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NIA Chargesheet Lays Out AI‑Aided Plot Behind Delhi Red Fort Blast

A 7,500‑page NIA filing says accused used ChatGPT, YouTube, e‑commerce purchases and medical cover to manufacture TATP, weaponise drones, and plan serial attacks.

Overview

  • A vehicle‑borne IED exploded near Delhi’s Red Fort on November 10, 2025, killing 11 people and injuring others, the chargesheet says.
  • The National Investigation Agency filed the 7,500‑page chargesheet on May 14, 2026, naming an interim Ansar Ghazwat‑ul‑Hind module and 10 accused in a continuing prosecution.
  • Investigators say one accused, described as an in‑house ‘engineer’, used ChatGPT and YouTube to research rocket and IED construction and then tested devices in forests in Jammu and Kashmir.
  • Forensic work identified Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP) as the explosive used and traced a Flipkart procurement trail for electronic trigger parts that the NIA says were assembled into the blast mechanism.
  • The filing accuses radicalised medical professionals of providing technical cover, documents a seizure of nearly 2,900 kg of fertiliser and alleges Lucknow reconnaissance and plans to weaponise drones, raising new concerns about AI, supply‑chain abuse and covert lab networks.