The Jammu and Kashmir Police have approached Interpol to issue a Red Corner Notice against Dr Muzaffar, a resident of Qazigund, in connection with the interstate ‘white-collar’ terror module busted earlier this week, officials said on Thursday.
Muzaffar is the brother of Dr Adeel, one of the eight people arrested in the case linked to the Red Fort blast. The group includes three doctors, and seven of the eight accused are from Kashmir. Officials said Muzaffar’s name came up during the questioning of those arrested. He was reportedly part of the team of doctors who travelled to Turkiye in 2021 along with Muzammil Ganaie and Umar Nabi — the man who drove the explosives-laden car that went off outside Red Fort on Monday, killing 13 people.
Jammu and Kashmir Police have asked Interpol to issue a Red Corner Notice against Qazigund-based Dr Muzaffar. He is wanted in connection with the interstate ‘white-collar’ terror module that was busted earlier this week, officials said on Thursday.
Dr Muzaffar is the brother of Dr Adeel, one of eight people arrested in the case linked to the Red Fort blast. Among those arrested are three doctors, and seven of the eight are from Kashmir. During questioning, the accused revealed Dr Muzaffar’s role in the group. Officials said he was part of a team of doctors who travelled to Turkiye in 2021 with Muzammil Ganaie and Umar Nabi, the man who drove the explosives-laden car that exploded near the Red Fort on Monday, killing 13 people.
Police said efforts to trace Muzaffar began immediately, but they found he had left India for Dubai in August. Investigators now believe he is currently in Afghanistan.
The three doctors are believed to have spent 21 days in Turkiye.
On Wednesday, Turkiye’s Directorate of Communications Centre for Countering Disinformation released a statement denying claims that its territory was being used for radicalisation.
The statement said reports linking Turkiye to terrorist acts in India or suggesting it provides any logistical, diplomatic, or financial support to terror groups were “part of a malicious disinformation campaign” meant to harm relations between the two countries.
It added that claims of Turkiye engaging in “radicalisation activities” targeting India or any other country were “completely baseless and not supported by any facts.”
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