A week after the November 10 Red Fort blast that claimed 13 lives, a video allegedly recorded by suicide bomber Dr Umer-un-Nabi has surfaced. In it, he attempts to justify suicide bombing as a “martyrdom operation.” The clip appears to have been filmed before he went underground following the exposure of a major terror module in Jammu and Kashmir and Faridabad. Investigators say Umer was highly radicalised and directly involved in assembling the explosives used in the attack.
Key Highlights:
- Video allegedly shows bomber Umer-un-Nabi defending suicide missions
- Recorded before he went into hiding after J&K Police exposed a terror module
- Umer worked at a private hospital in Faridabad and vanished after colleague’s arrest
- Over 2,900 kg of explosive material recovered
- Agencies say Umer assembled the IED used in the November 10 blast
- The authenticity of the video remains unverified
A week after the devastating car bombing near Delhi’s Red Fort that killed 13 people and injured several others, a purported video of Dr Umer-un-Nabi — the man investigators have identified as the suicide bomber — has surfaced online. The clip shows the young doctor attempting to justify suicide attacks, describing them not as acts of terror but as “martyrdom operations.”
The video now being examined by security agencies appears to have been recorded shortly before Umer went underground. His disappearance followed the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s crackdown on an interstate terror module that was allegedly planning large-scale attacks across North India.
Umer-un-Nabi, a resident of Pulwama, had been working at a private hospital affiliated with Al-Falah University in Dhauj, Faridabad. His sudden vanishing came soon after his colleague, Dr Muzamil Ahmad Ganai, was arrested in connection with the same module. Ganai’s arrest led authorities to recover more than 2,900 kg of explosive material, a discovery that officials say exposed the scale and sophistication of the group’s operations.
Investigators now believe that after going into hiding, Dr Umer-un-Nabi succeeded in procuring additional explosives and assembling the device used in the November 10 blast near the Red Fort. They say he was “highly radicalised” and had been openly discussing suicide attacks with close associates.
In the video, Umer speaks calmly and confidently into the camera. He claims that the term “suicide bombing” is misunderstood and should instead be referred to as a “martyrdom operation.” He explains it as an act in which the attacker knowingly walks toward certain death “at a particular place and time.” He also acknowledges that the concept is surrounded by contradictions and debates, but continues to frame it as ideologically justified.
The Chandigarh News has stated that it cannot independently verify the authenticity of the video. However, investigators believe the content of the clip aligns with Umer’s known behaviour and conversations with his circle.
The Red Fort blast has intensified scrutiny on what officials describe as a “white-collar terror network,” involving individuals who occupy respectable positions but secretly support or execute extremist operations. Umer’s medical career, access to institutional spaces, and ability to remain unnoticed have raised serious concerns about the evolving nature of radicalisation in urban India.
As agencies work to trace Umer’s final movements and identify the full extent of the network that supported him, the video adds a troubling layer to the ongoing investigation. Whether verified or not, it offers a glimpse into the mindset that may have driven one of Delhi’s deadliest attacks in recent years.