Overview
- Jammu and Kashmir Police detained Dr Priyanka Sharma in Anantnag after call records linked her to a widening investigation, with her phone and SIM sent for forensic analysis.
- Delhi Police arrested three men, including two doctors tied to Al Falah University, in coordinated raids connected to the Red Fort car blast case.
- Investigators say the network, linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, had been seeking a suicide bomber since last year under the influence of key planner Dr Umar Nabi.
- Officials believe Umar, suspected to have died in the November 10 Red Fort explosion, helped amass precursor chemicals including about 360 kg of ammonium nitrate stored near Al Falah University.
- The case has been transferred to the NIA as police conduct multi-state sweeps, verify hundreds of tenants and shops, and examine whether roughly Rs 26 lakh funded fertiliser purchases for explosives.