Red Fort Blast Probe Widens: 200 Al Falah University Staff Under Investigation
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The investigation into the November 10 Red Fort blast has taken a significant turn, with over 200 staff members of Al Falah University in Faridabad coming under the scanner of probe agencies. Following the arrest of the university's chairman, Jawad Ahmed Siddique, the agencies are scrutinizing the backgrounds of the staff, including doctors, who were allegedly linked to the suicide bomber, Dr. Umar Un Nabi. According to sources, many staff members have been seen leaving the university with their belongings, sparking concerns among students and staff. The agencies are trying to identify the individuals who left the university and are investigating their potential connections to the terrorists responsible for the blast. Additionally, several people have deleted their mobile data, which will be probed by authorities. Over 1,000 people have been questioned, and police are searching the hostels and rooms of students who live off-campus. The investigation has also led to the detention of a 35-year-old woman who rented a room to Dr. Umar in Haryana's Nuh. Her family is also under investigation. The Al Falah Medical College has been at the center of the storm since the blast, with the number of patients at its hospital declining significantly. Security agencies are trying to determine if there was a handler inside the university, as Dr. Umar had been given "special treatment" during his time there. Dr. Umar, who was employed at the college, had been absent for nearly six months without leave or notification in 2023. He had also been assigned the evening or night shifts at the hospital, never the morning shifts. The university has been under the lens of the investigative agencies since the blast, with authorities working at the institution. Units from the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Delhi Police Special Cell, Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad, Faridabad Crime Branch, and Jammu and Kashmir Police are constantly visiting the university. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) also visited the university on Tuesday, when it arrested Jawad Ahmed Siddique, the chairman of the Al Falah group. Central investigating agencies have also sought information on doctors who obtained their medical degrees from outside India, as part of an intelligence-driven effort to identify potential associates or sympathisers of the 'doctor terror module's members.
