New Delhi: The investigation into the Red Fort blast has revealed a disturbing network of radicalised individuals, including two doctors from Jammu and Kashmir, allegedly trained and guided by a cleric identified as Maulvi Irfan. The network reportedly planned large-scale terror attacks across India, according to intelligence sources.
Officials said Maulvi Irfan, who worked at a hospital in Kashmir, is believed to have indoctrinated several individuals with extremist ideologies, introducing them to the concept of ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’ and encouraging them to form “open sleeper cells” in different parts of the country. The two women doctors, from Srinagar and Anantnag, are suspected to have played a central role in building these networks.
Sources revealed that Irfan’s group planned to target key locations in Delhi, viewing the capital as a symbol of power. “They had a clear understanding of where they wanted to strike and were preparing strategically rather than acting impulsively,” said an official familiar with the investigation.
A major lead in the probe is a Brezza car linked to one of the arrested doctors. Investigators believe the vehicle may contain explosives and have launched an extensive search to locate it. The doctor reportedly owned two such vehicles, but one remains untraced.
Intelligence reports indicate that two other accused, Adil and Muzzamil, travelled to Turkey earlier this year, where they allegedly met their handler who arranged their stay and movements, suggesting coordination with foreign operatives.
Digital forensic analysis has uncovered over 400 encrypted chats among the accused, revealing discussions about fund transfers, logistics, and safe houses. Investigators have also traced multiple foreign remittances received from Istanbul and Doha, suspected to have been used for financing the group’s operations.
Both doctors reportedly completed their MBBS degrees from Dhaka Medical College in Bangladesh and were influenced by Irfan during their internship in Srinagar, which authorities describe as the key phase of their radicalisation.
The blast near Red Fort on Monday killed 12 people and injured several others, just hours after 2,900 kilograms of explosives and ammunition were recovered from Al Falah University in Faridabad. The discovery has exposed what officials describe as a sophisticated terror module with international funding and digital coordination links to Turkey and Qatar.
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