| NIA files chargesheet against absconding doctor, 2 others | | Red Fort blast case: | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 27: Three more accused from Kashmir, including arrested accused Zameer Ahmad Ahanger and Tufail Ahmad Bhat and absconder doctor Muzafar Ahmad, have been charged in the November 2025 Red Fort area car bomb blast that killed 11 persons. Total chargesheeted accused in the case stands at 13.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted three more accused, including an absconding accused, in connection with the November 2025 car bomb explosion near the Red Fort in Delhi that killed 11 persons.
In its supplementary chargesheet in case RC-21/2025/NIA/DLI, the NIA has named Zameer Ahmad Ahanger, Tufail Ahmad Bhat and Muzafar Ahmad @ Faraz @ Zafar, all from Jammu and Kashmir, as accused. With this, the total number of persons chargesheeted in the case has risen to 13, including the deceased prime accused, Dr Umer Un Nabi.
Absconding accused Muzafar Ahmed, a pediatrician (MBBS, MD), has been identified as the elder brother of co-accused Dr Adeel Ahmed Rather and a founding member of “AGuH Interim”, an offshoot of Al-Qaeda.
According to the NIA investigation, Muzafar was among the principal conspirators, along with co-accused Umer, Muzammil, Adeel and Mufti Irfan, behind the Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) blast on 10 November 2025.
The investigation further revealed that Muzafar attended a secret Eidgah meeting in Srinagar in June 2022, where the AGuH Interim terror module was established. He was also deeply involved in the manufacture, testing and safekeeping of TATP-based IEDs at a clandestine facility at Al-Falah University, Faridabad.
A Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) has been issued against Muzafar and efforts are underway to trace and arrest him.
According to the NIA, Zameer, an Overground Worker (OGW) of AGuH Interim, maintained contact with handlers and acted as a courier for arms, ammunition and cash for the terror module.
Tufail, a former OGW of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), allegedly served as the module’s arms supplier, procuring and delivering weapons and ammunition through dead drops.
The chargesheet filed before the NIA Special Court, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi, invokes relevant provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UA(P) Act), the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Explosive Substances Act and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property (PDPP) Act.
The NIA said its investigation, supported by forensic analysis, geolocation mapping and financial trail examination, is continuing. |
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