A Brother-Sister Duo And Terror Links: How The Faridabad Module Trail Reached Lucknow

Last Updated:November 11, 2025, 17:09 IST

Dr Shaheen's bank transactions, call records, and travel data between Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, and Lucknow are now being scrutinised to trace possible terror financing routes.

Uttar Pradesh Police ATS, Jammu and Kashmir Police and Lucknow Police conduct joint raids at several locations in Lucknow. (Image: ANI)

The trail of the Delhi Red Fort Metro Station blast has taken a chilling detour — straight into Lucknow’s bustling lanes. Before sunrise on Tuesday, joint teams of Jammu & Kashmir Police and Uttar Pradesh ATS stormed two houses in the city, linked to a doctor brother-sister duo suspected of being part of a terror module. What investigators found could reveal how Uttar Pradesh became a crucial node in a network plotting attacks across northern India.

The first raid took place at the residence of Dr Parvez Ansari in Muttakipur village under the Madiyanv police station area. When officials arrived early in the morning, the house was locked. The joint team broke open the door and searched the premises for nearly three hours. Inside, officers found several documents, digital devices, and a motorcycle, while a Maruti Alto car bearing an Integral University pass was seized from outside.

Soon after, the operation shifted to Lalbagh’s Khandari Bazaar, where Dr Shaheen Saeed, Parvez’s sister, resides. Both the UP ATS and J&K Police carried out a meticulous search of her home, assisted by local police units. The lanes were cordoned off as curious residents watched from a distance. Police sources said several “important documents and electronic devices" were recovered and have been sent for forensic examination.

“We are examining every lead that connects these individuals to the larger terror network unearthed after the Delhi blast. The material recovered from Lucknow could prove crucial," said a senior ATS official on condition of anonymity.

The Lucknow action followed the arrest of Dr Shaheen by Jammu & Kashmir Police after Monday’s Faridabad arms haul. An AK-47 rifle, live ammunition, and other suspicious items were recovered from her car. Shaheen, who hails from Lucknow’s Lalbagh area, was reportedly close to Dr Muzammil Shakeel, a key accused in the terror module busted last week.

Officials allege that Shaheen had links with Pakistan-based terror outfits Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Ansar Gazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH). According to IG (Law & Order) LR Kumar, the UP Police are working closely with J&K counterparts to trace her network and verify her connections.

Preliminary findings suggest that Shaheen was associated with Al-Falah University in Faridabad and had frequent contact with several individuals already under intelligence watch. Her bank transactions, call records, and travel data between Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, and Lucknow are now being scrutinised to trace possible terror financing routes.

The Lucknow Link

For years, Lucknow was seen as an administrative and academic hub, far from the militancy corridors of the Valley. But the latest developments have thrust the city into the national security spotlight. Investigators say the Integral University connection — both in Shaheen’s and her brother’s case — is being looked at to determine whether it served as a local logistical base for the module.

A senior intelligence officer said that Lucknow’s location and its educational ecosystem could have been “used strategically by terror handlers" to recruit or shelter educated operatives. “The profile of those arrested — all medical or academic professionals — shows how terror networks are shifting tactics," he added.

The Lucknow raids are part of a broader, multi-state investigation spanning Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, and Jammu & Kashmir. Earlier, on November 7, the J&K Police arrested Dr Adil Ahmed from Saharanpur, a native of Anantnag who had earlier served at the Government Medical College there. CCTV footage had shown him putting up Jaish-e-Mohammed posters in Srinagar, leading to his arrest.

Based on his interrogation, police raided a Faridabad residence rented by Dr Muzammil Shakeel, where a cache of nearly 360 kg of explosive material — suspected to be ammonium nitrate — was recovered. Firearms including an assault rifle, pistol, and multiple magazines were also seized.

Investigators say the terror module was working at the behest of foreign handlers, coordinating through encrypted online platforms and planning attacks in Delhi and key UP cities. So far, seven people have been arrested, and 2,900 kg of IED-making material has been seized from across states.

Meanwhile, Dr Parvez Ansari remains untraceable. Police teams are gathering details about his movements and questioning neighbors to determine his whereabouts. “He may hold vital information about how the network operated inside Uttar Pradesh," an ATS source said.

Security has been tightened in Lucknow, with special focus on medical institutions, hostels, and private clinics where some of the suspects had professional ties. The raids have also prompted the state’s anti-terror units to re-examine possible sleeper cells operating under the guise of academic or health work.

As investigators sift through seized data and digital trails, Lucknow — once a distant spectator to terror operations — now finds itself at the centre of one of India’s biggest multi-state terror probes in recent years.

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