Red Fort blast: 32 vehicles were being prepared for coordinated attacks, say sources
Charred remains of vehicles at a cordoned off area following a blast that occurred near Red Fort Metro Station on Monday, in New Delhi. PTI
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Intelligence agencies have uncovered a wider terror plot linked to the recent deadly car blast near Delhi’s Red Fort, which killed 13 people. According to sources, the accused had planned to ready around 32 vehicles packed with explosives to carry out coordinated attacks across multiple locations.
Investigators revealed that the suspects had already begun modifying an i20 and an EcoSport for use in the planned explosions. Agencies are now probing whether other vehicles were being prepared as part of a larger conspiracy to execute serial blasts. “After the i20 and EcoSport, we found evidence suggesting preparations were underway to fit explosives into 32 more vehicles,” an intelligence official told ANI.
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Sources said eight suspects were allegedly planning to trigger coordinated explosions at four locations, with each pair of operatives assigned to a target city. Preliminary findings suggest that each team intended to carry multiple improvised explosive devices (IEDs) for simultaneous attacks.
Meanwhile, PTI reported that, according to an official, the doctors arrested in connection with the “white-collar terror module” had raised more than Rs 26 lakh to procure materials used in the deadly blast.
The four suspects -- Dr Muzammil Ganaie, Dr Adeel Ahmad Rather, Dr Shaheen Sayeed and Dr Umar Nabi -- had pooled in the amount in cash, which was handed over to Dr Umar for safekeeping and operational use, they said.
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Investigators believe the fund was linked to a larger terror conspiracy. Using the pooled money, the group had allegedly purchased around 26 quintals of NPK fertiliser approximately worth Rs 3 lakh from suppliers in Gurugram, Nuh and nearby towns.
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The doctors arrested in connection with the “white-collar terror module” had raised more than Rs 26 lakh to procure materials used in the deadly blast near Red Fort, an official said on Thursday. The four suspects -- including Dr Muzammil Ganaie, Dr Adeel Ahmad Rather, Dr Shaheen Sayeed and Dr Umar Nabi -- had pooled in the amount in cash, which was handed over to Dr Umar for safekeeping and operational use, they said. Investigators believe the fund was linked to a larger terror conspiracy.
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