Delhi Red Fort Blast: First Image of 'Madam Surgeon' Shaheen with Brezza Found at Al Falah University

New Delhi: Times Now has accessed exclusive pictures of Dr Shaheen Shahid, one of the key accused in the Delhi Red Fort blast case, purchasing the Maruti Suzuki Brezza car that was later recovered by the investigators

at Al Falah University. The 43-year-old former campus doctor was dubbed the "Madam Surgeon" is believed to have been a key asset in the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) network, linking operatives involved in the Red Fort blast with broader plans for a Dec 6 strike reportedly aimed at avenging the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition.The picture shows Dr Shaheen Shahid posing for picture with Dr Muzammil Ahmad Ganaie, the 28-year-old doctor from Pulwama who, sources say, is the most radicalised and key operative in the networkThe car, which was registered under the name of Shahid, was part of "spectacular terror attack" involving multiple vehicle-borne IEDs followed by assault rifle fire, according to security sources. Besides Maruti Brezza, the module had acquired two more vehicles for the operation — a Hyundai i20 and a red Ford EcoSport.While the i20 was detonated near Red Fort, the EcoSport, registered in Delhi with a number ending 0458, was recovered on Wednesday in Faridabad.

Traces of Ammonia Nitrate found at Dr Umar Nabi's roomIn another development in the case, forensic examination of room no 13 at Al Falah University where Umar Un Nabi stayed has led to discovery of traces of ammonia nitrate. Dr Umar Nabi drove the explosives-laden i20 car slowly towards the Red Fort metro station the next evening, seconds before it blew up.This is consistent with the explosive material seized from Faridabad rented accommodation and car blast that took place at Red Fort on November 10. "Ammonia Nitrate was mixed with Triacetone Triperoxide to create an explosive which was then stored in the i20 car," sources said. Forensic examination was also carried out at a rented premises linked to Dr Umar in Haryana's Nuh on Monday.Investigators have also found that the three suspects — Dr Umar Un Nabi, Dr Muzammil Ahmad Ganaie, and Dr Shaheen Shahid — allegedly used a Switzerland-based encrypted messaging app to plan and coordinate their activities related to the terror conspiracy.Police said the four suspects had pooled more than Rs 26 lakh in cash, which was handed over to Umar for safekeeping and operational use.Umar un Nabi Most Radicalised Operative in the JeM Network The National Investigation Agency is exploring "various angles" to unravel the conspiracy behind the November 10 blast in the national capital."Several teams of the anti-terror agency are pursuing multiple leads, and are conducting searches across states to identify every person involved in the terror attack," it said.Umar, 28, emerged as the most radicalised and key operative in the network spanning Kashmir, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, and officials believe he was planning a powerful vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) blast timed around the Babri Masjid demolition anniversary on December 6.However, his plans were to place a VBIED around a crowded place, either in the national capital or at some place of religious importance, and disappear, said the officials, piecing together the evidence.Umar's transformation began after a trip to Turkiye in 2021 with co-accused Dr Muzammil Ahmad Ganaie, where they allegedly met JeM OGWs.Following the trip, Umar and Ganaie, who taught at the Al Falah University, began accumulating vast quantities of chemicals from the open market, including 360 kg of ammonium nitrate, potassium nitrate, and sulphur, much of which was stored near the university campus.The December plot could not materialise after Srinagar Police's meticulous investigation led to Ganaie's arrest and the seizure of the explosives, triggering a possible panic in Umar, which finally ended with a premature blast outside the Red Fort that left 13 people dead.The intricate interstate terror network was exposed when JeM posters appeared on the walls in Bunpora and Nowgam, on the outskirts of Srinagar, on October 19.With inputs from PTI