A flight ticket recovered from near the residence of Dr Adil Ahmad in Saharanpur has revealed that he travelled from Srinagar to Delhi on October 31, just days before the Red Fort car blast that killed 13 people and injured more than 20 on November 10.
Adil, a native of Jammu and Kashmir, was arrested in Saharanpur on November 6 as part of the widening investigation into the Delhi blast and the Faridabad terror module. According to officials, the flight ticket, bearing his name and travel details, was found in a garbage pile outside his rented home in Aman Vihar Colony, Manakmau, along Ambala Road in Saharanpur. The house has now been sealed and placed under police guard.
Investigators have sent the ticket for forensic analysis, as the discovery raises new questions about Adil’s movements and possible coordination with others involved in the blast. Authorities are working to determine how long he stayed in Delhi, whom he met, and whether the trip was directly linked to the Red Fort explosion.
Adil, who holds MBBS and MD degrees, had been employed at Famous Hospital on Ambala Road in Saharanpur. Colleagues described him as “quiet, polite, and professional,” expressing shock at his arrest. However, investigators allege that despite his professional background, Adil maintained links with terror groups, including Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), and may have played a role in facilitating logistics for their operations.
Multiple intelligence and anti-terror teams from Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, and central agencies are stationed in Saharanpur to map Adil’s local network, bank accounts, and communication history. Locals in Bapu Vihar Colony, where he previously lived, said he kept a low profile but frequently received late-night visitors, with several cars parked outside his house on multiple occasions.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police had earlier filed a case in Srinagar on October 28, after posters supporting Jaish-e-Mohammed surfaced in several neighbourhoods. CCTV footage allegedly captured Adil putting up the posters, which led investigators to trace him to Saharanpur. He was subsequently detained at Famous Hospital and handed over to Srinagar Police on transit remand.
Dr Babar, one of Adil’s colleagues at Famous Hospital, told PTI that the news was “deeply painful,” adding that Adil had joined the hospital in March 2025 and was considered a “highly competent doctor.”
Investigators are now probing whether Adil’s October 31 trip to Delhi was connected to planning or reconnaissance activities ahead of the November 10 blast, or if he was working independently within a larger terror network. His arrest forms part of a broader counterterrorism crackdown launched after the Delhi explosion and the unearthing of a “white-collar terror module” in Faridabad, where multiple suspects, including doctors linked to Al Falah University, were arrested and over 2,900 kilograms of explosive material were recovered.
