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New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The perpetrators of the Delhi blasts may have panicked and resorted to a “lone wolf” operation following reports that a large cache of explosives were found in a joint operation in Faridabad, after details of the recovery of weapons from doctors in Kashmir became public, according to some security experts.
Kulbir Krishna, a former member of India’s National Security Advisory Board, agreed with the theory as a “plausible explanation” linking the Kashmir and Faridabad exposures and the blasts at the Red Fort, however, wanted to know what could have kept the perpetrator of Monday’s blast in New Delhi from doing so for so long before detonating.
“The car was seen entering the Faridabad border around 8:15 am. It was seen traveling in security camera footage before reaching a parking area near a mosque. Then, it was parked for three hours before the blast,” Krishna said.
The answer may perhaps lie with Umar Nabi, who, if he had actually been the driver, would have been blown to pieces in the explosion.
But there was another “plausible theory”, which believed he was receiving instructions from a handler.
He was apparently nervous after the raid in Faridabad led to the discovery of a huge cache of explosives and media reports detailing a terror module.
A small incident of terror posters in Srinagar turned into a major terror bust in Faridabad, where doctors were found storing 350 kg of explosives and AK-47 rifles.
The discovery is now being linked to the Delhi Red Fort blast that killed at least eight people and injured several, leading to the expose of an international terror network involving operatives of Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind.
On 27 October, police in Srinagar observed people putting up posters in support of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in public places.
One of the people involved was identified as Dr Adil Ahmed Rather, a senior resident of the Government Medical College in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir Police, with the assistance of Special Operations Group (SOG), detained Rather and another doctor from Saharanpur and Allahabad respectively.
A case was registered under several sections of the Arms Act and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
Rather’s arrest in Uttar Pradesh on November 6 led investigators to an extensive network of professionals – doctors and clerics – who were working as local operatives for terrorist groups.
Acting on leads from arrests in Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Police and Haryana Police raided a rented house in Dhauj village, where they recovered a large quantity of ammonium nitrate, arms and ammunition.
Investigators believe the explosives were being prepared for large-scale attacks and the timing of the Red Fort blast suggests a coordinated terror plan was made with Delhi as the main target.
As the news spread across social and mass media, Umar Nabi realized that the noose was tightening around him and his colleagues, with recruitment of doctors and clerics by terrorist groups highlighting their use of educated professionals to avoid suspicion.
Officials believe the Faridabad blast sparked a major catastrophe, possibly a synchronized series of blasts in cities like the national capital.
While the entire operation demonstrates how early intelligence and inter-state coordination can foil destructive conspiracies, the detailed report alerted the rest of the gang.
–IANS
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