Red Fort Blast Case: Surgeon Dr. Raees Ahmed and Dr. Priyanka Detained in Major Crackdown
Srinagar/Pathankot (The Uttam Hindu): Central agencies investigating a major terror module in connection with the Delhi Red Fort blast have intensified their action. A 45-year-old Kashmiri surgeon and a female doctor from Haryana have also been detained from a private medical college in Pathankot.
Surgeon arrested from Pathankot
According to police, Dr. Raees Ahmed Bhatt, a surgeon from a private medical college near Pathankot's Mamun Cantonment, was initially detained. Dr. Raees is a resident of Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir and had been working there for the past two years. Agencies suspect he was in contact with a member of the module involved in the Delhi bombings.
Al Falah University at the Center of Investigation
Al Falah University, located in Faridabad, has emerged as a key link in the investigation by central agencies. Dr. Raees Ahmed Bhatt previously worked at the university. Several other key suspects in the case have also been linked to the same institution. Previously, two doctors from Haryana's Nuh district, one of whom is a former student of the university, were detained for questioning.
Dr. Priyanka was in contact with Dr. Umar Nabi
Furthering this investigation, the NIA team detained Dr. Priyanka Sharma from Haryana while tracing the phone of Dr. Umar Nabi, an accused in the Delhi blasts. Dr. Priyanka Sharma is originally from Rohtak district, Haryana, but is currently working at the Anantnag GMC and is a final-year MBBS student there.
Phone tracing revealed that Priyanka was in constant contact with the accused, Dr. Umar Nabi. The NIA has seized Priyanka's mobile phone and SIM card and sent them for further forensic examination. The investigation will now determine her role in this terrorist plot.
Meanwhile, Bilal Ahmad Wani, 50, a resident of Qazigund in Kulgam, and his two sons were detained by police in connection with the Jaish terror module case. Today, after being released, Bilal Ahmad attempted self-immolation .
He was taken to GMC Anantnag in critical condition, from where he was referred to SMHS Hospital in Srinagar due to his critical condition. Bilal's two sons (Jasir Bilal and Naveel Wani) were detained five days ago because they are neighbors of Dr. Muzaffar Rather and Dr. Adeel Rather, who were already arrested in the case.