NIA Files 7,500-Page Chargesheet Against 10 Accused in Red Fort Car Bomb Blast Case

The National Investigation Agency has filed a massive 7,500-page chargesheet against 10 accused individuals in connection with the deadly car bomb explosion near the Red Fort that took place on November 10, 2025. The high-intensity Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) blast claimed 11 lives, injured several others, and caused extensive damage to property in the national capital.

According to the chargesheet submitted before the NIA Special Court at Patiala House Courts in New Delhi, all 10 accused were allegedly linked to Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH), an offshoot of Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS). The Ministry of Home Affairs had declared AQIS and its manifestations as terrorist organisations in June 2018.

Among those named in the chargesheet is the alleged main conspirator, Dr. Umer Un Nabi, a Pulwama-based former Assistant Professor at Al-Falah University, who died in the blast. Charges against him are proposed to be abated. The other accused include Aamir Rashid Mir, Jasir Bilal Wani, Dr. Muzamil Shakeel, Dr. Adeel Ahmed Rather, Dr. Shaheen Saeed, Mufti Irfan Ahmad Wagay, Soyab, Dr. Bilal Naseer Malla, and Yasir Ahmad Dar.

The chargesheet has been filed under multiple laws, including the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Explosive Substances Act, Arms Act, and Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act.

The investigation, which spanned Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Delhi-NCR, includes 588 oral testimonies, over 395 documents, and more than 200 seized material exhibits.

NIA stated that the accused were allegedly inspired by AQIS/AGuH ideology and had regrouped under a new outfit called “AGuH Interim” during a secret meeting in Srinagar in 2022 after a failed attempt to travel to Afghanistan through Turkey. The group allegedly launched “Operation Heavenly Hind,” aimed at overthrowing the democratically elected Indian government and establishing Sharia rule.

According to investigators, the accused recruited members, spread extremist propaganda, stockpiled weapons, and manufactured explosives using commercially available chemicals. The probe revealed that the explosive used in the Red Fort blast was Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP), allegedly prepared through clandestine procurement and repeated experimentation.

The agency also found evidence suggesting the group had experimented with rocket and drone-mounted IEDs to target security establishments in Jammu & Kashmir and other parts of India. Arms allegedly recovered or linked to the accused included AK-47 rifles, Krinkov rifles, country-made pistols, and live ammunition.

The investigation further uncovered the procurement of specialised laboratory equipment, including MMO anodes, electric circuits, and switches, through both offline and online channels. NIA claims the group had plans to expand its operations nationwide before the terror module was dismantled.

So far, 11 individuals have been arrested in the case, while efforts continue to trace absconding suspects whose involvement surfaced during the investigation.

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