Red Fort blast: NIA arrests four more prime accused

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested four more prime accused in the November 10 blast outside the Red Fort in Delhi, taking the total number of arrests in the case to six, officials said on Thursday.

The four accused were taken into custody by the NIA in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, on production orders from the District Sessions Judge, Patiala House Court.

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“NIA has identified the accused as Dr Muzammil Shakeel Ganai of Pulwama (J&K), Dr Adeel Ahmed Rather of Anantnag (J&K), Dr Shaheen Saeed of Lucknow (U.P), and Mufti Irfan Ahmad Wagay of Shopian (J&K). They had all played a key role in the terror attack that killed several innocent persons and left many others injured, as per NIA investigations,” said the official.

Moving expeditiously with its probe in the case, the NIA had earlier arrested two accused – Amir Rashid Ali, in whose name the car used in the blast was registered, and Jasir Bilal Wani alias Danish, who had provided technical aid to the terrorist involved in the deadly attack. Their interrogation is continuing as part of the probe agency’s efforts to unravel the complete terror conspiracy in the case.

The NIA, which was handed over the investigation by the Union Home Ministry soon after the attack, is working closely with various state police forces to track and arrest every member of the terrorist module involved in the carnage.