Archive · 18 Nov 2025
Delhi Blast: Bomber's Video & Pak Handler's Praise
A week after the Delhi Red Fort bombing, two videos have surfaced.
One shows the bomber, Dr. Umar Mohammad, explaining his views on 'martyrdom' operations.
The other features a Pakistan-based handler, Ustad Farhatullah Ghauri, praising the attack and threatening more.
Both videos were found on channels run by Pakistan-based terror groups.
A video of Delhi bomber Dr. Umar Mohammad alias Umar-un-Nabi surfaced, discussing his views on 'martyrdom' operations.
A separate video by Pakistan-based terror handler Ustad Farhatullah Ghauri (Shahid Faisal) praises the Delhi blast and threatens more attacks.
Faisal, handler of the 2021 Rameshwaram Cafe blast, justifies suicide bombings and slams 'opportunistic Muslims'.
Both videos accessed from dark-web channels run by Pakistan-based terror organizations like JeM and LeT.
Delhi bomber's video provides insights into his thought process and recruitment by terror groups.
- Who
- Dr. Umar Mohammad (Delhi bomber), Ustad Farhatullah Ghauri (Pakistan-based handler)
- What
- Recorded videos discussing their views on suicide bombing and praising the Delhi blast
- When
- Videos recorded before the blast and surfaced a week after, on January 26, 2022
- Where
- Videos recorded and blast occurred near Delhi's Red Fort, Faisal believed to be in Pakistan
- Why
- To provide insights into the bomber's thought process, recruit and radicalize individuals, and threaten more attacks
Bomber's Perspective
Pakistan-Based Handler's Perspective
Suicide Bombing
Bomber's Perspective
Umar Mohammad argues it's 'martyrdom' not 'suicide', discussing contradictions in arguments against it
Pakistan-Based Handler's Perspective
Ustad Farhatullah Ghauri justifies suicide bombings, slams 'opportunistic Muslims' for criticizing Islam
Target of Attack
Bomber's Perspective
Not specified in Umar's video
Pakistan-Based Handler's Perspective
Faisal claims Muslims were not the target, despite some casualties
Future Attacks
Bomber's Perspective
Not discussed in Umar's video
Pakistan-Based Handler's Perspective
Faisal warns of several more attacks to follow
- Bombing Incident
- Delhi Red Fort blast on January 26, 2022, killing 13 people
- Bomber's Identity
- Dr. Umar Mohammad alias Umar-un-Nabi, a resident of Srinagar, Kashmir
- Handler's Identity
- Ustad Farhatullah Ghauri aka Shahid Faisal, originally from Karnataka, now in Pakistan
- Video Duration (Faisal)
- 5 minutes 35 seconds
- Language Used (Umar)
- English with an accent
- Video Content (Umar)
- Discussion on suicide bombing, martyrdom, and contradictions in arguments against it
- Video Content (Faisal)
- Praising Delhi blast, threatening more attacks, criticizing 'opportunistic Muslims'
Sources
Opinion | Why A Jihadi Is More Dangerous When Armed With Modern Education
Video: Delhi Bomber Dr Umar Talks About Suicide Bombing
Delhi bomber justifies suicide bombing in chilling video
‘White collar terror module’: Kashmiri MBBS degree holders from Pakistan, Bangladesh under close watch
In Propaganda Video, Pak-Based Terror Handler Praises Delhi Blast
