A detailed chargesheet (RC-21/2025/NIA/DLI) filed by the National Investigation Agency has uncovered the complete conspiracy behind the explosion outside Delhi's Red Fort on November 10, 2025. According to the investigative findings, the event was not a standard IED blast, but a premeditated suicide attack orchestrated by an Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH) module. The primary accused, Umar Un Nabi (designated as A-1), sat inside a car parked near the historic landmark and manually activated the command mechanism to trigger the explosive device. The legal filing exposes the operational timeline, digital training channels, and strategic motives of the terror network.
Panic Triggered by Srinagar Raids and Arrests
The primary facts outlined in the chargesheet indicate that the terror cell had originally envisioned a longer, structured operational timeline. Main perpetrator Umar Un Nabi was coordinating with accomplices to execute a larger plot. However, the date of November 10, 2025, was not the originally scheduled time for the final attack. Shortly before the incident, security forces conducted targeted raids in Srinagar, arresting several key members associated with the module.
Upon learning that his close associates had been apprehended in Jammu and Kashmir, key conspirator Umar Un Nabi experienced severe panic. Fearing that law enforcement agencies would trace his location imminently, he altered his plans. Driven by the apprehension of immediate arrest and the collapse of the network, he rushed to the perimeter of Red Fort, boarded the vehicle, and detonated the improvised explosive device from within the cabin, causing widespread alarm across the capital.
Radicalization and Training via Al-Qaeda Digital Manual
Investigative disclosures highlight that the module relied on online dark web material and digital handbooks linked to Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) rather than traditional physical training camps. The digital manual recovered during the probe was titled 'Lone Mujahid Pocket Book/How to Become an Assassin'.
This electronic handbook extended beyond ideological messaging, containing technical instructions on handling weaponry, assembling explosives, and handling volatile substances like TATP. It also provided step-by-step guidance on constructing remote-control detonators. Additionally, the manual trained operatives on evasive tactics, including creating forged identification documents, maintaining covert movement, and executing solitary lone-wolf strikes to evade detection by intelligence networks.
Surveillance Since December 2023 and Evidence from Al-Falah
The chargesheet reveals that the operatives conducted extensive reconnaissance of Red Fort for nearly two years. Beginning in December 2023, Umar Un Nabi and his associates made repeated visits to inspect the security infrastructure, visitor density, and access routes around the monument to determine optimal points for a strike.
During search operations at a hideout in Al-Falah, investigators seized several handwritten notes and documents. Analysis of these notes showed explicit rejections of India's democratic structure and constitutional framework, promoting instead the imposition of Sharia law through violent means.
Targeting the Symbol of Indian Sovereign Democracy
The investigation establishes that Red Fort was selected as the target because the terror operatives viewed it as the ultimate symbol of the Indian state and its democratic authority. The primary goal of the Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind module was to inflict major damage at a sensitive national monument and create widespread terror.
Although the terror cell aimed for a coordinated long-term operation, rapid enforcement actions and arrests in Srinagar forced Umar Un Nabi into a panicked, premature detonation. The formal submission of chargesheet RC-21/2025/NIA/DLI by the agency has laid bare the operational logistics and digital radicalization pathways employed by the terror module.
