Second Recruit Quit Red Fort Plot Over Apple Harvest, Probe Shows Doctor-Led Terror Network

Overview

• Officials say Shopian resident Yasir Ahmed Dar, groomed as a second suicide bomber, withdrew in August citing the apple harvest and repairs at home.
• Srinagar Police and the NIA have identified Dr Umar-un Nabi as the driver of the November 10 Red Fort car bombing that killed more than a dozen people.
• Investigators describe an interstate module seeking parallel cells across Kashmir, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, leveraging Telegram and professional credibility to recruit.
• About 360 kg of explosive precursors tied to co-accused Dr Muzammil Ahmad Ganaie were recovered near Al-Falah University, and his arrest disrupted a suspected December 6–timed VBIED plan.
• The network was exposed after JeM posters in Srinagar led to CCTV-based arrests and the detention of Maulvi Irfan Ahmad, with a Bayat oath audio also recovered by investigators.