Investigators probing the Delhi suicide car bomb attack near the Red Fort have revealed that the white-collar terror module behind the strike had actively planned to weaponise drones and manufacture rockets for use ahead of the November 10 attack.
Such a tactic would have closely mirrored the Hamas’s October 7, 2023 assault on Israel, where weaponised drones were deployed as a primary instrument of disruption and destruction.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) uncovered this alarming plot after arresting a second key suspect, Jasir Bilal Wani alias Danish, who directly collaborated with the suicide bomber, Umar Un Nabi.
Like the first accused, Amir Rashid Ali, who was arrested from Delhi a day earlier, Danish is also a resident of Jammu and Kashmir. He was apprehended by an NIA team in Srinagar.
According to an official NIA statement, Danish provided critical technical support for executing terror attacks by modifying drones and attempting to fabricate rockets in the run-up to the deadly car bomb explosion.
The agency described the Anantnag district resident as an active co-conspirator in the white-collar module that orchestrated the suicide bombing carried out by Umar Un Nabi. The NIA added that it is examining all possible angles and vigorously pursuing multiple leads in the case.
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Sources said that Danish attempted to develop powerful drones equipped with high-capacity batteries capable of carrying heavier explosive payloads along with mounted cameras. The sources further disclosed that he already possessed experience in building smaller weaponised drones.
The module’s plan, the sources said, was to deploy a weaponised drone over a densely crowded area to inflict maximum casualties — a method previously employed by groups such as Hamas and numerous factions in war-torn Syria.
Many countries are now acutely aware of the threat posed by terrorist use of drones and have readied countermeasures to varying degrees, depending on their technological capabilities. India, too, has been significantly scaling up both its drone-strike capabilities and dedicated anti-drone units to counter this evolving danger.
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