The most recent explosion comes hours after Jammu and Kashmir Police, together with central companies, uncovered a JeM-linked terror module in Faridabad, seizing 350 kg of explosive materials. An identical try involving a automobile bomb close to Delhi's Jama Masjid in 2010-linked to the now-defunct Indian Mujahideen-had been traced again to Pakistan-based operatives.
Sources stated the latest arrests of eight people, together with three docs, and restoration of explosives and ammunition might maintain essential clues. One in all them, Dr Adil Ahmad Quite from Jammu and Kashmir, is suspected to be a JeM sympathiser and could also be a key hyperlink within the chain. The Crimson Fort blast could possibly be a reactionary transfer by one other JeM-linked cell, in response to intelligence officers, although they cautioned it was too early to attract conclusions.
One other arrested physician, Dr Mujammil Shakeel (also referred to as Mujahil or Muzammil Shakeel) from Pulwama, was working at Al-Falah Hospital in Faridabad. He had rented a home in Dhauj village about three months in the past, from the place the cache of explosives was recovered throughout a coordinated raid on Sunday.
J&Ok Police additionally searched Quite's locker on the Authorities Medical Faculty in Anantnag, the place he served as a senior resident till October final yr, and recovered an AK-47 rifle and ammunition. Quite has been booked below the Arms Act and the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act. Officers stated that additional raids have been underway when the Crimson Fort blast occurred on Monday night.
Throughout Op Sindoor, Indian forces had focused JeM launch pads and hubs.
