The National Investigation Agency has alleged that Umer Un Nabi, who was killed in the November 2025 Red Fort car blast, acted as the operational in-charge of a revived terror module and helped organise recruitment, training, weapons procurement and preparations for attacks in India.
The allegations are contained in the agency’s chargesheet, which describes Nabi as a key figure in the revival of the Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind network. Investigators have referred to the alleged revived unit as AGuH Interim, a module they have linked to Al-Qaida in the Indian Sub-continent.
According to the chargesheet, Nabi, who was also known by the names Pinda and Rahul Bhat, began efforts to revive the dormant network in early 2022. The agency has alleged that he worked to radicalise recruits, arranged clandestine meetings, facilitated terror-related training and helped secure resources for the alleged module.
The NIA has also alleged that Nabi promoted the idea of “Shahadat”, or martyrdom, among recruits and had expressed an intention to travel to Afghanistan for “Hijrat”. Investigators said members of the alleged module communicated through encrypted platforms, including Signal, and examined extremist literature recovered during the investigation.
The material cited in the chargesheet included documents titled “Definition of Jihad”, “The Requirements of Jihad”, “The 21 Aims and Objectives of Jihad”, “39 Ways to Serve and Participate in Jihad” and “44 Ways to Support and Participate in Jihad”. The agency has alleged that the literature promoted armed violence and included instructions related to concealment, operational secrecy, false identities and attack methods.
The investigation also examined the alleged procurement of money, illegal weapons and locations where members could meet or store material linked to the conspiracy. The NIA said chemicals and laboratory equipment were recovered, while forensic analysis of material collected after the blast showed traces of TATP and ammonium nitrate, according to the chargesheet.
The agency has alleged that the vehicle used in the explosion had been converted into a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. Nabi and another accused allegedly procured a second-hand car for the operation. The chargesheet states that Nabi was inside the vehicle when it exploded and that DNA analysis of biological material recovered from the site helped establish his identity. Forensic examination also detected explosive residues on material collected from the blast site.
The explosion occurred at about 6.50pm on November 10, 2025, near the Red Fort in New Delhi. According to the investigation, 11 people were killed and 29 injured. Vehicles and property in the surrounding area were also damaged.
The NIA has described the blast as the culmination of a wider conspiracy involving the alleged revival of the network, recruitment and radicalisation, training, weapons procurement and preparations to carry out terrorist attacks. Since Nabi died in the explosion, proceedings against him have been abated. The allegations set out in the chargesheet remain subject to judicial scrutiny and trial.
