Indian authorities demolish Kashmir home linked to Red Fort blast

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online.

Indian anti-terror authorities are investigating a potential Kashmir link to last week’s devastating Red Fort blast in Delhi, even as security forces demolished the home of a prime suspect in the Himalayan territory.

Officials in Jammu and Kashmir razed the residence of Umar Nabi, a Kashmiri doctor who worked at Al Falah University in Faridabad, near India’s capital, in Pulwama town. Multiple media outlets reported the demolition, which authorities say is part of ongoing anti-terror operations in the region.

Investigators suspect Nabi was behind the wheel of the explosive-laden Hyundai i20 car that detonated at a traffic signal near the historic Mughal monument. The blast killed at least eight people, injured dozens, and sent bystanders and street vendors flying into the air as nearby vehicles caught fire.

Nabi’s identity was reportedly confirmed after DNA samples collected at the blast site were matched with his mother’s. Authorities have not yet clarified whether Nabi was driving the vehicle at the time of the explosion or if he was killed in the blast.

While Indian law does not explicitly allow the demolition of suspects’ property as a form of punishment, the practice has become increasingly common in states governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Shagufta Jan, Nabi’s sister-in-law in Pulwama, said the family had not heard from him since the day of the blast. “He called us on Friday, and I told him to come home. He said he would come after three days,” she explained.

Days after the attack, the Indian government classified the incident as a “terror attack,” a designation that could further strain relations with Pakistan. Home Minister Amit Shah, overseeing internal security, praised India’s anti-terror efforts over the past decade, emphasizing that Prime Minister Modi has taken a leading global role in the fight against terrorism. Shah said officials have been instructed “to hunt down each and every culprit behind this incident.”

Investigations are ongoing in multiple Indian states, including Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, while Jammu and Kashmir police have intensified operations across the region. “Six individuals linked with subversive networks were brought to police stations and bound under law in Baramulla. Twenty-two properties associated with terrorist associates were searched, and 20 individuals were bound down while two were sent to jail under preventive detention,” the police said.

The central cabinet condemned the attack in a formal resolution, calling it a “heinous terror incident perpetrated by anti-national forces through a car explosion” and instructing that investigations proceed “with the utmost urgency and professionalism” to bring perpetrators, collaborators, and sponsors to justice.

Authorities noted that nearly a month before the Delhi blast, posters indicating affiliation with Pakistan-based terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammad were seen in several towns across Kashmir, highlighting the potential cross-border dimensions of the attack.