Srinagar, Aug 13: Inspector Common of Police (IGP) Kashmir, V Ok Birdi, on Thursday mentioned that the United Nations Safety Council’s attribution of the November 10, 2025, vehicle-borne suicide blast close to Delhi’s Purple Fort to Al-Qaeda within the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has not come to the discover of Kashmir Police to date.
Responding to queries throughout Independence Day safety evaluations, Birdi mentioned, “I don’t suppose that is an applicable time to speak about it. If there’s something, we are going to convey it. As of now, we don’t have something like this in our data.”
He underlined that strong, multi-layered safety protocols are absolutely lively throughout the Valley to make sure secure celebrations.
The IGP’s remarks got here towards the backdrop of the newest UNSC Analytical Assist and Sanctions Monitoring Staff report, which has formally linked the high-intensity blast to AQIS.
The assault, which occurred at a busy visitors sign close to the Purple Fort, killed between 11 and 15 individuals and injured dozens.
The suicide bomber was recognized as Dr Umer Un Nabi, a medical skilled and assistant professor from Kashmir who was working at Al-Falah College in Faridabad.
The Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) later uncovered a extremely educated “white-collar” terror cell working out of Faridabad, Haryana.
The module comprised a number of medical doctors and medical professionals who manufactured risky TriacetoneTriperoxide (TATP) explosives.
Based on the UNSC report, AQIS is evolving right into a extra regional entity that depends on small, decentralised, urban-embedded cells somewhat than massive logistics networks, enabling it to bypass conventional border safety.
The NIA has filed a voluminous 7500-page chargesheet towards the accused, linking them to AnsarGhazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH), a recognized AQIS offshoot.
The trial is underway.
Whereas the worldwide findings have drawn consideration, Birdi made it clear that Kashmir Police haven’t obtained any such particular attribution to date.
He reiterated that complete safety preparations, together with multi-layered grids, stay in place throughout the Valley to safeguard Independence Day festivities.
