Delhi blast: Umar’s case signals new challenge for security agencies, here's why

Umar Nabi, who had carried out the blast near the Red Fort, was not coaxed by anyone to join the Jaish-e-Mohammed. Investigators say that he was part of several online channels of the terror group since 2018

India is witnessing a major shift when it comes to dealing with acts of terror. Online radicalisation and the joining of terror groups voluntarily, without being coaxed, is a matter of grave concern.

Dr. Umar Nabi’s case is a classic example of this. Nabi, who had carried out the blast near the Red Fort, was not coaxed by anyone to join the Jaish-e-Mohammed. Investigators say that he was part of several online channels of the terror group since 2018. Read More

Intelligence Bureau officials say that between 2018 and 2023, he would not converse with these groups. Instead, he woul