New Delhi, Nov 16: In a major breakthrough in the Red Fort area car bomb blast case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested Pampore resident who allegedly conspired with the suicide bomber to execute the terror attack that claimed 10 innocent lives and left 32 others injured.
The arrested accused, Amir Rashid Ali, in whose name the car used in the blast was registered, was taken into custody from Delhi following a massive search operation initiated after the NIA took over the probe from Delhi Police.
NIA investigations have revealed that Amir, a resident of Samboora, Pampore in Jammu & Kashmir, had conspired with the deceased suicide bomber Umar Un Nabi to carry out the attack. Amir had travelled to Delhi to facilitate the purchase of the vehicle later used as a vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device (IED).
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Forensic analysis by the NIA has confirmed the identity of the deceased driver of the VBIED as Umar Un Nabi, a resident of Pulwama district and an Assistant Professor in the General Medicine Department at Al Falah University, Faridabad. The agency has also seized another vehicle belonging to Nabi, which is currently being examined for additional evidence.
So far, the NIA has examined 73 witnesses, including several injured survivors of the 10 November blast that shook the national capital.
Working in close coordination with Delhi Police, Jammu & Kashmir Police, Haryana Police, Uttar Pradesh Police, and other central agencies, the NIA continues to pursue multiple leads across states to uncover the larger conspiracy and identify all individuals involved in case RC-21/2025/NIA/DLI.
