Red Fort blast accused had al-Qaeda links, says NIA chargesheet
NIA’s probe, taken over from the Delhi Police, uncovered a major jihadist conspiracy involving radicalised medical professionals inspired by Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent/AGuH ideology.
Red Fort car bomb explosion on November 10, 2025 claimed 11 lives and injured several others. (Express photo) The 10 accused in the Red Fort car bomb explosion case had links to an organisation affiliated to al-Qaeda, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has said in its 7,500-page chargesheet filed on Thursday.
“All 10 accused, including the main perpetrator Umer Un Nabi (deceased), were linked to Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH), an offshoot of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), which was designated a terrorist organisation by the Ministry of Home Affairs in June 2018,” an NIA spokesperson said.
The 7,500-page chargesheet in connection with the blast that killed 11 people on November 10 last year was filed before the NIA special court at the Patiala House courts complex on Thursday, the spokesperson said. The court is yet to take cognizance of the chargesheet.
The chargesheet has invoked sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA), the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), the Explosive Substances Act, 1908, the Arms Act, 1959, and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984.
“Charges against Pulwama-based Umer, a former assistant professor of Medicine at Al-Falah University in Faridabad, Haryana, have been proposed for abatement due to his death,” the spokesperson said.
The other nine accused named in the chargesheet are: Aamir Rashid Mir, Jasir Bilal Wani, Muzamil Shakeel, Adeel Ahmed Rather, Shaheen Saeed, Mufti Irfan Ahmad Wagay, Soyab, Bilal Naseer Malla, and Yasir Ahmad Dar.
“The investigation spanned Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Delhi NCR, incorporating 588 oral testimonies, over 395 documents, and more than 200 seized exhibits,” the spokesperson said.
The NIA, which took over the investigation from Delhi Police, has claimed to have uncovered a major jihadist conspiracy involving radicalised medical professionals inspired by the ideology of al-Qaeda and Ansar.
“At a clandestine meeting in Srinagar in 2022, the accused reconstituted AGuH as ‘AGuH Interim’ after a failed ‘Hizrat’ to Afghanistan via Turkey. Under this outfit, they launched “Operation Heavenly Hind” to overthrow India’s democratic government and impose Sharia rule. The group recruited members, propagated violent ideology, stockpiled arms and ammunition, and manufactured explosives using commercial chemicals,” the spokesperson said.
According to the NIA, the accused fabricated and tested improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and experimented with triacetone triperoxide (TATP), a highly unstable chemical that allegedly caused the blast.
“The identity of Umer, who died in the explosion, was confirmed via DNA fingerprinting. Forensic exams, voice analysis, and evidence from Al-Falah University and Jammu & Kashmir sites bolstered the case,” the spokesperson said.
“Probe has also revealed that the accused illegally procured prohibited arms like an AK-47 rifle, a Krinkov rifle, and country-made pistols with live ammunition. They experimented with rocket and drone-mounted IEDs targeting security establishments in Jammu & Kashmir and beyond, acquiring lab equipment such as MMO anodes, electric circuits, and switches from online and offline sources,” the spokesperson said.
“Their plans to expand operations nationwide were foiled by the module’s busting. Eleven arrests have been made so far, with NIA pursuing absconders whose roles emerged during the investigation,” the spokesperson added.
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