The Delhi Police has reconstructed Dr Umar Nabi’s last hours using footage from more than 50 CCTV cameras. Investigators have also found that the suspects allegedly used a Switzerland-based encrypted messaging application to plan and coordinate their activities related to the terror conspiracy.
Police said the four suspects had pooled in more than Rs 26 lakh in cash, which was handed over to Umar for safekeeping and operational use. Using the money, the group had allegedly purchased around 26 quintals of NPK (Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium) fertiliser, approximately worth
Rs 3 lakh, from suppliers in Gurugram, Nuh and nearby towns. The fertiliser is commonly used to make Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
The investigative agencies have identified a total 21 doctors, engineers and educated professionals as part of the White Collar terror module. The agencies said that the suspects were planning serial blasts. “They were all awaiting final authorisation from their Pakistan handler but got busted,” said a senior investigator.
Describing Umar as the most radicalised member of the module, sources said, he allegedly switched off his phones and snapped digital contacts after the arrest of Muzammil and others connected to the conspiracy.
Umar, it is alleged, was the bridge between all the doctors,.Investigators suspect the accused doctors set up a private server on the said application to communicate securely and evade detection. “Detailed planning, including location sharing and task allocation, is believed to have been conducted through this private network,” a police source added.
Earlier in the day, a medical college professor and a cardiology student, both from Jammu and Kashmir, were detained in Uttar Pradesh in connection with the Delhi blastMeanwhile, different teams of NIA with help of local law enforcement agencies are continue to carry out raids in Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir and other parts of the country to trace and arrest other suspects.
