New Delhi, May 14 (NVI): National Investigation Agency on Thursday filed a 7,500-page chargesheet against 10 accused in connection with the 2025 Red Fort area car bomb explosion case that killed 11 people and injured several others in the national capital.
The chargesheet was filed before the NIA Special Court at Patiala House Courts under various provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Explosive Substances Act, Arms Act and Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act.
According to the agency, the high-intensity Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) blast took place near Red Fort on November 10, 2025, causing extensive damage besides loss of lives.
The NIA said all 10 accused, including the alleged mastermind Dr. Umer Un Nabi, who died in the blast, were linked to Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, an offshoot of Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent.
Besides Nabi, those 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.
Investigators said the accused were part of a larger conspiracy aimed at promoting violent jihadist ideology and destabilising the Indian government. The agency alleged that during a secret meeting in Srinagar in 2022, the group reorganised itself as “AGuH Interim” after a failed attempt to travel to Afghanistan via Turkey.
According to the NIA, the group launched “Operation Heavenly Hind”, under which it recruited members, propagated extremist ideology, stockpiled arms and ammunition, and manufactured explosives using commercially available chemicals.
The agency said the explosive used in the blast was Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP), prepared through clandestine procurement of chemicals and repeated experimentation.
The probe, spread across Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Delhi-NCR, included 588 witness statements, over 395 documents and more than 200 material exhibits.
The NIA said forensic evidence, including DNA fingerprinting, confirmed the identity of Nabi. Investigators also recovered evidence related to illegal procurement of weapons such as AK-47 rifles, Krinkov rifles and pistols, besides experiments involving drone-mounted and rocket-based IEDs.
A total of 11 people have been arrested in the case so far, while efforts are underway to trace other absconding accused, the agency said.(NVI)
