Red Fort blast case: NIA names Umer Un Nabi ‘operational in-charge’ of terror module
The National Investigation Agency has identified Umer Un Nabi as the operational head of a revived terror module linked to Al-Qaida. The chargesheet details his efforts to radicalize recruits and procure resources for attacks in India.
Why it matters
This investigation highlights ongoing national security concerns regarding the revival of dormant extremist networks and the use of encrypted communication for terror activities.
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has alleged that Umer Un Nabi, who was killed in the November 2025 Red Fort car blast, spent years reviving the dormant Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH) network and building a terror module to carry out attacks in IndiaAccording to the agency's chargesheet, Nabi was functioning as the "operational in-charge" of AGuH Interim, which investigators have described as a revived version of the Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH) module linked to Al-Qaida in the Indian Sub-continent.he agency has alleged that he was responsible for radicalising recruits, arranging meetings and training, procuring resources and laying the groundwork for terrorist operations.NIA says Nabi worked to revive dormant terror moduleThe chargesheet alleges that Nabi, also known by the names Pinda and Rahul Bhat, began efforts to revive the dormant network in early 2022.Investigators have alleged that he sought to build a network of radicalised individuals, encouraged the idea of "Shahadat"…
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