Extremist Doctor Turned Delhi Suicide Bomber: The Radicalization of Umar Un Nabi

Uma Un Nabi detonated a car bomb in Delhi's crowded Chandni Chowk on November 10

New Delhi:

The manner in which Umar Un Nabi, the doctor who carried out a suicide car bomb attack in Delhi, spoke to women patients while working at the Government Medical College (GMC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag indicated he held extreme views, sources said. This has given investigators a clear picture of the mindset of the doctor, who later became a suicide bomber and took the lives of 13 individuals.

Individuals at the GMC Anantnag who had observed Nabi during his work reported that he frequently identified women patients whom he considered "problematic" and would confront them about not wearing the hijab.

"We have heard him speaking to women patients and asking 'why are you not wearing the hijab? Why is your head not covered properly'," a source revealed.

Nabi would also follow up with another question: "How many times do you offer namaz?"

He viewed any deviation from what he deemed correct as potentially hostile, sources indicated.

Other hospital staff remembered Nabi as someone who maintained a rigid stance on matters of faith. Several people informed investigators that Nabi was a highly radicalized individual who sought to promote Islamic dominance over other faiths at any cost.

He even advocated for the separation of male and female students in classrooms.

Some patients had expressed concerns regarding his intrusive questioning. Eventually, patients filed a formal complaint with the GMC Anantnag administration, which subsequently terminated his employment.

Following this, he secured a position as an assistant professor at Al-Falah University in Faridabad - before ultimately becoming a suicide bomber.

One week after the November 10 suicide bombing, a video created by Nabi emerged containing terror propaganda. The recording was discovered on a phone that Nabi had given to his brother at their residence in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama earlier that month.

He had passed the phone to his brother before embarking on his one-way journey to Delhi's Chandni Chowk.

The video recorded by the suicide bomber has been removed from all Meta platforms, the company owned by Mark Zuckerberg. Meta stated that the video violated the terms and regulations of their platforms.

Faridabad's Al Falah University, where all the white-collar terror suspects were employed, is under comprehensive investigation across multiple aspects, from financial to administrative.