Overview
- Turkey’s Centre for Combating Disinformation rejected Indian media reports as malicious disinformation and shared screenshots of posts it said made unfounded allegations.
- Indian authorities have classified the Red Fort-area car explosion as a terrorist incident and registered cases under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Explosives Act.
- Investigators say two key suspects travelled to Türkiye and were influenced via encrypted Telegram channels, including one allegedly operated by a Jaish-e-Mohammad handler based in Pakistan.
- Probe officers describe a ‘white-collar’ module largely of medical professionals that conducted reconnaissance of high-profile sites and discussed attacks tied to symbolic dates such as Republic Day and Diwali.
- Officials have identified Dr Umar Nabi, believed to be driving the car that exploded, and Dr Muzammil Ganaie, arrested in Faridabad, as central figures, with the blast near Red Fort leaving at least eight people dead.