The mother of a Kashmiri doctor, Dr Muzammil Shakil, arrested for allegedly running a terror cell in Faridabad, has denied any knowledge of her son’s activities, saying she “learned about it from others”.
“He left home about four years ago. He was working as a doctor in Delhi. During this time we had no information about him. When he was arrested, we came to know from others. We tried to meet him but the police did not allow us. Even my other son was arrested,” the doctor’s mother – Naseema told ANI.
Dr. Muzammil Shakil was arrested on Monday morning after 360 kg of explosive material and ammunition were found in his rented house in Dhauj village in Faridabad. Hours after the explosives were found, a high-intensity explosion rocked Delhi, killing eight people.
Who is Dr Muzammil Shakil?
Dr. Muzammil Shakil is an MBBS graduate who is the tenant of the Dhauj residence where explosives and weapons were discovered. The police identified him and arrested him.
During a press conference, Faridabad Police Commissioner Satender Kumar Gupta said Shakil – whose name appears in different spellings in various reports – teaches at Al Falah University in Dhauj.
What did Muzammil Shakil’s brother say?
Speaking to news channel PTI, Azad Shakil, Muzammil’s brother, also denied the family’s involvement in the case – saying that Shakil had last visited the family in June.
“The last time he visited us was in June during our father’s surgery. Everyone says he is a terrorist, but we have nothing to do with it. There has not been a single case against our family in 50 years,” Azad Shakil told PTI.
He added: “We are Indians from time immemorial – we even faced stone pelting for India. He was a good person. They are not allowing us to meet him. My sister’s marriage, which he was supposed to attend, has now been cancelled.”
Officials suspect that the Delhi blast and Faridabad recovery may also be part of a larger terror network operating across state borders, an ANI report said.
Explosion casing in Delhi Red Fort
At least 13 people were killed in a high-intensity explosion that tore through a slow-moving Hyundai i20 near Red Fort in central Delhi on Monday evening, November 10.
Relatives of the victims of the explosion shared harrowing details.
Bhuri, a woman from UP Amroha, who lost her brother in the blast, said she “doesn’t know how all this happened.
“He was my brother. I don’t know how it all happened. He was returning from duty. He has three children, two daughters and one son. How will my sister-in-law raise them? Terrorists did this, they should be punished,” the woman told ANI.
The blast occurred around 7:00 pm at the Subhash Marg traffic signal, damaging nearby vehicles and prompting a nationwide alert.
