'White collar terror module’ linked to Delhi Red Fort Blast, what is it?

Delhi blast

An extensive combing and search operation is being conducted in parts of the Faridabad on Tuesday, following the recovery of 2,900 kg of explosives and inflammable material from two rented rooms of a Kashmiri doctor in the district.

Initial probe into the blast near Delhi's Red Fort on Monday evening that left at least 12 dead and many injured has also suggested links to the alleged terror module uncovered in Faridabad, reported PTI.

Police told PTI on Tuesday that a team is camping at the Al Falah University, where the Kashmiri doctor lived for the past three-and-a-half years, and are questioning staff and doctors at the varsity.

Several police personnel are conducting search in the Dhauj police station area, police said.

Investigation so far revealed that a cleric here who was detained by police revealed that he had rented out his room to an autorickshaw driver who then gave it to Dr Muzammil for keeping "luggage" in the room.

Eight people, including the Kashmiri man and two fellow doctors were arrested for allegedly being part of a white collar terror module involving the Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind and spanning Kashmir, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, officials said.

According to The Hindu, the arrested individuals include two doctors — Muzammil Ahmad Ganaie, also known as Musaib, a resident of Koil, Pulwama, and Adeel, a resident of Wanpora, Kulgam.

The report said the other accused are Arif Nisar Dar, Yasir-ul-Ashraf, and Maqsood Ahmad Dar, all residents of Nowgam, Srinagar; Zameer Ahmad Ahanger, alias Mutlasha, of Ganderbal; and Irfan Ahmad, a maulvi from Shopian.

Dr Ganaie, 32, was teaching at Al Falah University at Dhouj in Faridabad, Haryana, around 40 km from Delhi, it said.

According to sources cited by PTI, Umar Mohammad, a Pulwama resident and a doctor, was allegedly driving the Hyundai i20 car that was used in the explosion near the parking area of the Red Fort Metro Station.

Police sources said the first picture of the man driving the car that exploded near the Red Fort emerged in CCTV footage of the area. He allegedly had links to the terror module in Faridabad, they said.

A huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from two rooms rented by Muzammil Ganaie alias Musaib (35) in Faridabad. A native of Koil in J-K’s Pulwama, he was a doctor working at Al Falah University at Dhauj, around 45 km from Delhi.

The blast in Delhi occurred hours after the recovery of 2,563 kg of explosives and inflammables from Dahar Colony in Fatehpur Taga village on Monday.

Earlier, around 360 kg of suspected ammonium nitrate and a cache of arms and ammunition were recovered. The recoveries were made from the Kashmiri doctor's rented accommodation in Faridabad, bordering Delhi.

A high-intensity explosion ripped through a slow-moving car at a traffic signal near the Red Fort metro station on Monday evening, killing at least nine people and gutting several vehicles, officials said.

On Monday, Faridabad Police said in a statement that approximately 2,900 kg of inflammables and explosive material was recovered in a joint operation by Faridabad Police and Jammu and Kashmir Police.

Muzammil was arrested after the J-K Police named him as a wanted person in a case involving putting up posters supporting the Jaish-e-Mohammed in Srinagar.

During the investigation, Muzammil's activities were found to be suspicious, following which a team from the Nowgam police station in Kashmir arrested Muzammil with the assistance of the Faridabad Crime Branch.

Police said that on Sunday, 358 kg of explosive material suspected to be ammonium nitrate, a Krinkov assault rifle with three magazines, a pistol with 2 cartridges, 91 live rounds and two magazines were recovered from the room of a house in Dhauj, located just 500 metres from the Al Falah University.

Among other articles, police had also seized timers, batteries, remote controls, electrical circuits, wires, and a metal seat from the room.