After the Red Fort blast, all spotlight is on the Al-Falah University situated in Faridabad, Haryana, after the connection of the varsity with a ‘white collar’ terror module has come out. As per the investigation, this isn’t the first time that the university students are linked to bomb blasts across India. Not just Umar Mohammad, the driver of the Hyundai i20 that exploded near Red Fort on November 10, a former student of the same university, Mirza Shadab Baig, who hails from Azamgarh has been under radar and his involvement in many serial blasts has come up. Baig had completed his B.Tech in Electronics and Instrumentation from Al-Falah University in 2007.
How Was Mirza Shadab Baig Connected to Serial Blasts Across India?
As per sources, while he was studying engineering, he got involved in IM activities. Baig’s technical background was instrumental and helpful for him to understand the mechanics and design the explosive device. In the 2007 Gorakhpur Blasts, where three bicycle-mounted bombs exploded in a crowded market, Baig is alleged to be involved and then after his property was seized.
It has also come to light that Baig had travelled to Udupi in Karnataka and collected the explosives. As per reports, he was the one who supplied the detonators and bearings to IM operatives Riyaz and Yasin Bhatkal for the Jaipur blast that killed over 60 people.
His connection to Ahmedabad Blasts in 2008 has also come to the forefront, 15 days before the blast, it is confirmed that Baig had gone to Ahmedabad for reconnaissance. The Ahmedabad blast had killed 50 people and injured many. Baig, as per records, has been a part of numerous IM teams, he arranged logistics, also prepared bombs, and even trained others.
Baig carries a reward of Rs 1 lakh and he has been absconding since 2019, he was last seen in Afghanistan in 2019.
