Delhi 10/11 Blast Update: Agencies Detain Doctors and Fertiliser Sellers in Expanding Delhi Blast Investigation

Central and state agencies have intensified their probe into the November 10 Red Fort car bomb blast that killed 13 people, detaining five more individuals—including a Pathankot surgeon and two Nuh doctors—linked to the "white-collar" terror module centered at Al-Falah University in Faridabad, bringing the total arrests and detentions to over a dozen. Dr. Rayees Ahmad Bhat, 45, a general surgeon currently at White Medical College in Pathankot, Punjab, was taken into custody after call records revealed regular contact with prime suspect Dr. Umar Nabi, the Pulwama native who died in the suicide blast while fleeing post-crackdown. Bhat, who taught at Al-Falah from 2020 to 2021, is being interrogated to determine if he facilitated recruitment or logistics for the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH)-backed cell. Simultaneously, two fertilizer and seed sellers from Sohna’s new grain market were detained for allegedly supplying ammonium nitrate precursors used in the 3,000+ kg explosive haul seized earlier, prompting Gurugram authorities to impose strict curbs on chemical fertilizer sales.

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has revoked the medical licenses of four Al-Falah doctors already charged in the case—Dr. Muzaffar Ahmad, Dr. Adeel Ahmad Rather, Dr. Muzamil Shakeel, and Dr. Shaheen Saeed—barring them from practicing anywhere in India with immediate effect. Citing FIRs and evidence of terror financing, encrypted propaganda, and national security breaches, the NMC invoked the 2002 Professional Conduct Regulations, stating their actions violated "ethical propriety and public trust." Among the new detainees, Dr. Mustkim from Sunhera village in Nuh—recently completing his MBBS internship at Al-Falah on November 2—allegedly traveled to Delhi on November 9, a day before the blast, raising suspicions of reconnaissance. Dr. Rehan, a former Al-Falah student now at a private Nuh hospital, was also picked up, though agencies have not confirmed their status officially.

Al-Falah University remains under multi-agency scrutiny, with a revenue team of patwaris measuring campus land in Dhauj village on November 14 to verify encroachments and panchayati land usage norms. Sources indicate the institution—where radicalization allegedly occurred through segregated classes and encrypted chats—may face closure or takeover if violations are confirmed. The module’s operational blueprint, recovered from seized diaries, detailed plans for six simultaneous Delhi strikes on December 6 (Babri anniversary), using vehicle-borne IEDs assembled with materials sourced from Nuh, Mewat, and Faridabad. The Pathankot link has expanded the probe westward, with Punjab Police assisting in tracing Bhat’s digital and financial trails, including potential Turkey-based handler "Ukasa" communications.

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As the NIA prepares chargesheets and Interpol pursues fugitives like Dr. Muzaffar Rather, the detentions underscore the module’s deep penetration into educated, professional networks—challenging stereotypes of terror recruitment. With no casualties from the latest arrests and ongoing raids in Nuh and Sohna, security forces aim to dismantle residual cells before the planned multi-city attacks materialize. The case, blending medical expertise with jihadist ideology, has prompted calls for nationwide audits of private educational institutions in sensitive border-adjacent regions to prevent future radicalization under academic cover.

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