Delhi Car Blast: The fresh investigations into the devastating Delhi’s Red Fort blast on November 10, which claimed 13 lives, have uncovered major evidence. The shocking findings reveal that the suspected terrorists involved in the Delhi car blast used ‘dead drop’ as a form of communication and to evade agencies. Investigations are now intensely focused on the use of the highly sophisticated email communication system.
What is the ‘Dead Drop’ system?
The terror group used a ‘dead drop’ communication system to avoid active surveillance by our national security agencies. It is a method used by international spy networks and militant groups to evade security agencies and maintain deniability.
The dead-drop email, a ‘covert’ channel, involves two parties communicating without even emailing directly to each other. In this type of communication system, both users use a single shared draft email on a common platform.
One person writes and saves the email in the drafts folder; meanwhile, the other person logs in to the same email account, reads, and then deletes the draft. The former party types their reply in a new draft and saves it without hitting the ‘send’ button, thus leaving no digital trace behind. In this way, no email ever drops in or out of the server, making it nearly impossible for regular surveillance techniques to intercept.
According to Delhi Police, the module was planning several explosions in the national capital. The three doctors under the scanner reportedly followed this pattern of communication.
