US EditionCodename 'Ukasa': Turkiye Handler Directed Delhi Terror Module; How Bomber Umar’s 2022 Trip Planned Strikes
DNA tests confirmed Dr Umar Mohammad as the driver of the VBIED that killed 12 near Red Fort, linked to Jaish-e-Mohammad handlers in Turkey and Afghanistan.
- On Monday, a parked Hyundai i20 exploded near Gate Number 1 of the Red Fort Metro Station, killing 12 and injuring over 20; DNA tests confirmed Dr Umar Mohammad was the driver and died in the blast.
- Investigators traced handlers to Ankara, Turkey and Afghanistan, linking suspects to a so-called `doctor module` tied to Jaish-e-Mohammad and plans for December 6.
- Digital forensics recovered coded terms and use of the `Session App` for encrypted coordination, while teams from the Forensic Science Laboratory collected over 40 samples including two cartridges and one live round.
- Investigating agencies have intensified coordination as the National Investigation Agency and Delhi Police Special Cell trace financial and communication links tied to suspects.
- Investigators say a 2021 trip to Turkey radicalised Umar and Ganaie, who reconnoitred the Red Fort area in January with plans for Republic Day, and officials allege handlers instructed dispersal and preparations for 26/11-style attacks, with panic possibly causing an accidental detonation.
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Indian security agencies have foiled a sophisticated, multi-pronged terror plot of an “unprecedented scale” planned by a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) “white-collar” module, aimed at triggering serial explosions and a chemical attack across several cities, with the symbolic hoisting of a saffron flag at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple as a primary target. The elaborate plan, which investigators have described as a “spectacular attack” akin to the 26/11 Mumbai str…
Codename 'Ukasa': Turkiye handler directed Delhi terror module; how bomber Umar’s 2022 trip planned strikes
Investigators probing the Red Fort blast have traced the origins of the terror conspiracy to a Turkiye-based handler, known by the codename Ukasa, who allegedly directed the module led by Al-Falah University professor Umar Un Nabi. According to security sources, Ukasa acted as the primary link between the Delhi-based module and handlers of proscribed outfits Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH). The plot, officials said, was h…
Delhi blast probe: Dr Umar, other terrorists were in contact with Turkish handler 'UKasa', say sources
Delhi car blast probe has taken a significant turn after police confirmed that Dr Umar Mohammad, identified through DNA testing, was driving the car that exploded. Investigators have also traced his handler, known as 'UKasa,' to Turkey's capital Ankara.
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