Haryana resident doctor Priyanka Sharma questioned on Delhi blast, say reports

A woman doctor from Haryana, posted at a government medical college in south Kashmir, has been released after being detained in Srinagar for questioning in an alleged “white-collar” terror module with links spanning Jammu & Kashmir and New Delhi, India Today reported.

Her mobile phone, however, remains with the police for detailed forensic analysis. Another report by Hindustan Times said that her family interacted with the media at their house in Rohtak’s Janta Colony, and said that she has no connection with terror activities.

Counter-intelligence officials of the J&K Police had picked up Dr Priyanka Sharma from a rented house in Anantnag’s Malaknag locality. Sharma, a resident of Rohtak in Haryana, has been serving at GMC Anantnag, sources told India Today TV.

Investigators have seized a phone and SIM card from the accommodation, both of which are undergoing forensic scrutiny, said another report by DNA India.

The report, quoting the sources, further said that her name emerged during the interrogation of Adeel, a former GMC Anantnag employee, whose revelations pointed to people suspected of offering financial or logistical help to the module. Call detail records eventually led police teams to Dr Sharma’s residence.

Officials added that a team from Haryana is likely to arrive in Anantnag soon for background checks.

“She has nothing to do with this case. She knew Adeel as he was her senior in the same department and she never indulged in any unethical practices. We are saddened after seeing some fake news reports related to Priyanka’s accommodation. She was living in the medical college hostel and never took rented accommodation. If investigators call my sister again, she will cooperate with them. She went there to pursue her education and not to indulge in anti-national activities,” Sharma’s brother told the media in Rohtak, as per the Hindustan Times report.

Meanwhile, leads traced outside Kashmir have triggered a parallel crackdown in Uttar Pradesh, where nearly 200 Kashmiri-origin doctors and medical students are now under watch. The Anti-Terrorism Squad has reached out to institutions hosting Kashmiri students, and colleges in Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Saharanpur and other cities are being examined.

The detention comes amid an intensified probe by Delhi Police and central agencies into the Red Fort blast that killed 13 people earlier this month.