Delhi blast: Dr Umar Nabi, among state toppers in NEET-PG, was possibly the leader of doctor-terrorist module, family claims they had no clue about his radicalisation

In the Delhi blast case, it has emerged that, Dr Umar Nabi Bhat, one of the Jihadi terrorists involved was possibly the leader of the doctor-terrorist module. He was also among the state toppers in NEET-PG.

On Monday night (11^th November), Jammu and Kashmir Police arrived at Umar Nabi Bhat’s residence in Pulwama and picked up his brother Zahoor Illahi, then another brother Ashiq Hussain and father Ghulam Nabi Bhat for questioning. The police also took Umar Bhat’s mother for DNA sampling.

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This came after the police suspected that Dr Umar Nabi Bhat as the leader of the “white-collar group” of doctors in a terror module busted days before the Red Fort blast in Delhi.

“He is suspected to have been steering and motivating the rest of the flock,” a police officer said.

Meanwhile, Umar’s family maintains that they do not know anything about his involvement in terror activities.

 “We didn’t know anything. We came to know about him (Umar) only when the media arrived here this morning,” Umar Nabi’s sister-in-law Muzamila Akhtar said.

Dr Umar Nabi Bhat completed school education in his village and studied MBBS from the Government College (GMC) in Srinagar. Bhat was among the state toppers in the NEET-PG. He secured a seat for MD at GMC. He then worked at GMC Anantnag. He moved to Faridabad in Haryana to join the Al Falah University ’s School of Medical Sciences and Research as an Assistant Professor about a year and a half ago.

Al Falah University under scanner after Delhi blast

On 10^th November, Faridabad’s Al-Falah University came under the scanner after police unearthed a massive cache of explosives and arrested multiple doctors associated with it. Hours after the arrest, Delhi was shaken by a high-intensity blast near the Red Fort killing 12, and more links to the university came to the fore as the investigation into the explosion progressed. Doctors linked to the university reportedly have connections with Pakistan-backed groups.