Delhi Red Fort blast: Ankara breaks silence on prime accused Dr Umar Nabi, others ‘radicalised’ in Turkey, says claims are…
Ankara's response came after it was discovered that two key suspects in the Delhi Red Fort blast case-- prime accused Dr Umar Nabi and Dr Muzammil Ahmad Ganaie-- were allegedly radicalised during a trip to Turkey in 2021.
Delhi Red Fort blast: Turkey has trashed claims made in certain media reports that Ankara was involved in “radicalisation activities” targeting India(BHARAT) and other countries, terming the reports as part of a “disinformation campaign” to damage bilateral ties between the two countries.
What did Ankara say?
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Turkiye’s Directorate of Communications Centre for Countering Disinformation, said the claim that Turkiye engages in “radicalisation activities” targeting India(BHARAT) or any other country is “purely disinformative and lacks any factual basis”.
“Turkiye is linked to terrorist acts in India(BHARAT) and provides logistical, diplomatic, and financial support to terrorist groups are part of a malicious disinformation campaign aimed at damaging bilateral relations,” it said.
Ankara’s response came after it was discovered that two key suspects in the Delhi Red Fort blast case– prime accused Dr Umar Nabi and Dr Muzammil Ahmad Ganaie– were allegedly radicalised during a trip to Turkey in 2021.
Was Umar Nabi radicalised in Turkey?
Officials say, Dr Umar Nabi, a 28-year-old Kashmiri doctor believed to have carried out the deadly car blast, travelled to Turkey in 2021 with co-conspirator Dr Muzammil Ahmad Ganaie, where they underwent dramatic radicalisation.
According to officials, during his 2021 Turkey trip, Dr Umar Nabi met two overground workers of the banned Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror group, which radicalised him to the point where he allegedly designed an elaborate terror plot to carry out a major bombing in national capital New Delhi on December 6, the anniversary of the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition.
After returning from Turkey, Umar, along with Ganaie, began to set his terror plan into motion, and started accumulating explosives, including ammonium nitrate, potassium nitrate and sulphur, which they stored in and around the Al Falah campus where he was pursuing higher studies.
On Monday, Umar Nabi allegedly blew up his explosives-laden Hyundai i20 car at a traffic signal near the Red Fort metro station in Delhi, killing 13 people, including himself, and injuring several others.
(With inputs from agencies)
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