New Delhi, 12 November 2025 — Security agencies have busted a transnational “white-collar” terror network with alleged links to the car-bomb blast near the Red Fort in New Delhi that killed at least nine people. Investigators revealed that the module of seven suspects included doctors, a cleric, and businessmen operating across Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. The group is believed to have been guided by handlers based overseas and was reportedly stockpiling approximately 2,900 kg of ammonium nitrate and other explosives in a rented property in Faridabad, indicating a high level of organization and access to resources.
The cleric, identified as Maulvi Irfan Ahmad Wagay from Shopian in south Kashmir, is alleged to have played a key role in radicalising educated professionals, including medical practitioners, into the terror network. The investigation suggests that Wagay used his influence in religious and social circles to recruit individuals from respectable professions, forming what authorities describe as a “white-collar terror ecosystem.” The group’s operations extended beyond Indian borders, with evidence pointing to financial and logistical links to extremist elements in West Asia.
Among the accused, Dr Umar Mohammad has been identified as the individual who allegedly drove the vehicle used in the Red Fort blast after other members of the module were apprehended. Security agencies have invoked the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Explosive Substances Act, underlining that the case is being pursued as a major act of terrorism. Investigators continue to trace the network’s funding routes and communication channels, with the crackdown exposing a disturbing trend of radicalisation among highly educated professionals.
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