The National Investigation Agency (NIA) chargesheet in the Red Fort blast case has revealed that mastermind Umar un Nabi was instrumental in reviving the dormant Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH) module linked to Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent.
According to the 7,500-page chargesheet, he picked Red Fort as a target as it is a "symbol of the Indian state." However, the date of the blast was not pre-decided and Nabi allegedly panicked after multiple arrests in Srinagar.
In the suicide blast on November 10, 2025, Nabi activated the improvised explosive device (IED) through a command system while inside the car, killing himself and 11 others and injuring 29. The second-hand i20 had been turned into a vehicle-borne IED, said the chargesheet.
Nabi was a Kashmiri doctor and an assistant professor at Al Falah University in Faridabad. Going by names like Rahul Bhat and Pinda, Nabi started reviving the AGuH module in early 2022 and training of recruits. He also facilitated clandestine gatherings in Delhi-NCR and Jammu and Kashmir.
NIA chargesheet also mentioned Nabi's plans to travel to Afghanistan to build the network. He allegedly arranged funds and sourced weapons and chemicals to carry out attacks.
Among the literature recovered from the group include 'The Requirements of Jihad'. The 21 Aims and Objectives of Jihad', '39 Ways to Serve and Participate in Jihad' and '44 Ways to Support Jihad'. The documents allegedly helped the radicalised youths to maintain operational secrecy, use false identities and taught them how to carry out attacks.
One of these documents described the existing government as 'satanic and tyrannical systems' and called for bringing it down through 'jihad'. They also projected jihad as a religious duty, stating that "Muslims cannot attain honour without jihad".
