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India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) has charged 10 men over the 2025 car explosion near a busy metro station in Delhi that killed at least 11 people, linking the suspects to an Al-Qaeda-inspired militant group.
The November 10 blast occurred close to the historic Red Fort in the city’s old quarters, sending shockwaves across the Indian capital and triggering a nationwide counter-terrorism investigation.
Authorities said the accused were connected to Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH), described by investigators as an offshoot of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS). In a statement issued late Thursday, the NIA said, “All 10 accused, including the main perpetrator, Dr. Umer Un Nabi (deceased), were linked to the organisation Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind.”
Among those named in the chargesheet was medical doctor Umer Un Nabi, identified as the alleged driver of the explosive-laden vehicle. Investigators confirmed his charred remains were identified through DNA analysis. However, officials stated that the case against Nabi would be dropped because he died in the blast.
The remaining nine suspects are currently in custody.
The NIA submitted a 7,500-page chargesheet in a New Delhi court following months of investigations spanning four Indian states and Indian-administered Kashmir. According to investigators, several of the accused were “radicalised medical professionals,” including at least five doctors, with some originating from Kashmir.
The agency also alleged the suspects were involved in the “illegal procurement of prohibited arms,” including assault rifles, and had experimented with “rocket and drone mounted IEDs” intended for attacks on security facilities.
Hospital sources reportedly placed the death toll at 12, although officials have maintained that 11 people died in the explosion.
Kashmir remains a flashpoint between India and Pakistan, with both nations claiming the Himalayan territory in full since independence in 1947. While India and Pakistan routinely accuse each other of supporting proxy militant groups, Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind is not among the organisations India directly accuses Pakistan of backing.
