Delhi Blast Link Exposed: Wanted IM Operative Shadab Baig's Trail Goes Cold, Then Hot Again
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A shocking twist has emerged in the Delhi Red Fort blast case, with investigators uncovering fresh links to Mirza Shadab Baig, a missing Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative. Baig, a key recruiter from Azamgarh, has been at large since 2008, but a new Jaish-e-Mohammed "white collar module" has reignited the probe into his activities. Baig, who earned a degree in electronics and instrumentation in 2007, vanished after the Batla House encounter in 2008. He is wanted in multiple bombings, including the 2008 Jaipur serial blasts, which killed 63 people and injured over 216, and the Ahmedabad-Surat bombings. A ₹1 lakh reward has been announced for his capture. According to intelligence reports, Baig acted as an explosives specialist, sourcing detonators and ball bearings for the Jaipur attack and assisting IM founders Riyaz and Yasin Bhatkal. He was also accused of procuring explosives and aiding IM modules in the Gujarat blasts. The Al-Falah School of Engineering and Technology in Haryana's Faridabad is now under scrutiny, with multiple operatives linked to the Delhi blast case having ties to the institution. The pattern suggests a possible recruitment or "radicalisation pipeline" stretching nearly two decades, with operatives from Uttar Pradesh and Haryana being drawn into the Al-Falah ecosystem. As the investigation widens, officials are examining whether the university was systematically exploited by terror operatives. The alleged trail spans Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Karnataka, and Afghanistan, with deeper linkages expected to emerge as the probe continues.
