A Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed handler, who went by the alias ‘Hanzulla’, allegedly shared bomb-making videos with Dr. Muzamil Shakeel, one of the accused doctors in the Red Fort blast.
That killed 15 people, according to sources familiar with the investigation. Preliminary findings suggest ‘Hanzulla’ is a pseudonym. The handler’s name also appeared on Jaish posters recovered in Nowgam, Jammu & Kashmir, in October, triggering the terror probe. Agencies are now tracking the operative’s identity and location.
How the Module Was Formed
Investigators say Shakeel came in contact with the handler through Maulvi Irfan Ahmed, a cleric from Shopian who is accused of radicalising a group of professionally qualified individuals and forming what authorities call a “white-collar” terror module.
Maulvi Irfan first recruited Shakeel—formerly a doctor at Faridabad’s Al-Falah University, whose medical licence has since been revoked—after which Shakeel brought in three other doctors from the university: Muzaffar Ahmad, Adeel Ahmad Rather, and Shaheen Saeed.
Shakeel allegedly transported explosives and helped hand over the white Hyundai i20 that was used in the blast to suicide bomber Umar Mohammad alias Umar-un-Nabi. DNA tests later confirmed Umar as the bomber.
Months of Planning, Massive Explosive Cache
Sources said the group, believed to be linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed, had been planning attacks for months. They were reportedly preparing around 200 powerful IEDs to target high-profile locations across Delhi, Gurugram, and Faridabad.
The accused used Telegram for communication, employing food-related code words—for example, “biryani” for explosives and “daawat” for a specific terror action—to avoid detection.
The blast occurred near the Red Fort last week, on the same day investigators recovered 2,900 kg of explosives in Haryana’s Faridabad, just 50 km away. Officials believe Umar panicked and prematurely triggered the bomb after Shakeel and Rather were arrested and the material was seized.
Al-Falah University Under Intense Scrutiny
Faridabad’s Al-Falah University has emerged as a key node in both the terror and money laundering investigations. Founder Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui was arrested this week by the Enforcement Directorate in a PMLA case connected to terror financing, following FIRs alleging cheating and forgery linked to accreditation documents.
Enforcement Directorate teams raided at least 25 locations tied to the university, seizing ₹48 lakh in cash, digital devices, and documents.
Meanwhile, Faridabad Police have constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the university’s operations and its alleged links to the terror network.
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