Overview
- Police say Dr Shaheen Shahid, associated with Al-Falah University in Faridabad, was arrested after the explosion near the Red Fort and is being probed for links to a suspected module tied to Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind.
- Investigators reported seizing about 2,900 kg of explosives and inflammable materials from rooms rented by Dr Muzammil Ganai in Faridabad, whom officials suspect was linked to her.
- NIA and Uttar Pradesh ATS teams visited her family home in Lucknow for questioning, her father said he cannot believe the allegations, and preliminary checks at the house found nothing suspicious, according to officials.
- A senior ATS official said she visited Lucknow in August, and agencies are verifying her contacts in Uttar Pradesh in a joint probe with Jammu and Kashmir Police that also included detaining her brother for questioning.
- Her former husband told reporters they divorced years ago and have had no contact since, while officials told The Indian Express they are examining whether a colleague used her vehicle, with a weapon reportedly recovered during raids.