New Delhi : The probe into the Delhi blast case has revealed a nefarious plan by the Jaish-linked white-collar terror module to carry out blasts across several Indian cities. At least 13 people died in the blast in an i20 car near the Red Fort, in what is being seen as a panic detonation while the larger conspiracy was of a serial blast.
Dr Muzammil Shakeel, an associate of suicide bomber Umar Mohammad, has claimed during his interrogation by the National Investigation Agency that he had been preparing for the blasts for two years. The doctor was tasked with purchasing urea and ammonium nitrate, a compound that can explode when mixed with other volatile substances and detonated externally.
Other explosive materials were bought from Nuh while the electronic components were purchased from two different markets in Faridabad. The doctor had also bought a deep freezer to store the chemicals in a stable environment. His associate, Umar, was responsible for processing the fertiliser for its use in the explosives and arranging chemicals and other ingredients, sources said.
The Delhi blast conspiracy was funded by the terror accused themselves, sources said. The members of the terror module raised Rs 26 lakh in cash for purchasing the explosive materials. The amount was then handed over to Umar, the sources said, adding that the suicide bomber himself contributed Rs 2 lakh. Muzammil gave another Rs 5 lakh, while other members of the terror module, Adil Rather and Muzaffar Rather contributed Rs 8 lakh and Rs 6 lakh. Shaeen Saeed from Lucknow chipped in with Rs 5 lakh.
While Umar blew himself up during the blast, the other accused are in custody and are being questioned. They worked together at the Faridabad-based Al Falah University that is also under the scanner for alleged financial irregularities. Muzammil has admitted to buying an AK-47 rifle for Rs 6.5 lakh that was later recovered from Adil Rather’s locker, sources said.
Muzammil, Adil, and Muzaffar had travelled to Turkey on the instructions of Okasa, who is associated with the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The plan was to enter Afghanistan but their handler backed out after making them wait for nearly a week, sources said. Officials believe Okasa used to contact Muzammil through Telegram and that their communication had ended after Muzammil asked him about his handler.
Umar had gone through bomb-making videos and literature on the internet before he bought the explosive materials, sources said. The investigators believe that the findings point to a multi-location blast conspiracy. The accused planned to carry out simultaneous blasts at different locations, sources said.
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