A day after a car explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort claimed 13 lives, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported that a cache of explosives was seized from a house in Faridabad’s Sector 56 area amid an ongoing probe to track down the perpetrators. (Archive)
After the explosion rocked the national capital, the police filed charges under Sections 16 and 18 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), and Sections 3 and 4 of the Explosive Substances Act. The Ministry of Home Affairs also handed over the investigation to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on November 11. The following day, the government officially labelled the blast a ‘terrorist incident’.
VIDEO | Faridabad, Haryana: A day after 12 people were killed in the Delhi blast, a massive cache of explosives has been seized from a rented house in Sector 56. Authorities have launched a detailed investigation into the matter.
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— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 11, 2025
After PTI’s X post, News18 also published a video report that the police recovered 50-60 kgs of explosives, and the crime branch arrested two persons from Sector 56 of Faridabad in Haryana. The video also showed footage of a police officer examining packages. (Archive)
#फरीदाबाद
फरीदाबाद से फिर बरामद हुआ विस्फोटक
फरीदाबाद के सेक्टर 56 से विस्फोटक बरामद
50 से 60 किलो विस्फोटक बरामद
क्राइम ब्रांच ने दो लोगों को गिरफ्तार किया @police_haryana #DelhiCarBlast #RajasthanWithNews18 pic.twitter.com/bnWdqEdec5— News18 Rajasthan (@News18Rajasthan) November 11, 2025
Several news outlets, such as Mint, Times Now, TV9 Bharatvarsh, The Daily Jagran, Free Press Journal, Financial Express, DNA India, MSN, and Punjab Kesari, also published reports that 50-60 kilograms of explosives were recovered from Faridabad’s Sector 56.
What the Police Said
The same day as PTI’s X post, the Faridabad police’s official handle clarified that reports claiming 50-60 kgs explosives were found are false. They said that the material found was firecrackers used for celebratory occasions. People’s Police – Faridabad Police (@FBDPolice) wrote on X: “A misleading news story is being circulated in the media that explosive material has been found in the Sector 56 Faridabad area. This material is firecrackers used in weddings and marriages, and their raw material; it has no connection with terrorist activities. The Faridabad Police refutes this, do not spread misleading propaganda”.
मीडिया में एक भ्रामक खबर प्रचारित हो रही है कि से० 56 फरी० क्षेत्र में विस्फोटक सामग्री मिली है
यह सामग्री शादी विवाह में चलने वाले पटाखे व उसका रॉ मैटेरियल है, इसका आतंकवादी गतिविधियों से कोई संबंध नहीं है। फरीदाबाद पुलिस इसका खंडन करती है, भ्रामक प्रचार ना करें@police_haryana— People’s Police – Faridabad Police (@FBDPolice) November 11, 2025
The Faridabad Link
Hours before the November 10 Delhi blast, the Jammu & Kashmir police had made seven arrests, busting an “inter-State and transnational terror module” linked with terror groups Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGH). The J&K police also seized 2,900 kilograms of improvised explosive device (IED) making material in the past 15 days. At present, investigators are looking into possible links between this ‘terror module’ and the Delhi blast.
Among those arrested by the J&K police were two doctors — Muzammil Ahmad Ganaie, also known as Musaib, a resident of Koil, Pulwama, and Adeel, a resident of Wanpora, Kulgam. The other accused are Arif Nisar Dar, Yasir-ul-Ashraf, and Maqsood Ahmad Dar, all residents of Nowgam, Srinagar; Zameer Ahmad Ahanger, alias Mutlasha, of Ganderbal; and Irfan Ahmad, a maulvi from Shopian. Further, on November 11, a woman identified as Shaheen Saeed was arrested.
Ganaie was the first to be arrested in this case; he taught at the Al Falah Hospital in Faridabad and was apprehended in a joint operation between the J&K and Faridabad police 12 days ago. Police said they seized 358 kg of explosives from his rented home in Faridabad’s Dhauj village.
The connection to Faridabad in the ‘terror module’ bust may have led to confusion when a large quantity of materials required for making fireworks was recovered from another area in Faridabad. However, it was debunked by the Faridabad police that this recovery was completely independent of the investigation regarding the blast or the ‘terror module’ bust.
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