Saharanpur: A flight ticket showing that Dr. Adil Ahmad, a Jammu and Kashmir native arrested in Saharanpur last week, had travelled from Srinagar to Delhi on October 31 has been recovered, officials said. The visit took place just days before the November 10 car explosion near Red Fort that killed 13 people and injured more than 20.
The ticket, bearing Adil’s name and travel date, was found in a garbage pile outside his rented accommodation in Aman Vihar Colony, Manakmau, along Ambala Road on Wednesday. The house has since been sealed and placed under police guard. Multiple intelligence and anti-terror teams searched the site earlier this week.
Police sources said the ticket has been seized and sent for forensic examination. The discovery has raised fresh questions about Adil’s movements and possible links to the Delhi blast, as agencies work to determine the duration of his stay in the capital and the people he may have met.
Adil was arrested from Saharanpur on November 6. His travel records now indicate he flew from Srinagar to Delhi on October 31—just 10 days before the Red Fort blast, officials said.
A qualified doctor with MBBS and MD degrees, Adil had been working at Famous Hospital on Ambala Road, where colleagues described him as “quiet, polite and professional.” Despite this, investigators allege he maintained links with terror outfits, including Jaish-e-Mohammed, and may have provided logistical support.
Earlier, Jammu and Kashmir Police took Adil on remand to Srinagar as central and state agencies widened their investigation into his activities and network. Multiple security teams from J&K, Uttar Pradesh and central intelligence units are currently in Saharanpur tracing his local contacts and examining his communications and bank details.
Adil had been living in a rented house in Bapu Vihar Colony on Ambala Road. Locals described him as a reserved tenant who kept to himself but frequently received late-night visitors, with several vehicles often parked outside.
The J&K Police had registered a case in Srinagar on October 28 after Jaish-e-Mohammed posters surfaced in several areas. CCTV footage allegedly showed Adil putting up the posters, which led investigators to track him to Saharanpur. He was detained from Famous Hospital and handed over to Srinagar Police on transit remand.
Dr. Babar, a colleague at the hospital, told PTI that Adil had joined the facility in March and was “highly competent” in his field. “It is painful that such an educated person could be involved in shameful acts,” he said.
Investigators are now examining whether Adil’s October 31 Delhi visit had any operational connection to the November 10 Red Fort blast or if he was part of a broader network. His arrest is being viewed as a key development in the ongoing counterterrorism operation following the Delhi blast and the earlier busting of a “white-collar terror module” in Faridabad and Haryana, where several suspects—including doctors linked to Al Falah University—were arrested and large quantities of explosives seized.
