Key Point
Police busted a “white collar terror” module where doctors allegedly formed a group named Ansar Interim.
The network created a hierarchy, recruited members and learned bomb making online, preparing TATP explosives.
Chemicals and fertilisers were procured from Haryana and other states, showing an inter state logistics chain.
The group attempted to recruit a suicide attacker and planned a high casualty vehicle borne IED attack.
Investigators linked the conspiracy to the Red Fort explosion and the case is now under NIA probe.
A major counter terror investigation in India has uncovered an unusual white collar terror module in which educated professionals, including doctors and religious figures, allegedly created a new outfit called Ansar Interim to plan attacks in Jammu and Kashmir and other parts of the country. Authorities say the Jammu and Kashmir Police dismantled the network and the case is now being probed by the National Investigation Agency.
Investigators believe members had been radicalized for years and formally organized themselves in April 2022 at a meeting in Eidgah, Srinagar, where they structured roles and operational codes for the group.
Officials identified the core group as doctors Muzamil Gannie, Umer-un-Nabi, and Adeel Rather along with Muzzafar Rather, Maulvi Irfan, Qari Aamir and Tufail Gazi.
Authorities say the organization had a hierarchy:
Adeel Rather acted as Ameer or chief
Maulvi Irfan served as deputy chief
Muzamil Gannie handled finances
Umer-un-Nabi worked as coordinator and operational planner
Investigators noted the name Ansar is often associated with nomenclature used by Al Qaeda linked groups.
The probe revealed a structured conspiracy involving recruitment, logistics and explosives manufacturing.
According to investigators:
Members sourced fertilizer from Sohna and Nuh in Haryana
Chemicals were purchased from a shop in Faridabad
Umer-un-Nabi learned bomb making from online videos
He prepared the high risk explosive TATP
Officials suspect the inter state procurement network linked Kashmir with Haryana and possibly Uttar Pradesh, showing a coordinated logistical chain.
The group allegedly recruited a man identified as Danish alias Jasir from South Kashmir and took him to accommodation near Al Falah University in Faridabad where explosives were prepared.
Investigators said Umer tried to convince him to carry out a suicide attack, but the recruit backed out citing financial hardship and religious reservations.
Authorities believe the module intended to conduct a high casualty vehicle borne IED attack at a crowded site, possibly in the national capital or a religious location.
Umer un Nabi later died in an explosion involving an explosives laden vehicle outside Delhi’s Red Fort in November, which investigators suspect was linked to the broader conspiracy.
Police believe the premature blast occurred after earlier arrests and seizure of explosives disrupted the plan.
The investigation began after Jaish e Mohammed posters appeared in Srinagar. CCTV analysis led to arrests of local youths whose interrogation exposed the larger network and the role of a preacher in radicalizing professionals.
(Rh/ARC)
