The NIA claimed the accused planned terror attacks using IEDs, drones and illegal weapons as part of a larger jihadi conspiracy
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday filed a massive 7,500-page chargesheet against 10 accused in connection with the deadly car bomb blast outside Delhi’s Red Fort that killed 11 people and injured several others last year.
The chargesheet was submitted before Delhi’s Patiala House Court and details what investigators described as a major terror conspiracy linked to Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH), an offshoot of Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS).
According to the NIA, all 10 accused named in the chargesheet were associated with the terror outfit. The main accused, Dr Umer Un Nabi, who died in the blast, was identified as a former Assistant Professor of Medicine at Al-Falah University in Faridabad.
The explosion, caused by a high-intensity Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED), took place outside the Red Fort on November 10 last year and caused extensive damage in the area.
Apart from Dr Nabi, the accused named in the chargesheet include Aamir Rashid Mir, Jasir Bilal Wani, Dr Muzamil Shakeel, Dr Adeel Ahmed Rather, Dr Shaheen Saeed, Mufti Irfan Ahmad Wagay, Soyab, Dr Bilal Naseer Malla and Yasir Ahmad Dar.
The NIA said the chargesheet has been filed under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Explosive Substances Act, Arms Act and Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act.
Investigators said the probe uncovered a large-scale jihadi conspiracy aimed at destabilising the country and establishing Sharia rule through violent means.
According to the agency, several accused, including radicalised medical professionals, were inspired by AQIS ideology and had regrouped under a new formation called “AGuH Interim” after an alleged failed attempt to reach Afghanistan through Turkey.
The NIA claimed the group launched what it called “Operation Heavenly Hind,” under which members recruited operatives, spread extremist ideology, procured weapons and manufactured explosives.
The agency said the accused fabricated and tested multiple Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), including drone-mounted and rocket-based explosives, with plans to target security establishments in Jammu and Kashmir and other parts of India.
Investigators revealed that the explosive used in the Red Fort blast was Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP), a highly volatile explosive material allegedly manufactured by the accused using commercially procured chemicals.
The chargesheet includes 588 witness statements, over 395 documents and more than 200 seized exhibits collected during searches conducted across Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and the Delhi-NCR region.
The NIA also said the accused illegally procured prohibited weapons, including AK-47 rifles, Krinkov rifles and country-made pistols with live ammunition.
Officials confirmed that 11 people have been arrested so far in the case, while efforts are continuing to trace other suspects linked to the terror network.
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