Delhi Blast Probe Unravels 2008 Terror Links: Missing IM Operative's Altered Past Exposed

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The Delhi blast probe has shed new light on a 14-year-old terror case, revealing a possible connection between the recent Red Fort blast and a missing Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative. Mirza Shadab Baig, a former student of Al Falah University in Faridabad, has been linked to a series of explosions in 2008. Baig, a key IM operative, was accused of carrying out the 2008 Jaipur serial blasts, the Ahmedabad-Surat bombings, and the 2007 Gorakhpur explosions. He completed his B.Tech in electronics and instrumentation from Al Falah University in 2007 and had been missing since September 19, 2008, after traveling on his genuine passport. The investigating agencies believe Baig has been living in Saudi Arabia and was last traced to Afghanistan in 2019. The Al Falah University is facing scrutiny after four of its faculty members and a preacher were found linked to the November 10 car blast outside the Red Fort, which killed 10 people. The latest blast has brought attention to Baig's possible involvement in the Delhi Red Fort blast case, with senior officials stating that the link between the two incidents cannot be ruled out. The probe has also led to the issuance of a demolition notice to the ancestral home of Al Falah University founder Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, who is facing scrutiny for money laundering. Siddiqui was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday and sent to 13-day ED custody for generating ₹415 crore through misrepresenting accreditation and statutory status. The Mhow house, registered in the name of Siddiqui's father, had been declared illegal nearly three decades ago.