New Delhi: Terror suspects linked to the November 10 Red Fort car blast used a clandestine ‘dead drop’ email technique to plan the attack, investigators have found. The method involved typing messages in the drafts folder of a shared email account, allowing others to read them without sending any email, making the communication nearly untraceable.
At least 13 people were killed and nearly two dozen injured when an i20 car exploded near the Red Fort. Doctors Muzammil Shakeel, Umar Mohammad, and Shaheed Saeed are among those under investigation for alleged links to a Jaish-e-Mohammad–linked terror module.
According to sources, the suspects also used encrypted apps like Threema, Telegram, and other platforms to avoid surveillance. Police have confirmed that Umar Mohammad was the driver of the car that detonated.
The other two doctors were arrested shortly before the blast as part of an operation by Jammu & Kashmir Police, which led to the busting of their terror module. Raids on properties rented by the accused near Delhi yielded nearly 3,000 kg of explosives, bomb-making materials, and a cache of weapons, including a rifle and ammunition found in Saeed’s car.
Investigators believe the group held secret meetings in Muzammil’s room at Al Falah University to plan multiple blasts in Delhi. Sources suggest the blast may have been triggered prematurely by Mohammad in panic after the arrest of his associates. (Agencies)
