NIA Probe Reveals Planned Drone Attack at Red Fort; Death Toll Rises to 15

New Delhi: Indications have emerged that terrorists had planned to carry out a drone attack filled with explosives in a crowded area of Red Fort with the intention of causing maximum destruction. National media reported that they had also prepared small rockets as part of the plan. Danish, also known as Jaseer Bilal, who was arrested by the NIA the other day, had provided technical support for modifying drones to enable rocket attacks, according to findings so far.

The investigation team stated that he was attempting to install bombs along with drone batteries. He was arrested by the National Investigation Agency from Srinagar. It is learned that Jaseer had been closely working with the suicide bomber Umar Nabi. According to the agency’s statement, Wani, a resident of Qazigund in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, had provided technical assistance for manufacturing drones and rockets before the blast, enabling terrorist attacks.

The NIA said that Jaseer had played an active role in the conspiracy behind the attack, according to news agency reports.

The death toll from the Red Fort explosion has risen to 15. Lukman (50) and Vinay Pathak (50), who were under treatment after being injured in the blast, succumbed to their injuries. Both were admitted to Delhi’s LNJP Hospital.