Red Fort Blast: NIA Supplementary Chargesheet Names Doctor, Ex-LeT Operative Among 3 Accused | Exclusive

Last Updated:June 27, 2026, 16:59 IST

At the centre of the NIA’s latest findings is the absconding accused, Muzafar Ahmad, a highly qualified paediatrician holding MBBS and MD degrees

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has significantly expanded its crackdown on the cross-border terror network behind the deadly November 2025 Red Fort car bomb explosion, filing a supplementary chargesheet against three more individuals from Jammu and Kashmir. The latest legal filing brings the total number of accused in the high-profile blast case to 13, exposing an active weapons supply chain and an intricate improvised explosive device (IED) manufacturing network orchestrated by an al-Qaeda offshoot known as “AGuH Interim".

The supplementary chargesheet, submitted before the Special NIA Court at Patiala House Courts in New Delhi, officially names Zameer Ahmad Ahanger, Tufail Ahmad Bhat, and an absconding prime conspirator, Muzafar Ahmad, who also operates under the aliases Faraz and Zafar. The development follows intensive multi-disciplinary investigations into the 10 November 2025 Vehicle-Borne IED (VBIED) blast near the historic monument in the national capital, an attack that resulted in the deaths of 11 people.

The Paediatrician Architect and the Faridabad IED Factory

At the centre of the NIA’s latest findings is the absconding accused, Muzafar Ahmad, a highly qualified paediatrician holding MBBS and MD degrees. Investigations have identified him as the elder brother of co-accused Dr Adeel Ahmed Rather and a founding member of the al-Qaeda splinter cell. Agency officials revealed that Ahmad was one of the primary architects of the fatal conspiracy, alongside deceased mastermind Dr Umer Un Nabi. Ahmad’s involvement dates back to a secret foundational meeting held at the Eidgah in Srinagar in June 2022, where the interim terror module was officially conceptualised.

The probe further established that Ahmad was deeply embedded in the technical operations of the cell, participating directly in the manufacture, testing, and safekeeping of highly volatile Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP)-based explosives. This illicit assembly took place within a clandestine IED facility operated by the cell at Al-Falah University in Faridabad. While a Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) has been formalised against the fugitive medical professional, specialised counter-terror units are actively executing tracking protocols to secure his arrest.

Logistics, Arms Procurement, and Scientific Mapping

The supplementary filings also detail the specialised logistical support that enabled the strike. Accused Zameer Ahmad Ahanger, operating as an Overground Worker (OGW) for the outfit, maintained direct communication with handlers and functioned as a dedicated courier tasked with moving weapons, ammunition, and operational cash reserves across state lines. Meanwhile, Tufail Ahmad Bhat, a former OGW affiliated with the proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), served as the primary arms procurer, leveraging dead-drop operations orchestrated by a handler to secure an arsenal including an AK-47, a Krinkov rifle, a pistol, and live ammunition, which he delivered to Dr Umer Un Nabi for a payment of 3 lakh rupees.

In the formal chargesheet, the central agency has invoked stringent provisions under sections 13, 18, 20, 23, 38, and 39 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, alongside relevant segments of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) covering criminal conspiracy and rioting against the detained operatives. The fugitive paediatrician faces additional heavy charges under the BNS for murder, the Explosive Substances Act, and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act. The NIA emphasised that these crucial linkages were established through advanced forensic testing, precise geo-location mapping of conspiracy sites, and a granular analysis of the module’s financial trails, adding that further investigative angles remain wide open.

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