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Faridabad Explosives Haul Linked to Red Fort Car Blast as Searches Widen

Investigators are scrutinising Al-Falah University labs to map the network’s supply lines.

Overview

  • Police say approximately 2,900 kg of suspected explosive and inflammable material, weapons and bomb components were seized from two Dhauj locations tied to Dr Muzammil Ahmad Ganaie.
  • Authorities describe a transnational module with alleged links to Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwatul-Hind, with arrests spanning Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, including doctors Muzammil and Adeel Rather.
  • CCTV footage and a traced ownership trail identify Pulwama physician Dr Umar Mohammad as the key suspect in the Hyundai i20 that exploded near the Red Fort, with final identification pending DNA results.
  • Police teams are questioning staff at Al-Falah University as they probe whether campus laboratory facilities were used to synthesise advanced explosives such as RDX.
  • Detentions include Tariq Malik and Aamir Rashid Mir as investigators map the car’s transfer chain, and the National Investigation Agency is expected to take over the probe.