Delhi explosion: Kin of terror suspects in shock and disbelief

Security agencies on Tuesday (November 11, 2025) recorded the statements of family members of the doctors, under scanner for terror activities, and collected samples for DNA matching, as the deadly Red Fort blast trail reached Kashmir.

Meanwhile, a sense of disbelief prevailed among the families of the three doctors.

The J&K Police questioned the family members, including father and mother of the main accused, Dr. Umar Nabi, a resident of Pulwama’s Samboora. Security agencies believe Dr. Nabi was driving the explosive-laden car on Monday (November 10, 2025) evening near the Red Fort, minutes before it exploded and left 13 civilians dead. Officials said the DNA samples of the family members will be matched with that of the slain car driver to establish the identity.

At the two-storey house of Dr. Nabi in Pulwama, the family expressed shock and disbelief at his alleged role in the Delhi blasts. The family says Dr. Nabi was a “religious-oriented person and passionate cricketer”, who left for Delhi in March last year. The family is clueless about the car.

“We have an old car at home. He was a professor in a Faridabad college. Earlier, he served as a doctor at the Government Medical College, Anantnag. He would talk less and always stressed that his kin should pursue higher studies. I spoke to him last Friday. He talked frankly. One cannot imagine he could be involved in anything,” said Dr. Nabi’s sister-in-law.

Around 27 km away from Samboora, the family members of Dr. Muzamil Ahmad Ganaie, alias Musaib, another terror suspect, are shocked.  Dr. Ganaie was pursing his postgraduation from the Al-Falah College in Faridabad, according to the family members.

“This is the first time that we are witnessing raids at home. For the past 40 years, we witnessed nothing of this sort. My son is a doctor and was picked up while he was on duty many days ago. He completed his MBBS froma medical college in Batra (Jammu),” said Dr. Ganaie’s mother.  

According to the police, the role of another doctor, identified as Dr. Adeel Ahmad Rather, a resident of Kulgam’s Wanpora, is also under scanner, in conne for the posters said to be pasted by the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) on October 19 at multiple locations in Bunpora area of Nowgam, Srinagar, that carried threats against police and security forces. Both Dr. Ganaie and Dr. Rather are in police custody. 

The police said the two doctors among seven others were part of an inter-State terror group. The police investigation suggested that they were “involved in radicalising professionals and students, and were in contact with foreign handlers, operating from Pakistan and other countries”.

Vehicle check intensified

Meanwhile, security forces stepped up frisking and search of vehicles across the Kashmir Valley, especially on the Srinagar-Jammu highway, railway stations and towns.

“To ensure maintenance of peace and public order, the police in Awantipora have intensified vehicle checking on NH-44 and other important arterial roads. The checking drives are being conducted to monitor the movement of suspicious persons and vehicles, and to prevent the transportation of any contraband or unlawful material,” a police spokesman said.

J&K Lieutenant-Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a high-level review meeting on the security scenario at the Raj Bhavan, Srinagar. A Raj Bhavan spokesman said the L-G directed all officials concerned “to maintain constant vigil and security, and emphasised on seamless coordination amongst the J&K Police, Intelligence and security agencies”.