From Srinagar’s Shadowy Walls to Delhi’s Fiery Heart: A Terror Web That Shook the Capital
In the misty dawn of October 19, 2025, a routine patrol in Srinagar’s Bunpora Nowgam neighborhood unearthed more than graffiti on weathered walls. Handwritten posters, scrawled in Urdu and signed by the enigmatic “Commander Hanzala Bhai,” bore the insignia of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM). They thundered warnings against “sheltering Indian predators,” decried violations of Sharia, and vowed “revenge attacks” on security forces. What seemed like a localized act of defiance—threatening police informants and urging anti-India fervor—ignited a 20-day manhunt that would span Kashmir’s valleys, Haryana’s industrial sprawl, and Uttar Pradesh’s labyrinthine lanes. It culminated in a cataclysmic blast near Delhi’s iconic…