White-collar terror module hunted for suicide bomber for a year, say officials

The hunt was reportedly driven by Dr Umar Nabi, considered the key planner of the module.

The sophisticated ‘white-collar’ terror module recently busted by the Jammu and Kashmir Police had been searching for a suicide bomber since 2024, officials said on Sunday.

The hunt was reportedly driven by Dr Umar Nabi, considered the key planner of the module, PTI reported.

According to investigators, a co-accused revealed during questioning that Umar believed to have died in the explosives-laden car that blew up near the Red Fort on November 10 was a “hardcore radical” who insisted that their operations required a suicide attacker.

Acting on these inputs, Srinagar Police sent a team to Qazigund and detained Jasir alias ‘Danish’, a political science graduate. His name surfaced during the inter