Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 15 (ANI): A blast occurred near the premises of the Nowgam Police Station in Jammu and Kashmir. Security personnel are present at the scene, and sniffer dogs have been deployed to assist with the investigation.
The Deputy Commissioner of Srinagar, Akshay Labroo, visited the hospital to meet the victims injured in the blast. Further details are awaited.
Notably, sources said the threads of the November 10 Delhi blast are linked to objectionable posters in the Nowgam area of Srinagar, for which an FIR was registered on October 19. Security forces took strong action to bust an inter-state Jaish-e-Mohammed module connected to the terror plot.
During the investigation, two arrests were made from Shopian and Ganderbal between October 20 and 27. On November 5, a medical practitioner, Dr. Adil, was apprehended from Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh, sources said. Two days later, an AK-56 rifle and other ammunition were seized at an Anantnag hospital, and additional guns, pistols, and explosives were recovered from a location in Faridabad.
During interrogation, the accused revealed the names of others involved in the module. Subsequently, Dr. Muzammil, a doctor from Al Falah Medical College in Faridabad, was arrested, according to sources. Based on these leads, more arrests were made, and a large cache of weapons and explosives was seized.
On November 9, a person named Madrasi, a resident of Dhauj in Faridabad, was arrested from his home. The next day, a massive consignment of explosives weighing 2,563 kilograms was recovered from the house of Hafeez Mohammad Ishtiaq, a resident of Mewat and an Imam at Al Falah Mosque in Faridabad’s Dhera Colony. In subsequent raids, 358 kilograms of additional explosive material, detonators, and timers were seized. Sources said approximately 3,000 kilograms of explosives and bomb-making equipment stored by this module were recovered in total.
During these operations, Umar, a member of the module and a medical practitioner at Al Falah Medical College, changed locations as security forces intensified pressure, sources said.
According to CCTV footage, the car involved in the Red Fort explosion was being driven by Umar. The explosion was caused by the same type of material stockpiled in Faridabad, where nearly 3,000 kilograms of explosives were seized, sources said.
They added that whether the blast was pre-planned or accidental will be determined in further investigation. Security agencies and intelligence networks successfully dismantled the Faridabad module, recovering a significant quantity of explosive material and preventing a major conspiracy aimed at causing large-scale damage in the country.
Sources said Umar fled amid panic following the security crackdown, and his desperation likely led to the Red Fort explosion. Whether it was intentional or accidental will emerge during the investigation, but it is clear the blast was part of the same chain of events in which the major terror module was exposed and a huge cache of explosives seized.
As soon as news of the explosion emerged on Tuesday, Delhi Police and other security agencies rushed to the site. Home Minister Amit Shah immediately directed NSG, NIA, and forensic teams to reach the location. The injured were taken to the nearest hospital, and the ownership of the vehicle used in the blast was confirmed.
Essential DNA, explosive, and other samples have been collected from the site and sent for forensic examination. The investigation has been handed over to the National Investigation Agency. (ANI)
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