SRINAGAR: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday informed that it has filed a 7,500-page chargesheet against 10 accused persons in the Red Fort area car bomb explosion case, in which 11 people were killed and several others injured.
The high-intensity vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) blast, which occurred on November 10, 2025 in the national capital, also caused extensive damage to property.
In an official statement, the NIA said all 10 accused, including the main conspirator Dr Umer Un Nabi (deceased), were linked to the organisation Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH), an offshoot of Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS). AQIS and its affiliates were designated as terrorist organisations by the Ministry of Home Affairs in June 2018. The chargesheet has been filed before the NIA Special Court at Patiala House Courts in New Delhi.
The case has been registered under relevant provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Explosive Substances Act, 1908, Arms Act, 1959, and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984. Charges against Dr Umer Un Nabi, a Pulwama-based former Assistant Professor of Medicine at Al-Falah University in Faridabad, have been proposed for abatement due to his death. The other accused named in the chargesheet are 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.
According to the agency, the investigation spanned Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and the Delhi National Capital Region. The chargesheet is supported by 588 witness statements, over 395 documents and more than 200 seized exhibits.
The NIA said its investigation uncovered a “Jihadi conspiracy” involving individuals, including radicalised medical professionals, who were influenced by AQIS and AGuH ideology. It stated that during a clandestine meeting in Srinagar in 2022, the group allegedly reorganised the outfit as “AGuH Interim” after a failed attempt to travel to Afghanistan via Turkey. Under this structure, they allegedly launched “Operation Heavenly Hind” with the aim of destabilising the elected government and establishing Sharia rule.
The probe further revealed that the accused recruited new members, propagated extremist ideology, and stockpiled arms and ammunition. They also allegedly manufactured explosives using commercially available chemicals and tested improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The explosive used in the blast was identified as Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP), which was allegedly prepared through clandestine procurement of chemical ingredients and repeated experimentation.
The NIA, which took over the case from Delhi Police, confirmed the identity of the deceased accused through DNA profiling. Material evidence collected from the blast site and multiple locations in and around Al-Falah University and Jammu and Kashmir was subjected to forensic and voice analysis.
Investigators also found that the accused had illegally procured weapons, including an AK-47 rifle, a Krinkov rifle and country-made pistols with live ammunition. They had also allegedly experimented with rocket- and drone-mounted IEDs targeting security installations in Jammu and Kashmir and other parts of the country. The group is also said to have sourced specialised laboratory equipment, including MMO anodes, electric circuits and switches, from both offline and online channels.
The agency stated that plans to expand the network across other parts of India were foiled following the dismantling of the module. So far, 11 individuals have been arrested in connection with the case, and efforts are ongoing to trace absconding suspects whose involvement has emerged during the investigation.
