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New Delhi, November 17 (IANS) Patiala House Court on Monday sent Kashmiri resident Aamir Rashid Ali, accused of conspiring with Dr. Omar Muhammad Nabi, who carried out the November 10 terror attack near the Red Fort, to 10-day NIA custody.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had sought 10 days’ custody of Aamir Rashid Ali, which was accepted by the court.
On November 16, the NIA arrested Ali, in whose name the car used in the attack was registered. He was caught in Delhi during a massive search operation launched by the agency after taking over the case from Delhi Police, an officer said in a statement.
According to the NIA investigation, the accused, a resident of Samboora, Pampore, Jammu and Kashmir, had conspired with alleged suicide bomber Umar Nabi to carry out the terrorist attack. The agency said Ali had traveled to Delhi to seek assistance in procuring a car, which was later used as a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (IED) to carry out the blast.
The NIA has forensically identified the deceased driver of the vehicle-borne IED as Dr Umar Nabi, a resident of Pulwama district and assistant professor in the department of General Medicine at Al Falah University, Faridabad.
The anti-terrorism agency has also seized another vehicle of Dr. Nabi, which is currently being examined for evidence. So far, the NIA has examined 73 witnesses, including those injured in the blast that rocked the national capital on November 10.
Working closely with Delhi Police, Jammu and Kashmir Police, Haryana Police, Uttar Pradesh Police and several central agencies, the NIA continues its investigations in multiple states. The agency is working on various leads to uncover the larger conspiracy behind the bombings and identify all the persons involved in case RC-21/2025/NIA/DLI.
Earlier, on November 15, the Delhi Police Crime Branch had intensified its investigation into Al Falah University as part of the ongoing investigation into the November 10 Delhi bomb blasts and registered two FIRs against the institute.
According to Delhi Police, the crime branch registered two separate FIRs – one under sections related to fraud and the other under provisions related to forgery.
–IANS
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