Investigators have widened their probe into what they describe as a sophisticated “white-collar” terror module by detaining a woman doctor from Haryana who was posted at a government medical college in south Kashmir. Dr Priyanka Sharma, originally from Rohtak and serving at GMC Anantnag, was detained after counter-intelligence teams traced call detail records allegedly linking her to individuals already under investigation. Officers raided her rented residence in Anantnag’s Malaknag locality and seized a mobile phone and SIM card, which are now undergoing forensic analysis. Her name reportedly emerged during the interrogation of Adeel, a former GMC Anantnag staffer whose disclosures led investigators to individuals suspected of providing financial or logistical support to the network.
Her detention has prompted Haryana authorities to dispatch a team to Kashmir for background checks, even as the investigation expands across several states. The module, which officials describe as comprising educated professionals embedded in legitimate institutions, is believed to have footprints in Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. In UP, the Anti-Terrorism Squad has launched a parallel survey targeting roughly 200 Kashmiri-origin medical students and doctors. Colleges and universities in Kanpur, Lucknow, Saharanpur, Meerut, and other cities have been contacted and placed under heightened scrutiny as part of efforts to trace potential associates.
The Kashmir investigation has also intersected with an ongoing probe into the Red Fort blast that killed 13 people earlier this month. Delhi Police and central agencies arrested three men — including two doctors studying at Haryana’s Al-Falah University — in coordinated raids across Dhauj, Nuh, and neighbouring areas. The university itself is now facing its own legal problems, with Delhi Police’s Crime Branch lodging FIRs for cheating and forgery after the UGC and NAAC flagged serious accreditation irregularities. A team of investigators visited its Okhla office in Delhi to collect documents and verify the details of individuals already under watch.
The arrested doctors, Mohammad and Mustakim, were known to Umar Nabi, the driver of the Hyundai i20 that exploded near Red Fort. Both men were allegedly in contact with Dr Muzammil Ganaie, a key figure already arrested in the “white-collar” module case. One of the doctors was in Delhi for an AIIMS interview on the day of the blast, a detail now under verification. Investigators are attempting to reconstruct all communication between the suspects to determine whether the Red Fort blast was coordinated through the same network or if parallel operations converged by coincidence.
In Haryana, authorities have also detained a man identified as Dinesh alias Dabbu for illegally selling fertiliser. The module is believed to have raised around ₹26 lakh to purchase explosive materials, with approximately ₹3 lakh spent on NPK fertiliser. Police are probing whether Dabbu supplied part of this material and whether his activities indicate a broader black-market chain feeding into the conspiracy. Parallel efforts include checking fertiliser shops, warehouses, and transportation logs to identify supply gaps or false entries.
Investigators are also tracking the movements of Umar Nabi in the hours leading up to the explosion. CCTV footage shows him stopping briefly at a tea stall in Delhi’s Wazirpur Industrial Area. Officials are mapping every individual and vehicle that entered the vicinity during that time window. Vehicles parked at Sunehri Masjid — where the explosive-laden car was stationed for nearly three hours — are being logged, scanned, and released only after verification. Police in Faridabad report they have inspected around 140 mosques, 1,700 tenants, 40 fertiliser and seed shops, 200 guesthouses, and more than 500 Kashmiri residents in a sweeping district-wide check.
What began as a single UAPA case filed by Delhi Police has now been transferred to the National Investigation Agency. The NIA is examining whether the Red Fort blast and the white-collar module are part of a larger coordinated conspiracy involving multiple professional operatives embedded across institutions. Investigators say the pattern emerging — doctors, students, teachers, and professionals allegedly forming the support structure — represents a new and deeply concerning dimension of organised terrorism in India.
