A disturbing strategy to use hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir as safe havens for storing arms and explosives has been uncovered by investigative agencies probing the November 10 Delhi blast case, sources said on Friday.
They added that the tactic bears a direct resemblance to Hamas’s documented use of medical facilities in Gaza.
According to sources in the National Investigation Agency (NIA), a module of the Jaish-e-Mohammad terror group, linked to the Red Fort blast, was actively conspiring to establish major weapon storage centers within hospitals in Baramulla, Anantnag, and Budgam districts.
This major revelation emerged during the ongoing NIA investigation, which is also examining potential technical support from Hamas to the Jaish module. The probe was initiated after intelligence inputs pointed to growing proximity between cadres of the two terrorist organizations.
The plot was further confirmed during the interrogation of Dr. Adil Rathar, arrested by the NIA in connection with the Red Fort blast. The so-called “doctor terror module” was allegedly planning to convert hospitals in Anantnag, Srinagar, Baramulla, and Nowgam into storage sites for deadly weapons.
Following this crucial disclosure, security forces conducted significant raids on several hospitals in the Union territory. These operations led to the recovery of weapons from the lockers that belonged to the accused doctors, confirming the Intelligence, the sources added.