The Turkish government on Wednesday denied Indian media reports claiming that it was “providing logistical, diplomatic and financial help” to terrorist groups around the world. Ankara alleged that the reports were part of a “malicious disinformation campaign”.

The reports were aired against the backdrop of the car explosion near the Red Fort metro station in Delhi on November 10, which left at least eight persons dead.

The reports alleged that Umar Nabi, who was believed to be in the car that exploded, and Muzamil Shakeel, who was arrested 10 days before the blast on charges of stockpiling ammunition, had travelled to Türkiye, where their handlers were allegedly based.

Türkiye’s Centre for Countering Disinformation, which functions under the country’s Directorate of Communications, said that such reports were part of a campaign aimed at damaging bilateral relations between Ankara and New Delhi.

“Türkiye firmly rejects all acts of terrorism, regardless of where or by whom they are committed,” said the West Asian country. “The claim that Türkiye engages in ‘radicalisation activities’ targeting India or any other country is purely disinformative and lacks any factual basis.”

It claimed that “unfounded and manipulative reports targeting Türkiye” were attempts to undermine the country’s contributions to international peace, security, and stability.

The Indian government on Wednesday described the Delhi blast as a “terrorist incident, perpetrated by anti-national forces”. The authorities had earlier not provided official details about what caused the blast, even as the police filed a case under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and the Explosives Act.

Hours before the blast in Delhi, the police claimed that they had cracked an “inter-state and transnational terror module” in Haryana’s Faridabad and Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur.

In the alleged terror module case, two doctors from Kashmir – Adeel Ahmad Rather and Muzamil Shakeel – are among those arrested.

Shakeel, a doctor, taught at Al-Falah University at Dhauj in the Faridabad district. Two more persons from the university – Umar Mohammed and Shaheen Shahid – have also been taken into custody in the case.

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council, or NAAC, has issued a show-cause notice to the university for allegedly displaying false accreditation information on its website, PTI reported on Thursday.

The NAAC, an autonomous body under the Union government, reportedly said that the university has neither been accredited by it nor has the institute applied for such a recognition. “This is absolutely wrong and misleading the public, especially the parents, students and stakeholders,” it said.

The NAAC has directed the university to remove the claims about its accreditation from its website and publicly available documents, and to provide an explanation for having made the claim, PTI reported.

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