Delhi 10/11 Terror Attack: NIA Raids Dr Shaheen's Home in Lucknow, Questions Her Family

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted a raid at the Lucknow residence of Dr Shaheen, the prime suspect in the 10/11 terror attack. During the operation, officials interrogated her father and brother as well as checked Shaheen's brother's phone.

They also questioned Shaheen herself for nearly six hours regarding her frequent trips to Kanpur and sought an explanation for the multiple changes to her Aadhaar address over the past year.

Shaheen's Room Searched, ‘Nikah’ Claim

This comes days after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) recovered Rs 18 lakh in cash from the wardrobe of accused Dr Shaheen Saeed, also known as ‘Madam Surgeon’. The money was found hidden inside a simple polythene bag in Room No. 22 of Al-Falah University’s hostel, where Shaheen lived. NIA teams brought 10/11 Delhi blast key conspirator Shaheen to the university as part of the ongoing probe. Officials also searched her locker located in the university’s administrative block.

According to the sources, Shaheen was taken before Vice-Chancellor Bhupinder Kaur Anand for identification. Investigators believe Shaheen was in contact with several Red Fort blast suspects while working at the university. The NIA later took her to Khori Jamalpur, where she and another key conspirator, Dr Muzammil Ahmad Ganaie, got married. Shaheen revealed that 10 to 12 people, including the suicide bomber Dr Umar Nabi, were present at the Nikah ceremony. Shaheen was also taken to multiple locations in Faridabad during a four-hour operation before being taken back to Delhi around 9 PM.

NIA Raids Underway Across Multiple Locations In J&K and Uttar Pradesh

The NIA conducted multiple raids across Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh on Monday. Officials said that searches are underway at locations linked to suspects in Jammu and Kashmir, various districts, and Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh since early Monday.

The searches include residential premises of some arrested accused and their associates in the Pulwama and Shopian districts of Jammu and Kashmir, a source said. The move comes days after the agency arrested the seventh accused, Soyab of Dhauj, Faridabad, in connection with the November 10 Delhi car blast that claimed 15 lives and left several injured. 

Soyab allegedly sheltered the bomber, Umar Un Nabi, shortly before the terror act. He told the NIA during his interrogation that he “not only harboured Umar but also extended logistical support to facilitate the terrorist's movements ahead of the attack.”

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