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Al-Falah University Searched as Probe Links Massive Faridabad Explosives Haul to Red Fort Car Blast

Investigators have sealed a hostel room and a campus lab for forensic testing, focusing on possible ties to a suspected terror module of university-linked doctors.

Overview

  • Police say roughly 2,900 kg of explosive-making material, along with rifles, pistols, detonators and timers, was recovered from rented rooms near the Faridabad campus.
  • Forensic teams sealed Room 13 in Building 17 and an adjacent laboratory after preliminary indicators of ammonium‑nitrate compounds were detected, with samples sent for detailed analysis.
  • More than 50 students, faculty and staff have been questioned, and several people have been detained for interrogation, including doctors Muzammil Shakeel and Shaheen Shahid, according to police.
  • Investigators identified Umar Un Nabi, linked to Al-Falah, as the driver of the Hyundai i20 that exploded near the Red Fort, and the NIA has taken over the blast investigation.
  • Security sweeps and combing operations continue across Dhauj and Fatehpur Taga with CCTV reviews on campus, while students report fear and a hack of the university website was reported by a group claiming responsibility.