12 November,2025 10:52 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
The explosion, which tore through a slow-moving car at a traffic signal, killed 12 people and left several others injured. File pic
Turkiye on Wednesday rejected as "purely disinformative" media reports suggesting its involvement in radicalisation activities targeting India and other countries, even as Indian investigators revealed that two key suspects in the recent Delhi car blast had travelled to the country, news agency PTI reported.
Turkiye's Directorate of Communications Centre for Countering Disinformation said in a statement that the reports linking it to terrorism in India were part of a "malicious disinformation campaign aimed at damaging bilateral relations".
"The claim that Turkiye engages in radicalisation activities targeting India or any other country is purely disinformative and lacks any factual basis," the statement said.
The clarification came amid reports that two suspects connected to Monday's blast near Red Fort Metro Station in Delhi had travelled to Turkiye, allegedly to meet handlers suspected to be operating from there, PTI reported. The explosion, which tore through a slow-moving car at a traffic signal, killed 12 people and left several others injured.
According to the officers involved in the Delhi Red Fort blast probe, key members of the "white-collar terror module" - composed largely of medical professionals - had planned to target the Red Fort on Republic Day this year.
The group reportedly carried out multiple reconnaissance missions around the monument as part of a larger conspiracy to attack high-profile locations in the national capital.
Investigators identified Dr Umar Nabi, who was driving the Hyundai i20 that exploded, and Dr Muzammil Ganaie, arrested from Faridabad, as central figures in the module. Both men had travelled to Turkiye after joining certain Telegram groups believed to be operated by foreign handlers, PTI reported.
Sources said the module's radicalisation was traced to two encrypted Telegram channels, including one managed by a Jaish-e-Mohammad operative based in Pakistan. The suspects were reportedly instructed to disperse across India and select targets after returning from Turkiye.
Officers added that the group had also planned attacks during Diwali but failed to execute them. Investigators believe the module intended to replicate large-scale terror incidents similar to the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
The probe continues to focus on identifying the overseas network that may have provided logistical or ideological support to the suspects.
(With PTI inputs)
