After the Delhi car blast, a deep dive investigation has revealed inter-state links and links with the Faridabad Jaish-e-Mohammed terror module after a high-intensity blast near Red Fort shocked the nation. Dr Shaheen Sayeed, one of the accused in procuring explosive chemicals from Faridabad on Monday, is under scrutiny.
Initial investigations revealed that Dr Shaheen allegedly headed the women’s recruitment wing of the banned organization Jaish-e-Mohammed in India. According to a PTI report, she headed Jamaat-ul-Mominat, the women’s wing of the group. Kanpur Joint Commissioner of Police Ashutosh Kumar said on Wednesday that Dr Shaheen was working as a lecturer in the Department of Pharmacology at JSM College.
Describing Dr Shaheen’s occupation, Ashutosh Kumar said: “She taught students and during that time, what were her activities, where did she go, who did she talk to, is it being investigated?… The names we suspect and those whose names have come up in previous riots are being investigated.”
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Elaborating that the investigating agencies are probing for information, he said, “It is possible that they have some terrorist links,” adding, “She (Shaheen) is a person of interest and all information about her is being reported.”
Dr Shaheen’s ex-husband reacts to her links to terrorist activities
Shaheen’s ex-husband Dr Hayat Zafar, who lives in UP’s Kanpur and is one of the suspects in the Delhi blast, said, “We were married and lived peacefully. We had two children. There was no problem of any kind… I had no information (that she had links with terrorists),” ANI reported.
According to Dr. Hayat Zafar, the two got married 9 years ago but broke up because “she wanted to go abroad.”
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Father Shaheen reacts to alleged connection to Delhi blast
Shaheen’s father, also one of the suspects, said: “My house was searched. They didn’t find anything. I won’t say anything more, even if you bring a warrant… I don’t want to say anything.”
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Dr Shaheen’s brother says nurse was ‘really well educated’
Dr Shaheen’s brother, Mohammad Shoaib, who lives in Lucknow, UP and is one of the suspects in the Delhi blast, said: “I just know how much is being shown in the media… They say she was involved (in the Delhi blast), only the agencies know what they know.
He added: “She got a really good education and started living separately. I couldn’t study so much and I stayed here… I still can’t believe it.”
Jaish-e-Mohammed terror module’s Faridabad link with Delhi Blast
All eyes are now on the “accidentally triggered” and hastily assembled explosive device that caused the explosion on November 10. The blast at Lal Quila Metro Gate No. 1 was said to have been caused by a panicked decision after security forces busted a terror cell in Haryana. Authorities have zeroed in on Pulwama doctor Umar Nabi, who was allegedly driving a slow-moving Hyundai i20 near a traffic light on that fateful day.
The explosion claimed nearly 13 lives and injured many others. The blast reportedly occurred hours after the discovery of a white-collar terror cell comprising Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind and covering Kashmir, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
Authorities seized about 2,500 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, potassium chlorate and sulfur from Faridabad and detained eight people, including three doctors, on November 10, hours before the blast. Apart from Dr. Shaheen Sayeed, another accused linked to Al-Falah University, Dr. Muzammil Ganaie, was arrested in the case. According to Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) tests of samples from the Delhi site, one of the explosive samples is believed to be ammonium nitrate.
