Police found that Dr Muzammil Ganaie visited the Red Fort area multiple times in early January to study security and crowd patterns. Investigators believe the recces were part of a larger conspiracy to attack on Republic Day, which failed due to tight patrolling.

Blast after module bust

Hours after a terror module with links to Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind was busted, a blast near Red Fort killed 12 and injured several others. The module spanned Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, with police seizing 2,500 kg of explosive material.

Trail through university links

Ganaie and Dr Umar Nabi of Al-Falah University allegedly carried out the Red Fort surveys together, confirmed by CCTV and tower data. Police have also detained Maulvi Ishtiyaq, a preacher from Mewat, whose rented accommodation at Al-Falah University yielded large quantities of explosives.

Forensics and security boost

Forensic teams collected around 40 samples, including live cartridges and explosive residues; preliminary tests indicate ammonium nitrate. Security has been intensified across Delhi, with strict checking at borders, markets, metro stations, and other crowded locations.

Red Fort blast probe: Arrested doctor did recces in January; 40 samples lifted from site

Hours after a terror module with links to Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind was busted, a blast near Red Fort killed 12 and injured several others.

Investigation underway in the Delhi car blast case

Delhi Police cordon off the car blast site as the investigation proceeds, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Source: ANI Photo)

An analysis of data from the phone of arrested doctor Muzammil Ganaie has revealed that he conducted several reconnaissance visits to the Red Fort area in January, months before Monday’s blast that killed 12 people. Police suspect the visits were part of a foiled plan to target the monument on Republic Day.

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Red Fort under watch
- Police found that Dr Muzammil Ganaie visited the Red Fort area multiple times in early January to study security and crowd patterns.
- Investigators believe the recces were part of a larger conspiracy to attack on Republic Day, which failed due to tight patrolling.
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Blast after module bust
- Hours after a terror module with links to Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind was busted, a blast near Red Fort killed 12 and injured several others.
- The module spanned Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, with police seizing 2,500 kg of explosive material.
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Trail through university links
- Ganaie and Dr Umar Nabi of Al-Falah University allegedly carried out the Red Fort surveys together, confirmed by CCTV and tower data.
- Police have also detained Maulvi Ishtiyaq, a preacher from Mewat, whose rented accommodation at Al-Falah University yielded large quantities of explosives.
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Forensics and security boost
- Forensic teams collected around 40 samples, including live cartridges and explosive residues; preliminary tests indicate ammonium nitrate.
- Security has been intensified across Delhi, with strict checking at borders, markets, metro stations, and other crowded locations.