Terror โฃModule Linked to Delhi Blast โขspent Years Gathering Explosives
Chandigarh: investigations intoโ a terror network connected to the recent Delhiโ blast have revealed a sophisticated, long-term effort to acquire explosive materials adn remote detonationโ technology, spanning nearly two years.
According to sources, Dr.Muzammil Ganaie, one of those accused in the case, admitted โto the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that 26 quintals of NPK fertilizer were purchased from locations in Gurugram and โNuh, Haryana. This fertilizer was then allegedly processed into explosive substancesโ under the direction of Umarโฃ un-Nabi, who also secured remote โคdetonators and the necessary electronic components. Investigators emphasize the explosives โคwere not createdโค quickly, but rather throughโค a deliberate and extended process.
An anonymous official stated that Ganaie was responsible for sourcing the fertilizer and other chemicalโ precursors, with approximatelyโ Rs 3 lakh spent on these materials.Important quantities of ammonium nitrate and urea were also stockpiled.
The NIA has detained a taxi driverโ in Dhauj village after Muzammil Ganaie left a โคgrinding machine and a metal-melting machine โat โhis residence. โBoth machines were taken โintoโฃ custody for investigation.
Of โparticular concern to authoritiesโข is evidenceโค suggesting the module developed a chemical combination involving incendiary โsubstances and ammoniumโค nitrate. This mixture reportedly reduces the temperature required to ignite the improvised explosive โdevices (IEDs) they constructed.
Prior to the blast, a combined team from the Jammu & Kashmir and Faridabad police recoveredโ 360 kg of ammonium nitrate and other explosive materials from a room rented by Dr. Muzammil Ganaie in Dhauj village. A subsequent โคsearch yielded an additionalโ 2,900 kg of ammonium nitrate, indicating a planned large-scale operation.