Red Fort Blast: Crackdown, key arrests, and expanding investigations reveal wider terror network
14/11/2025
JAMMU, Nov 13: Security agencies have widened their investigation into the Red Fort blast with coordinated raids across Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi, uncovering vital leads that point to a broader, well-organised terror network.
In Jammu & Kashmir, police carried out extensive raids in Baramulla, Pulwama, and Shopian, targeting overground worker (OGW) networks suspected of providing logistical or financial support to subversive elements. According to officials, 22 locations were searched, resulting in 20 OGWs being bound down, two detained under preventive laws, and six individuals taken to police stations for further questioning.
The searches also included individuals linked to the Egress and Internal Movement (Control) Ordinance (E&IMCO) and affiliates of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami. As many as 16 cordon-and-search operations were carried out, and nearly 300 vehicles were checked as part of the crackdown.
Meanwhile in Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh), investigators recovered a crucial piece of evidence from the residence of Dr. Adil Ahmad, arrested on November 6. An air ticket from Srinagar to Delhi dated October 31-just days before the November 10 explosion-was found dumped near his rented house.
The discovery has raised further questions about Adil's movement and contacts in the national capital. Adil, a doctor previously working at a local hospital, is suspected to have links with Jaish-e-Mohammed and is being probed for assisting the terror module's logistics.
In Delhi, police have reconstructed the movement of Dr Umar, another key accused, using CCTV footage from nearly 50 locations. Footage shows Umar driving across multiple districts-from Faridabad through Badarpur, Ashok Vihar, and Central Delhi-before reaching the Red Fort parking at 3:19 pm on the day of the blast.
He is also believed to have travelled through Mewat and Firozpur Jhirka, spending a night at a dhaba while evading pursuit. Investigators today recovered a body part near New Lajpat Rai Market, close to the blast site, which has been sent for forensic analysis.
Sources further revealed that diaries recovered from Umar and co-accused Dr Muzammil contain names of 25 individuals, primarily from J&K and Faridabad, along with notes dated November 8-12, suggesting the attack was part of a meticulously planned conspiracy.
With simultaneous operations across states and multiple agencies now involved, officials say the investigation is entering a crucial phase aimed at dismantling the entire network behind the Red Fort blast.
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