Author: Sanchita Bhattacharya

Since the November 10 blast near the Red Fort, which tragically killed 15 people, the term “white-collar terrorist” has gained traction across op-eds, articles, social media commentary, television debates, and drawing-room conversations. The suspected individuals involved in orchestrating this heinous act are medical doctors by profession, including the suicide bomber, Dr Umar Nabi. The other doctors named are Dr Adil Ahmad Rather, Dr Muzamil Ganie, Dr Shaheen Shahid, Dr Arif, and Dr Nisar-ul-Hassan. Thus, the frenzy surrounding white-collar terrorists is rapidly gaining currency. Yet the involvement of people with Western and technical education in terror activities is neither new nor…