Jaish Module Linked To Delhi Red Fort Metro Blast? Letter Recovered In J&K Could Carry Clues

Delhi Red Fort Metro Blast: A day after the Red Fort Metro blast in Delhi, top intelligence sources have revealed that the attack bears the imprint of a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) affiliate. CNN-News18 has

accessed an internal letter — recovered during a counter-terror sweep near Nowgam in Jammu and Kashmir — that investigators say has provided crucial leads into the group’s network and mindset.

According to intelligence officials, the letter, dated October 17, 2025, appears to have been issued in the name of a banned Pakistan-based terror outfit and is addressed to an unnamed recipient believed to be in Pakistan or Jammu and Kashmir. The communication allegedly serves as an internal directive or warning, written in language consistent with previous JeM circulars circulated between 2016 and 2021.

The document is laced with jihadist salutations, slogans, and threats, warning of “action” and “punishment” against individuals accused of betraying the organisation or cooperating with security forces. It mentions “retaliation” and “loyalty”, while invoking the name of a commander identified only as “Ameera-Commander”. The text concludes with aggressive religious sign-offs typical of JeM’s internal propaganda style.

Sources said the letter explicitly accuses the recipient — or possibly an entire local unit — of providing information to police or aiding counter-insurgency operations. The warning, which reads like an intimidation note, vows “retaliation” if perceived disloyalty continues, suggesting a breakdown of trust within the militant ranks.

Intelligence officials believe this internal fissure within the JeM network could have influenced recent terror attempts, including the blast near Red Fort Metro Station on Monday evening. “The tone and timing of this communication point to growing pressure within the organisation following intensified counter-insurgency action in Jammu and Kashmir,” said a senior security official familiar with the probe.

The Red Fort incident, now confirmed as a terror-linked explosion, is being probed jointly by Delhi Police and central intelligence agencies. Officials say that the Nogaon letter may be a critical piece of evidence — revealing both the motivation and internal turmoil of a network still attempting to assert its presence through symbolic strikes in India’s capital.

The blast that ripped through a slow-moving Hyundai i20 car in Delhi on Monday evening left at least nine dead and several others injured.