Overview
- Police and NIA say the November 10 suicide car blast near Red Fort, which killed 15, was carried out by Dr Umar Un Nabi, with four core accused including three doctors and a cleric now in custody.
- Officials report seizures of nearly 2,900 kg of ammonium nitrate tied to a plan for about 200 simultaneous explosions, with instructions to combine TATP and ammonium nitrate for greater lethality.
- NIA searches at Al-Falah University recovered a grinder linked to 360 kg of explosive material and a deep freezer allegedly used to process chemicals, with chats showing coded terms and encrypted communications.
- A layered handler network has emerged, including a JeM operative called Hanzulla and others identified as Mansoor and Hashim under a senior controller, alongside probes into Afghan and Turkey links including a 2022 trip arranged by a TTP associate named Okasa.
- Investigators say the module largely self-funded the plot with about Rs 26 lakh, an AK-47 was purchased and later recovered from a locker, and ED and IB are tracing finances and potential use of dormant Indian Mujahideen channels.