Al-Falah University.
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Delhi Red Fort blast LIVE updates | How a J&K doctor sacked for terror links ended up at Al-Falah
The trail of the Red Fort car bomb blast and the busting of a “doctor terror module” has led investigators to one Dr Nisar-ul-Hassan, a Kashmiri doctor who was terminated on terror charges in 2023, who has now gone missing from Faridabad.
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Delhi Red Fort blast LIVE updates | Centre declares Delhi Red Fort blast a 'terrorist incident'
Calling it a 'dastardly and cowardly act', the Cabinet also reiterated India’s 'unwavering commitment' to a policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
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Delhi Red Fort blast LIVE updates | DNA test confirms Umar Nabi was driving car that exploded
Dr Umar Nabi drove the Hyundai i20 that exploded near Red Fort, reports said on Thursday citing DNA test results of the samples collected from the blast site.
Delhi Red Fort blast LIVE updates | New CCTV footage of exact moment of explosion emerges
A new CCTV footage, which captured the exact moment the white Hyundai i20 car exploded in the middle of heavy evening traffic near Delhi's Red Fort earlier this week, has emerged.
The footage, recorded by a traffic camera near Red Fort Metro Station Gate Number 1, shows the car moving slowly amid autos, e-rickshaws and other vehicles before it suddenly bursts into flames.
Delhi Red Fort blast LIVE updates | Money dispute between Umar and Mujammil: Sources
News agency ANI reported that the Red Fort blast accused Dr Muzammil, Dr Adeel, Umar, and Shaheen jointly raised around Rs 20 lakhs in cash, which was handed over to Umar.
They later procured more than 20 quintals of NPK Fertiliser worth Rs 3 lakhs from Gurugram, Nuh and nearby areas intended for IED preparation. There was also a money dispute between Umar and Dr Mujammil. Umar created a group with 2-4 members on the Signal app.
Delhi Red Fort blast LIVE updates | Around eight suspects planned to carry out a serial blast at four locations: Sources
ANI reports that around eight suspects planned to carry out a serial blast at four locations. They had planned to move to four cities in groups of two each. Each group was supposed to carry multiple IEDs along with them: Investigative Agency Sources
Delhi Red Fort blast LIVE updates | Dr Umar Un Nabi can be seen at Turkman Gate Mosque near Red Fort
Delhi Red Fort blast LIVE updates | Agencies hunt for missing third car linked to suspects
Multiple security agencies are on the lookout for a third car believed to be linked to the Red Fort blast case, police sources said on Thursday.
While a white Hyundai i20 exploded near Red Fort on Monday evening, killing 12 people and injuring 30 others, investigators later traced a second vehicle -- a red Ford EcoSport -- to Faridabad.
However, a third car, suspected to be a Maruti Brezza, remains untraced.
Delhi Red Fort blast LIVE updates | Faridabad Police have detained man who parked red EcoSport
ANI reports Faridabad Police have detained the man who parked the red EcoSport in Khandwali, Faridabad. The man who parked the car is said to be Faheem, who is also a relative of the accused Dr Umar Un Nabi, according to Intelligence Agency Sources.
Delhi Red Fort blast LIVE updates | Death toll rises to 13
The death toll in the blast near Red Fort early this week rose to 13 after another injured person succumbed to his injuries at the LNJP Hospital, an official said.
The deceased has been identified as Bilal, he said.
According to Delhi Police, information about Bilal's death was received from the hospital early on Thursday morning, while several others remain under treatment.
Delhi Red Fort blast LIVE updates | Bus tyre burst causes panic in southwest Delhi
A loud blast-like sound caused by a bus tyre burst spread panic among locals in southwest Delhi's Mahipalpur area on Thursday morning, officials said.
Delhi Red Fort blast LIVE updates | Ten persons picked up for questioning in Kashmir with links to 'white collar terror' case
PTI reported that around 10 persons, including three government employees, have been picked up for questioning from various parts of Kashmir in connection with the 'white collar terror' module case, officials said.
The officials said the investigators picked up the suspects from Anantnag, Pulwama and Kulgam districts during overnight raids.
