New Delhi, Nov 25 (UNI) Interrogation of the Delhi Red Fort blast case suspects has revealed internal disputes within the accused group, sources in the NIA have revealed. While Dr. Umar Nabi, the suicide bomber who exploded an i20 car outside the Red Fort on November 10, followed the ISIS “Daesh” module, the rest of his associates followed the Al-Qaeda module. This often led to clashes between them, NIA sources added.
There were also arguments over funds, specifically the Rs 20 lakh received through hawala and Rs 40 lakh received from the Jamaat. In October, Umar went to Qazigund to resolve the internal disputes, but after some of his associates were arrested, he returned to Delhi, the sources said.
The interrogation revealed that Umar had participated in the protests that took place in Kashmir valley after Burhan Wani’s death in 2016 and wanted to take revenge for it. He was said to be extremely agitated after the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019.
Since 2023, Umar had been researching IED devices and used to guide Dr. Adeel and Dr. Mozammil. He used to listen to anti-India speeches from Jaish gatherings. It was also revealed that Umar had learned Chinese in the past year and had created a separate group for communicating in Chinese.
The NIA has so far arrested six people in connection with the Red Fort blast case.
Initially registered by Delhi Police, the case was later transferred to the NIA by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The NIA has confirmed that a Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) was used in the Delhi blast by Dr. Umar Nabi, a suicide bomber. He was driving an i20 car that was used as a VBIED, which exploded near the Red Fort, killing 15 people and injuring over 30 others.
Separately, the Crime Branch of Delhi Police has registered two FIRs and issued two summons to Javed Ahmed Siddiqui, Chairman of Al Falah University.
Following the Delhi Police FIR, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has also registered a Prevention of Money Laundering Act case and arrested Siddiqui after conducting raids at the university, located in Faridabad, where many of the terror suspects worked.
