A recent discovery has added a new dimension to the ongoing probe into the Red Fort car explosion that claimed 13 lives and left over 20 people injured in Delhi on November 10. Officials revealed that a flight ticket in the name of Dr Adil Ahmad, a resident of Jammu and Kashmir who was detained in Saharanpur last week, showed his travel from Srinagar to Delhi on October 31 — less than two weeks before the deadly blast.
Investigators reportedly recovered the air ticket from a garbage pile outside Adil’s rented accommodation in Aman Vihar Colony, Manakmau, along Ambala Road in Saharanpur. The house has since been sealed and placed under tight security as multiple intelligence and anti-terror teams continue their search operations in the area. Sources confirmed that the ticket has been sent for forensic testing to verify its authenticity and any potential leads it may offer.
Officials stated that Adil, who was taken into custody on November 6, had been working as a doctor at Famous Hospital on Ambala Road in Saharanpur. Known among his colleagues as a quiet and courteous professional, he holds both MBBS and MD degrees. Despite his respectable credentials, investigators suspect that he maintained connections with proscribed militant outfits such as Jaish-e-Mohammed and may have been assisting them with logistical support.
Authorities from Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, and central intelligence units are jointly examining Adil’s activities and communications to identify his possible contacts and financial transactions. He had been residing in a rented home in Bapu Vihar Colony, where neighbors described him as reserved but noted frequent late-night visitors and several vehicles often parked outside his residence.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police had earlier registered a case in Srinagar on October 28 after posters supporting Jaish-e-Mohammed surfaced in multiple locations. CCTV footage allegedly captured Adil pasting those posters, which led investigators to track him down to Saharanpur. He was apprehended from Famous Hospital and later handed over to Srinagar Police under transit remand.
A colleague, Dr Babar, shared that Adil joined the hospital in March and was highly skilled in his field, expressing shock over his alleged involvement in such serious activities. Investigators are now focusing on whether Adil’s Delhi visit on October 31 had any direct operational relevance to the Red Fort explosion or if it was part of a wider terror network functioning across northern India.
Authorities believe Adil’s detention could be linked to a broader counterterrorism crackdown initiated after the Red Fort blast and the recent exposure of a white-collar terror module in Faridabad and Haryana. That operation led to the arrest of several suspects, including doctors from Al Falah University, and the recovery of significant quantities of explosives.
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