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The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has detained a aesculapian pupil from Kanpur successful transportation with the ongoing probe into the caller Delhi blast, officials said connected Thursday (November 13, 2025).
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The doctor, identified arsenic Dr. Mohammad Arif, 32, a first-year DM (Cardiology) pupil astatine the State-run Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial (GSVM) Medical College, was taken into custody from an undisclosed location, a elder authoritative told PTI.
Later, an ATS squad searched his rented accommodation successful Ashok Nagar, Nazirabad, and seized his mobile telephone and laptop for forensic introspection earlier taking him to Delhi for questioning, the authoritative said.
"He is apt to beryllium confronted with those already arrested successful the Delhi blast case," the authoritative added.
Dr. Arif, a autochthonal of Anantnag successful Jammu and Kashmir, came nether the ATS radar pursuing disclosures made during the interrogation of erstwhile GSVM prof Dr. Shaheen Sayeed.
Dr. Sayeed, connected to Al Falah University, has been arrested arsenic portion of probe into the "white-collar" panic module with links to Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind.
Sources said that connected the time of the detonation adjacent the Red Fort successful Delhi, Mr. Arif was successful telephonic interaction with individuals allegedly linked to Dr. Shaheen’s network, including her member Parvez.
He had besides precocious visited Jammu and Kashmir, which further raised suspicion. When ATS unit reached his residence, helium allegedly attempted to delete information from his phone, but officials seized the instrumentality successful time.
Preliminary investigation of his telephone records and chats reportedly indicated connection with the alleged mastermind and different suspects.
Investigators judge the radical utilized a shared email ID to speech draught messages, a method often employed by panic outfits to debar physics surveillance.
The improvement has caused unease among doctors and students astatine GSVM Medical College, peculiarly successful the Cardiology Department.
Chief Medical Superintendent (Cardiology) Dr. Gyanendra said, "Dr. Arif joined present 3 months agone done All India counselling. He was connected work connected Wednesday day and aboriginal went to his accommodation extracurricular the campus."
"Around 7 PM, we were informed that a squad had taken him for questioning. He was from Kashmir. He utilized to come, enactment softly and leave," Dr. Gyanendra said.
He said that the screening of each first, 2nd and third-year cardiology students has been initiated arsenic a precautionary measure.
Dr. Arif’s landlord, Kanhaiya Lal, said the doc had been staying connected rent for astir a period with different doctor, Abhishek, connected the 2nd level of his house.
"Around 7:30 PM, a four-member squad came consecutive to his room. They already had the keys, searched the full portion, locked it again, and near quietly," Mr. Lal told reporters.
He added that Dr. Arif had submitted his ID earlier renting the country and that helium had ne'er noticed immoderate suspicious enactment oregon antithetic visitors.
A apical constabulary official, requesting anonymity, confirmed that Dr. Arif was detained successful Kanpur and aboriginal handed implicit to cardinal investigating agencies for further interrogation.
Kanpur Police Commissioner Raghubir Lal told PTI that helium had received accusation astir the detention and had sent a squad to verify the reports.
"We are checking the facts. I volition remark lone aft confirmation," Mr. Lal said.
Meanwhile, ATS and National Investigation Agency (NIA) teams are continuing operations successful Kanpur to hint immoderate further links to Dr. Shaheen’s network.
More names whitethorn aboveground arsenic the probe progresses, officials said.
Hours aft constabulary busted the panic module connected Monday (November 11, 2025), with links to proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, and arrested 8 people, including 3 doctors, a high-intensity blast ripped done a slow-moving car extracurricular Delhi's Red Fort area, claiming the lives of 13 radical and injuring respective others.
So acold 8 people, including 7 from Kashmir, person been arrested successful transportation with the panic module.
The authorities connected Wednesday (November 12, 2025) termed the detonation a "heinous panic incident" and directed investigating agencies to woody with the lawsuit with "utmost urgency and professionalism".
