Red Fort Blast Probe: UP ATS Detains Dr. Arif Linked to White-Collar Terror Module

In a major development in the Delhi Red Fort blast investigation, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (UP ATS) has detained Dr. Mohammad Arif, a cardiology student from Jammu and Kashmir, in Kanpur. His detention followed the discovery of his contact with Dr. Shaheen Shahid, a doctor previously arrested in connection with a multi-state terror module. Dr. Arif, a NEET SS 2024 batch student at Kanpur's Cardiology Institute, was taken into custody from his rented accommodation in Ashok Nagar for questioning in Lucknow by multiple agencies. According to reporter Simar Chawla, 'what we are learning from our sources is that based on the chat that has been recovered from Dr. Shaheen's mobile phone, certain people have been on the radar'. This new lead is part of a wider probe into a 'white-collar terror module' believed to be behind the deadly car explosion in Delhi.