Delhi Red Fort blast LIVE updates | Cops seal area around car linked to terror module in Faridabad
Police has cordoned off areas within a 200-metre radius of the red Ford EcoSport car allegedly linked to suspects behind the deadly blast in Delhi, a day after it was seized from Haryana's Faridabad district, police sources said.
A bomb disposal squad has arrived for inspection after the vehicle was seized from Khandawali village in Faridabad on Wednesday evening, they said.
Faridabad Police has also rounded up a person who allegedly parked the car in the village and handed him over to Delhi Police, officials said.
Delhi Red Fort blast LIVE updates | Al-Falah University gets show-cause from NAAC over false accreditation claim
Agencies report that National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) issued a show-cause notice to Al-Falah University in Faridabad for displaying false accreditation on its website.
Delhi Red Fort blast LIVE updates | UP Anti-Terrorism Squad detains medical student from Kanpur
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad has detained a medical student from Kanpur as part of its investigation into the recent Delhi blast, officials said.
Dr Mohammad Arif (32), a first-year Doctor of Medicine (Cardiology) student at the state-run Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial (GSVM) Medical College, was taken into custody from an undisclosed location, a senior official told PTI.
An Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) team searched his rented accommodation at Ashok Nagar in Nazirabad, seized his mobile phone and laptop for forensic examination, and took him to Delhi for questioning.
"He is likely to be confronted with those already arrested in the case," the official added.
Delhi Red Fort blast LIVE updates | Severed hand found on rooftop near blast site
A severed hand was found on the roof of a shop near the Red Fort blast site on Thursday morning, police said.
The hand was found a few metres away from the spot of the explosion, behind the Jain Temple, they said.
After being informed about the severed hand, police personnel immediately reached the location, cordoned off the area and collected it, PTI reported.
The severed hand has been sent for forensic examination to ascertain the victim's identity, police said.
Delhi police receive call of 'blast', turns out to tyre burst
Days after blast near Red Fort, the Delhi Police received a call of a "blast" near Raddison, Mahipalpur. However, when the cops rushed to the site, they learned the explosive sound was due to a tyre burst.
"The rear tyre of a DTC bus going towards Dhaula Kuan had burst and so the sound had come. The situation is normal and there is nothing to worry about," the Delhi Police clarified on X.
Delhi Red Fort blast LIVE updates | 3rd car traced in Al-Falah
The 3rd car, a Maruti Brezza, involved in the Delhi blast and reportedly used for escape located. The vehicle was found in the Al-Falah campus. The Faridabad Police shared the first image of the car on X and revealed the car had a Haryana-based registration, HR 87 U 9988.
Delhi Red Fort blast LIVE updates | 'Not every resident of J&K is a terrorist': Omar Abdullah
Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah issued his statement and said, "Not every resident of Jammu and Kashmir is a terrorist. It is only a handful of people who have always tried to disturb the peace and brotherhood in Kashmir."
Delhi Red Fort blast LIVE updates | Families struggle with paperwork to receive aid
Mohammed Idris, uncle of Mohammad Jumman, one of the thirteen victims expressed about the struggle to seek aid after losing their breadwinner. Speaking to news agency PTI, the kin said, "We received the body and performed the funeral, but now there’s an issue with correcting his name. If the name isn’t fixed, how will the assistance reach us? He was our only source of income."
Delhi Red Fort blast LIVE updates | Accused Dr Umar Nabi's movements before deadly blast reported
In a recent development in the Delhi car blast case, the police reconstructed a chilling journey of Dr Umar Nabi. With the help of over 50 CCTV cameras, they took note of the acussed's movements.
The visuals reportedly showed how he travelled from Haryana to Delhi through the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, halted for food at a roadside eatery, and spent the night inside his car before entering the national capital the next morning.
He was first spotted leaving Faridabad early Monday morning, PTI stated in its report, adding that he was seen making multiple halts, including one at a dhaba where he ate and another at a mosque where he offered prayers.
The DNA test of samples collected from the Red Fort blast site has confirmed that Dr Umar Nabi was driving the car that exploded on Monday.
