A massive anti-terror crackdown has been launched across the Kashmir Valley following the emergence of terror links in the Delhi Red Fort blast, which killed nine people and injured over twenty on Monday evening.
According to an NDTV report, multiple houses and hideouts across Pulwama, Anantnag, and Srinagar are being raided by joint teams of the Jammu & Kashmir Police, CRPF, and intelligence agencies to trace associates of the suspected module connected to the attack. Early investigations have revealed that the Hyundai i20 car used in the blast was linked to a Pulwama-based doctor, believed to be part of a Jaish-e-Muhammad-backed white-collar terror network.
Sources said the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to take over the Delhi blast probe, given the clear terror connection and cross-state coordination involved. The case currently being handled by the Delhi Police Special Cell and Anti-Terror Unit has already invoked UAPA sections 16 and 18 for acts of terrorism, along with the Explosive Substances Act.
Security forces have intensified surveillance across Delhi-NCR, while checkpoints and combing operations have been set up in Faridabad and neighbouring districts, where nearly 2,900 kg of suspected explosives were recovered last week from rented properties linked to the same network.
Senior officials said the blast and the Faridabad seizure appear to be part of a larger coordinated terror plot, potentially aimed at Delhi and adjoining states.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered a comprehensive intelligence review, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah chairing a high-level meeting this morning to assess security readiness.
The crackdown in Kashmir is ongoing, with several suspects being detained for questioning. Agencies believe the arrests made in the Valley could help expose the full network of handlers, financiers, and recruiters operating under the cover of professional identities in India.
