House of Red Fort blast key accused demolished in Pulwama
15/11/2025
SRINAGAR, Nov 14: Authorities blew up the residence of Dr Umar Nabi, who is accused in the Red Fort blast case, in South Kashmir's Pulwama district during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday. Officials said the structure was demolished using a controlled explosion.
Locals said that the area had been sealed by security forces and that residents were asked to vacate the house before the demolition.
Investigators have so far revealed that Dr Umar drove the i20 car that exploded near Red Fort, claiming several lives on Monday evening.
Although the J&K Police has not issued an official statement on the demolition, top officials said that such actions are aimed at discouraging local youth from joining militant ranks. According to them, the measure is intended to send a strong message that involvement in terror activities carries grave repercussions, not only for the individuals concerned but also for their families.
Srinagar Member Parliament Aga Ruhullah condemned the demolition, saying the measure won't deliver "punishment" it only inflicts "collective suffering."
"Making an entire family homeless during the harsh winter of Kashmir without evidence/court order or any law linking them to the incident is an act of cruelty. It doesn't bring justice to the innocent lives that we lost in the terror attack, and it doesn't achieve the ends of justice," the office of MP said on X.
"Hold the actual perpetrators accountable through lawful investigation. Mass detentions, coercive interrogations, and illegal demolitions will not bring peace, they will drag Kashmir back by decades," he said.
This is not first time that the house of an accused in terror attack has been demolished. After the Pahalgam terror attack on tourists in April, at least ten houses of the militants were blown up.
In December 2022, the police and district administration demolished the Pulwama residence of a Pakistan-based Jaish militant who had been declared a designated terrorist earlier that year. At the time, officials maintained that the action was based on land-related illegalities.
Soon after, a portion of the house belonging to Hizbul Mujahideen commander was also razed in Pahalgam.
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