Arrests leave students, Nuh residents in limbo

Dr Umar un-Nabi spent close to three years in Fari-dabad where he worked at Al-Fa-lah Medical College, and when investigators cracked down on his terror module, he fled for nine days to Nuh.

- Leena Dhankhar and Debashish Karmakar

In both places, the alleged suicide bomber behind the deadly blast near Red Fort left fear, panic and confusion in his wake. In Nuh’s Hidayat Colony, where Umar stayed until the eve of the November 10 blast, families are now fleeing their homes, unable to withstand the relentless presence of police, the cloud of suspicion and public scrutiny. Meanwhile in Faridabad, students at Al-Falah said they are uncertain about their future.

Families flee Nuh lane

Umar hid in a 10x12 ft room ina house at Hidayat Colony in Nuh for nearly 10 days before the blast. Atleast 10 families have temporarily abandoned their homes in the locality, fleeing what they describe as constant police visits and suffocating fear since investigators identified the house.