‘White-collar terror’ module behind Delhi blast stuns security agencies

A chilling revelation has emerged in the investigation of yesterday’s Delhi explosion — a ‘white-collar terror’ module allegedly involving five doctors.

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Security agencies have uncovered that the network, stretching from Kashmir to Faridabad, was formed by well-educated medical professionals who used their positions to avoid suspicion while planning the attack.

The key suspect, Dr. Umar Mohammad, a professor at Al-Falah Medical College in Faridabad and a native of Pulwama, is believed to have masterminded the operation. CCTV footage reportedly shows Umar driving the I-20 car used in the Delhi blast. His mutilated body was found at the site, and reports suggest he personally designed the attack blueprint.

Other accused — Dr. Adil, Dr. Muzammil, Dr. Mayuddin, and Dr. Sahil — were part of a tightly knit cell with suspected ISI and Jaish-e-Mohammad links. Large quantities of explosives, rifles, and ammonium nitrate were seized from their residences and vehicles during raids across Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Gujarat.

Officials say this new ‘white-collar terror’ ecosystem represents a dangerous evolution — where professionals exploit their expertise for violent extremism. Intelligence agencies fear that such covert operatives are harder to detect due to their social credibility.

DNA tests have been conducted to confirm Umar’s identity, while his mother and brother remain under custody for questioning. Security agencies are now examining whether Pakistan’s ISI had orchestrated this educated-terrorist network as part of a long-term destabilisation strategy conceived in the 1990s.

“Now we have to doubt the people who would not have been doubted usually; they could be doctors, they could be engineers or any other professional. After all, they are anti-nationals. I think it is not only to apprehend them, but they have to be interrogated and punished. They have no right to stay in our country,” noted defence expert, Prabhas Mishra, said.