White-collar Terror Module Sought Suicide Bomber for Over a Year, Officials Reveal
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A sophisticated 'white-collar' terror module, recently dismantled by the Jammu and Kashmir Police, had been searching for a suicide bomber since 2024, officials confirmed on Sunday. The module's key planner, Dr Umar Nabi, had been driving the hunt for a bomber, according to investigators. A co-accused revealed during questioning that Umar believed the explosives-laden car that blew up near the Red Fort on November 10, killing 13 people, was a 'hardcore radical' who insisted on a suicide attacker. Following this revelation, Srinagar Police detained 15 people for questioning in the Kashmir valley. Their investigation led to the unraveling of the entire 'white-collar' module, with one of the arrested individuals, Jasir alias 'Danish', revealing he first met the module in October last year at a mosque in Kulgam. Jasir, a political science graduate, was taken to a rented accommodation linked to Al Falah University in Faridabad, Haryana, where he was convinced by Umar to become a suicide bomber. However, he refused in April this year, citing financial difficulties and his belief that suicide is forbidden in Islam. This new revelation adds a dangerous layer to the ongoing probe into the Jaish-e-Mohammed-linked interstate terror network. Investigators believe Dr Umar Nabi, a 28-year-old doctor from Pulwama, was preparing a powerful vehicle-borne IED attack around the Babri Masjid demolition anniversary on December 6. Umar's radical shift is believed to have begun after a 2021 trip to Turkiye with co-accused Dr Muzammil Ahmad Ganaie, during which they allegedly met JeM over-ground workers. The wider network was uncovered after JeM posters appeared on walls in Bunpora, Nowgam, on October 19, leading to the arrest of several individuals, including Maulvi Irfan Ahmad, a former paramedic-turned-Imam from Shopian.
