Doctors at Al-Falah University linked to progressive bomb tests culminating in Red Fort attack

According to the NIA chargesheet, a “white-coat” terror cell centered on three Al-Falah University doctors—Umer Un Nabi, Muzammil Shakeel Ganaie and Adeel Ahmed Rather—progressively refined explosive devices, starting with fertilizer-based mixtures tested near a campus tubewell in September-October last year. The trio then shifted experiments to an isolated field and later to the forested Dhauj area of the Faridabad Aravalis, where they handled nitroglycerine and later TATP, producing larger IEDs and a pipe-type device.

Parallel to the bomb work, associate professor Shaheen Shahid allegedly funneled about Rs 16 lakh to Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, facilitating the purchase of a Krinkov, an AK-47 and pistols, which were test-fired in Dhauj. Materials were sourced from markets in Gurgaon and Faridabad and stored in rented premises before a major cache of 2,600 kg ammonium nitrate was seized at Fatehpur Taga a day before the Red Fort attack. The suicide bomber, identified as Umer, died in the blast that killed 15 and injured 29. Investigators say his continued affiliation with Al-Falah gave the group access to chemicals, equipment and militant contacts.