Red Fort Blast: Room 13 at Al-Falah Medical College under investigation

Faridabad: The doctor who was driving the Hyundai i20 that exploded near Red Fort, killing at least eight people and injuring 20 others, is suspected to be the leader of a "white-collar group" of doctors in the terror module. He is alleged to have motivated other doctors to join the 10/11 blast plot.

The doctor had moved to Faridabad around one and a half years ago and was working as an Assistant Professor at Al Falah School of Medical Sciences and Research. He completed his MBBS from Government Medical College (GMC), Srinagar, and was among the state toppers in NEET-PG, securing an MD seat at the same college.

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He was reportedly part of a radical doctors’ group that coordinated via Telegram and had links to the Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). Dr. *** is believed to have led four other doctors in the group, as per the latest media report by The Indian Express.

According to recent news reports, although he is suspected to have died in the blast, police are waiting for DNA test results to confirm his identity. According to the police, the doctor's body parts and hand fragments were found in the destroyed car, but his mother’s DNA sample has been taken for matching.

Al-Falah Medical College in Faridabad has become a key focus of the investigation, as Room 13 in Building 17, occupied by three doctors, including the main accused, is believed to have been used for planning and coordination by the alleged terror group. The college campus reportedly served as the base of operations.

Police suspect that the assistant professor and another doctor from Lucknow used Room 13 to plan routes and transport ammonium nitrate for multiple blasts across Delhi-NCR. Not only them, but the room was occupied by other doctors as well, who visited the campus from time to time.

The 72-acre Faridabad campus, established in 2014 to provide affordable medical education to students from underprivileged and minority backgrounds from Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar, is now being described as the “Faridabad node” of a larger terror network.

A student living two doors away from the room told HT, "The door of Room 13 was always closed. We often saw unknown people entering late at night or early in the morning. Unlike other students who kept their rooms open, this one always had visitors, but no one ever spoke much."

ACP (Crime) Varun Dahiya said, “Building 17 was their command post. Room 13 became their planning base — they used it for meetings, coordination and possibly to store digital data and blueprints for their operation. We are not ruling out more connections within the campus. Our suspicion is that others may have assisted them — even unknowingly."

Forensic experts have collected samples of residue, fingerprints and digital evidence from Room 13. They also gathered chemical samples, residues, and glassware from a laboratory on the campus, which has now been sealed. All chemical containers, solvents, and reagents used for academic purposes have been taken into custody for examination.

Building 17, where he stayed, has been completely sealed, and every room is being checked for hidden storage, digital traces, and communication devices. Police and forensic vehicles are now seen regularly around the college's hospital.

A resident doctor said, "Building 17 was the busiest hostel, but no one suspected that one of its rooms was being used for something like this. He was polite and quiet. He studied a lot, but there was always a sense that something was different about him. He had few friends but a lot of visitors."

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