Did doctors plan 26/11-style attacks?

GROUP WAS PREPARING TO UNLEASH MULTIPLE BLASTS ACROSS DELHI, GURUGRAM, FARIDABAD

- BY STEPHEN N.R.

The car explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort that killed 13 people on Monday evening was not an isolated act of terror, but part of a far larger conspiracy inspired by the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, investigators have revealed.

According to intelligence sources, quoted by NDTV, the “white-collar terror module” — composed mainly of radicalised doctors — had been preparing a coordinated assault on the heart of the capital, targeting landmarks such as the Red Fort, India Gate, Constitution Club, Gauri Shankar Temple, and major railway stations and shopping hubs.

A 26/11 blueprint

The plan mirrored the 2008 Mumbai carnage, when gunmen struck at a dozen locations simultaneously.

In Delhi, the group allegedly linked to the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) was preparing over 200 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to unleash multiple blasts across Delhi, Gurugram and Faridabad. The conspiracy, officials say, had been in motion since January 2025.

Healers turned killers

Investigators describe the operatives as radicalised doctors from Pulwama, Shopian and Anantnag — men and women chosen precisely because their medical credentials provided a perfect cover.

“They could move freely through hospitals and residential zones without raising suspicion,” a senior officer said.