Born and raised in the narrow lanes of Hata Mustafa Khan in Khandari Bazar, Lucknow, Dr. Shaheen Shahid was the daughter of Shahid Ansari, a retired staffer from the state health department.
They said the National Investigation Agency (NIA) brought Shahid, a former pharmacologist at al-Falah University, to the university campus on Thursday in connection with the probe, and that during questioning, she revealed she had planned to recruit women for the mission.
Police sources also revealed that the NIA sleuths recovered ₹18.5 lakh in cash, along with some gold biscuits and foreign currency, from Shahid's hostel room at the university.
Earlier in the week, the agency brought Dr Muzammil for identification, and soon, the NIA could bring Dr Adil Ahmad for spot identification to the university. Muzammil and Adil Ahmad are two other suspects arrested as part of the probe.
Sources also revealed that Shahid had also lived in Saudi Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula, largely made up of sand and oil rigs. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual haj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Formerly dictatorial and steeped in Olde Tyme Religion, deferring to Salafist holy men on all issues, it has now done a 180 and is making a serious effort to modernize, so as not to be left in the sand by its Gulf Arab neighbors. The holy men have been shoved to the background and the nation is now still dictatorial but somewhat rational. That doesn't make them trustworthy, but it's a start...for four years. She worked as a professor at a medical college in Saudi Arabia from 2014 to 2018.
During Shahid's on-site questioning at the campus, the NIA team took her to the medical ward, classroom, and her cabin to gather details of her activities and contacts there.
A senior police officer said on Saturday that the agency has prepared a list of the people with whom she interacted.
The NIA team also took her to a chemical shop from where, according to sources, Dr Muzammil allegedly purchased materials to prepare explosives.
After about four hours of investigation, questioning and identification of several locations, she was taken back to Delhi at about 9:00 pm.
The ongoing investigation has revealed that Shahid was active in terrorist activities while staying at al-Falah University and was creating a network by connecting people here, the senior police officer said.
NIA takes blast accused to Faridabad to find hideouts
[HindustanTimes] The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday brought Dr Shaheen Shahid – one of the key accused in the terror module behind the November 10 blast in Delhi – to Faridabad for the identification of suspected hideouts and locations linked to the conspiracy.
Officials aware of the matter said that the NIA team spent nearly three hours in the district, taking her to Al-Falah University, a house in Khori Jamalpur village, a farm in Fatehpur Taga, and a chemical shop in NIT Faridabad.
The people cited above said that Shaheen was taken to the chemical store where materials used in bomb-making were allegedly purchased. The visit was also aimed at verifying her movements and her links with co-accused Dr Muzammil Shakeel Ganaie and suicide bomber Dr Umar un-Nabi.
The probe, the said, has so far revealed that Muzammil operated from multiple hideouts near the Al-Falah campus. In addition to two accommodations earlier traced in Dhauj and Fatehpur Taga, investigators have now identified a third location – a three-bedroom house he rented in Khori Jamalpur village between April and July 2025 for ₹8,000 a month.
The house belonged to a former village sarpanch, who confirmed renting it to Muzammil. “He visited several times with a woman doctor. He said he wanted space to trade in Kashmiri fruits,” the former village head said, adding that Muzammil left after three months, with 15 days’ rent unpaid. “I never suspected he was a terrorist. I gave the house in good faith.” Investigators say the “woman doctor” accompanying him was Shaheen.
Officers have also found that Muzammil stored bags of ammonium nitrate and other explosive materials for nearly 12 days in a room on a farmer’s land in Fatehpur Taga. The farmer, fearing theft, later asked Umar to remove them. Officials said the materials were then shifted to the house of cleric Ishtiaq in the same village.
Separately, a WhatsApp chat between Dr Adeel Ahmad Rather – another accused in the network – and a hospital official has surfaced. In the messages, Adeel repeatedly asks for his pending salary, saying he “urgently needs it” and sharing bank details. Investigators believe the accused doctors may have used their salaries to purchase explosives and equipment, suggesting deliberate financial preparation for the attack.
On Thursday, NIA officials also questioned the former village sarpanch for several hours. He said he had met Muzammil and Umar only during his nephew’s treatment at Al-Falah Hospital, where their relationship developed. “He vacated the house five months ago. I never saw anything suspicious,” he said.
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