Delhi Red Fort blast LIVE updates | Bomb squad vehicle arrives at Al-Falah University
Shortly after the Maruti Brezza car involved in the Delhi blast was located in the Al-Falah University, a bomb squad vehicle arrived there as part of the ongoing probe into the Faridabad terror module. The vehicle labelled 'Bomb Disposal Squad' had a few personnel onboard.
Delhi Red Fort blast LIVE updates | Congress demands all-party meeting
The Congress on Thursday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should immediately chair an all-party meeting in the aftermath of the Delhi blast and asked whether the "new normal doctrine" defined by the government following the Pahalgam attack of treating any future terror strike as an 'act of war' stands.
Delhi Red Fort blast LIVE updates | Air ticket from Srinagar to Delhi found
A flight ticket has been recovered from near Dr. Adil Ahmad's house, who was arrested from Saharanpur last week in Saharanpur. This travel ticket has raised further questions about Adil's movements and possible links to the Delhi blast.
Delhi Red Fort blast LIVE updates | Kanpur cardiology student held by ATS
A doctor and cardiology student, identified as Dr Mohammad Arif, 32, has been detained by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in connection with the ongoing investigation into the recent Delhi blast.
According to a PTI report, Arif, a native of Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir, came under the ATS radar following disclosures made during the interrogation of former GSVM professor Dr Shaheen Sayeed.
Delhi Red Fort blast LIVE updates | Indian community in Botswana pay tributes to blast victims
The Indian community in Botswana, about 10,000 people, paid condolences to the victims of the recent blast in Delhi. It was led by President Droupadi Murmu, who arrived in capital Gaborone on Tuesday after a four-day State Visit to Angola.
Delhi blast case updates | 'Strictest possible punishment, no one should dare to think of such attack again': Amit Shah
Home Minister Amit Shah promised strict action in the Delhi blast case and claimed that the punishment "will send message to world that no one should dare to think of such attack again."
"Perpetrators of blast in Delhi will be brought to book, given strictest possible punishment," he said.
Delhi blast case updates | Suspects used encrypted Swiss app to share maps, plan deadly explosion
The three doctors linked to Al-Falah varsity, Dr Umar Un Nabi, Dr Muzammil Ganaie, and Dr Shaheen Shahid, communicated through a Swiss communication app called Threema, police informed PTI on Thursday.
The police pointed out that Umar, whom they described as the most radicalised member of the module, allegedly switched off his phones and snapped digital contacts after the arrest of Muzammil and others connected to the terror conspiracy.
Delhi blast case updates | Forensic audit of Al-Falah records, ED probe into money trail
The Al Falah University at Dhauj in Haryana's Faridabad district near Delhi is under the scanner following the Delhi blast. In a recent update, the varsity is set to face a forensic audit of all records, as ordered by the government.
The ED (Enforcement Directorate) and other financial agencies were also asked by the government to check the money trail.
Delhi blast case updates | Victims suffer hearing loss, pain in ear
The Delhi blast survivors have reported health issues such as ear pain and hearing loss alongside bruises.
According to PTI, Chennai-based Md Safwan, 28, is suffering from pain in both ears, along with abrasions, swelling on his leg, and bruises. Another victim, Shiva Jaiswal, hailing from UP, is dealing with hearing issues in both ears, burns on his arm, forearm, and face, and multiple abrasions.
Delhi blast case updates | Association of Indian Universities (AIU) suspends membership of Al Falah University
After Al-Falah University's involved in the Delhi blast case was uncovered, its membership with the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) got suspended with immediate effect.
In a letter shared by the body, it wrote, "It has come to notice that Al-Falah University, Faridabad, Haryana does not appear to be in good standing. Accordingly, the membership of AIU accorded to Al-Falah University, Faridabad, Haryana stands suspended with immediate effect."
Delhi blast case updates | Akhilesh calls it 'Intelligence failure'
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday called the Delhi bomb blast an "intelligence failure". "Such an incident (Delhi blast) could only happen when the intelligence system fails," he said.