated web of a terror module that operated across states and involved high-skilled professionals.
The latest arrest is that of Jasir Bilal Wani, also known as Danish, picked up from Srinagar.
A resident of Qazigund in Anantnag, Wani allegedly played a critical technical role in the terror network, modifying drones and even attempting to design rockets in the run-up to the attack.
Investigators say he worked closely with Umar Un Nabi — the alleged suicide bomber — to plan the car explosion near the Red Fort.
Earlier, the NIA arrested Amir Rashid Ali, in whose name the I-20 car used as the vehicle-borne IED was registered.
Ali, a resident of Pampore, is believed to have helped Nabi purchase the car before it was turned into a deadly explosive device. A Delhi court has now sent him to 10 days of NIA custody.
The agency has confirmed, through forensic analysis, that the man driving the explosive-laden vehicle was Umar Un Nabi, a Pulwama resident and assistant.t
Professor of General Medicine at Faridabad’s Al Falah University — an institution now under heavy scrutiny for hosting several individuals linked to extremist groups.
Investigations have revealed the existence of a sprawling “white-collar” terror module consisting of doctors, academics, and technically skilled youth from South Kashmir and other states.
Over the past weeks, Jammu & Kashmir Police and the NIA have arrested multiple doctors associated with Al Falah University, including Muzammil Ahmad Ganaie, Adeel Ahmad Rather, and Shaheen Saeed of Lucknow — all allegedly connected to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH).
The J&K Police’s Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) unit has widened its probe, questioning local professionals and inspecting car dealerships, chemical shops, and rented accommodations following the seizure of nearly 2,900 kg of explosives in Faridabad earlier this month.
Meanwhile, the Delhi court hearing the Red Fort blast case saw unprecedented security, with journalists denied entry as proceedings were held in camera. Heavy deployment of local police and Rapid Action Force (RAF) was maintained throughout the day.
The NIA, which has now examined 73 witnesses, continues to work with police forces across Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Jammu & Kashmir to unravel what appears to be one of the most technically advanced terror conspiracies uncovered in recent years.
Another vehicle belonging to Nabi has been seized for forensic inspection as investigators piece together the true scale of the network.
With the arrests of Ali and Wani and new leads emerging from multiple states, the Red Fort blast case is rapidly evolving into a complex national security challenge — underlining how deeply embedded certain terror elements had become within academic and professional spaces.
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