VOI World/ Desk
New Delhi: The investigation into the car explosion near the Red Fort has revealed a disturbing new dimension — a crowdfunding network that funnels around ₹30 lakh into a terror module allegedly led by medical professionals. Authorities report that the funds were collected through small-value contributions and diverted via shell accounts before being directed toward procurement of explosives and weapons. The module in question is believed to include doctors, academics and logisticians who exploited their social standing to mask radicalisation efforts.
Investigators say that the terror network’s operations were not isolated. In recent months, raids across Faridabad, Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir unearthed over 2,900 kg of explosive-making material and a cache of arms linked to the plot. Seized assets include AK-47-grade rifles, remote-control detonators and wire-timers. The crowdfunding trail adds new urgency to the probe, suggesting the network’s financial infrastructure was more sophisticated than first thought.
Senior officials at the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and state police coordinating the investigation have said criminal charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) are being prepared, covering financing, planning and conspiracy for terrorism. Experts say the participation of well-educated professionals in such modules marks a troubling evolution in extremist recruitment patterns.
As forensic experts continue to analyse the Faridabad seizure alongside evidence from the blast site, authorities believe they are closing in on the network’s funding and command nodes. The discovery has renewed calls for vigilance: the war on terror, officials stress, will not just be fought on roads and borders but also in bank ledgers and digital wallets.
