Red Fort blast: As police probe Lucknow link, woman doctor and her brother are taken into custody

On Tuesday, the Uttar Pradesh Police and the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), along with the J&K Police, carried out searches and questioned the family. A senior officer confirmed the development and said the siblings are in the custody of the J&K police, who are questioning them along with other suspects.

Dr Shaheen was employed at Faridabad’s Al-Falah School of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, where at least two other accused – Dr Muzammil Ahmad Ganai, who was arrested earlier, and Dr Umar Nabi, the suspected Red Fort blast accused – were working, officials said. A fourth doctor, Adeel Majeed Rather, was arrested from Saharanpur, where he worked with a private hospital.

On Tuesday, sources said a joint team of the J&K Police and UP ATS conducted searches at Dr Parvez’s rented home in Lucknow’s Mutakkipur locality. According to officials, the team collected laptops, mobile handsets, SIM cards, papers, and train and flight tickets.

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The team later went to the family home, where they spoke with the siblings’ father. Sources said the team collected details about how often they visit home and what they last spoke about, it is learnt. The team also collected mobile numbers and details of their relatives in Lucknow, other UP districts, and other states, it is learnt.

A senior officer told The Indian Express that Dr Shaheen completed her MBBS from Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Medical University in Kanpur. She had been working with Al Falah, where she allegedly came into contact with Dr Ganai. It is suspected that Dr Ganai had used her vehicle, and when raids were conducted following his arrest, a weapon was recovered inside.

Sources said she was married to a man from Saharanpur, but they separated five years ago.

Dr Parvez did his MBBS from Lucknow’s Era Medical College and his post-graduation in Internal Medicine from a college in Agra. He joined Lucknow’s Integral University in 2021 as a senior resident and resigned on November 6.

Speaking to The Indian Express, a senior official said the inputs collected and shared by the central agencies and the J&K Police indicate that more members connected with the module could be in Uttar Pradesh.

When contacted, UP DGP Rajeev Krishna told The Indian Express, “We are in touch with central agencies and other states and working with regard to the investigation. The UP Police and the ATS are on alert, keeping a watch on major installations and sensitive places in the state.”

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