A shocking revelation has emerged from the investigation into the recent Delhi car blast, which has left the nation in a state of heightened alert. The key suspect, Dr. Nisar Ul Hassan, a medical professional with a controversial past, has been linked to the JeM module responsible for the attack. This development sends a chilling message about the reach and resilience of terrorist networks.
Dr. Hassan, previously dismissed from his post at Srinagar’s SHMS hospital by J&K LG Manoj Sinha in November 2023 due to alleged terror ties, was swiftly recruited by the Al-Falah School of Medical Science and Research Centre in Faridabad. This move raises eyebrows and prompts a deeper examination of the hiring practices and background checks conducted by educational institutions.
But here’s where it gets controversial: investigators suspect Dr. Hassan’s role went beyond just radicalizing and indoctrinating his colleagues. They believe he may have been the mastermind and prime motivator behind the Jaish module, which included the arrested doctors Dr. Muzammil, Dr. Adeel, Dr. Shaheen, and Dr. Parvez, as well as the presumed deceased Dr. Umar.
“The Hassan link… validates the dismissals ordered by J&K LG Manoj Sinha under Article 311(2)c to dismantle the terror ecosystem. However, it appears some of these elements have found a way to operate freely outside J&K,” an officer stated.
A source questioned how Dr. Hassan was able to secure employment at Al-Falah University so quickly despite the public order dismissing him for terror links. “Were background checks overlooked, or was the university aware of his past and chose to hire him anyway?” the officer wondered.
Even Dr. Shaheen, who was sacked from a Kanpur medical college for absenteeism, found employment at Al-Falah. It’s intriguing how well-qualified Kashmiri doctors with MD degrees ended up working for a relatively unknown university in an inconspicuous location.
According to an intelligence dossier prepared by J&K CID, which led to Dr. Hassan’s dismissal in 2023, he had been the self-proclaimed president of the Doctors Association of Kashmir (DAK) for eight years without participating in any elections. He used this platform to issue provocative media statements supporting separatists and terrorists and encouraging Kashmiri youth, including medical professionals, to “fight for the noble cause of freedom for Kashmir.”
The dossier described Dr. Hassan as “a potential time bomb that Pakistan and its terrorist-secessionist network could activate at any time to cause widespread violence and disrupt India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.” Dr. Hassan, according to J&K CID, “clearly propagated a highly toxic ideology that as long as Kashmir is part of India, nothing good can happen in Kashmir.”
After four terrorists were killed during an attack on a CRPF camp in Shopian in 2013, Dr. Hassan “brazenly provoked people to support the ‘terrorists’ by labeling them as ‘mujahids’ fighting for Kashmir’s freedom from India.”
An official revealed that Dr. Hassan was associated with Afzal Guru, the convict in the Parliament attack case, and after Guru’s execution in 2013, Dr. Hassan issued a press statement urging youth to begin a new struggle until the Kashmir issue was resolved.
Dr. Hassan had also rejected the 2014 polls in Kashmir and declared that Kashmiri doctors would provide free treatment to all victims of “oppression.” In 2015, when he was suspended from SHMS hospital, separatist leaders like Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Yasin Malik came to his defense.
This case highlights the complex challenges faced by law enforcement agencies in combating terrorism and the need for rigorous background checks and vigilance by educational institutions. It also raises important questions about the role of medical professionals in extremist ideologies.
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