#BreakingNews: NIA Probe Finds Two-Year Preparation for Serial Bomb Blasts; Turkey Links in Delhi Blast Case

A chilling two-year conspiracy to unleash serial bomb blasts across multiple Indian cities has been uncovered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) following the November 10 suicide car bombing near the Red Fort that killed 13 people, including the bomber. Dr Muzammil Shakeel, a Faridabad-based physician and key associate of suicide bomber Umar Mohammad, has confessed to investigators that the Jaish-e-Mohammed-linked white-collar terror module began preparations as early as 2023, stockpiling explosives and components for coordinated attacks far larger than the premature detonation that occurred when Umar’s i20 car exploded in central Delhi.

According to sources, the module self-funded the entire operation, pooling ₹26 lakh in cash: Umar contributed ₹2 lakh, Dr Muzammil ₹5 lakh, Lucknow resident Shaeen Saeed another ₹5 lakh, while Adil Rather and Muzaffar Rather from Kashmir gave ₹8 lakh and ₹6 lakh, respectively. The money was used to procure 26 quintals of NPK fertiliser, urea, and ammonium nitrate from Gurugram and Nuh in Haryana; electronic detonators and remotes from Faridabad markets; and a deep freezer to store the temperature-sensitive chemicals. A flour mill used to grind urea into explosive powder has also been recovered. Dr Muzammil has admitted purchasing an AK-47 rifle for ₹6.5 lakh, later seized from Adil Rather’s university locker.

The suspects, many of whom worked or studied at Al Falah University in Faridabad—now under scrutiny for financial irregularities—operated under handlers named Mansoor and Hashim, both reportedly taking orders from an individual called Ibrahim. In 2024, Muzammil, Adil, and Muzaffar travelled to Turkey on instructions from a Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) contact codenamed Okasa, intending to cross into Afghanistan for training, but the plan collapsed after the handler abandoned them. Communication with Okasa was conducted exclusively via encrypted Telegram channels.

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Investigators believe the Red Fort blast was an accidental detonation during transport and that the original plot envisioned simultaneous explosions at several high-impact locations. Umar Mohammad, the suicide bomber, had extensively studied online bomb-making tutorials and personally processed the fertiliser-based explosives. All surviving module members are now in custody, and the NIA is tracing both domestic procurement networks and foreign linkages, warning that the conspiracy reveals a dangerous new trend of highly educated, self-radicalised professionals forming autonomous terror cells capable of sustained, low-cost operations across India.

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