The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday sought a response from the Centre on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the National Investigation Agency Act, observing that the issues raised were of “vital importance.”
The duo, identified as Zameer Ahmad Ahangar of Ganderbal (J&K) and Tufail Ahmad Bhat of Srinagar (J&K), were formally arrested by NIA for their active involvement in the conspiracy related to the Delhi blast.
Moidheenkutty (52), absconding for four years, was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) at Nedumbassery International Airport in Kochi on Wednesday.
The probe into the Delhi blast case has revealed fissures in the terror group behind the incident, sources in the NIA claimed, adding that Dr Umar Nabi -- the suicide bomber who exploded an i20 car outside the Red Fort -- followed the ISIS “Daesh” module, while the rest of his associates followed the Al-Qaeda module.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is set to carry out further investigation into the brutal hand-chopping of college professor T J Joseph in 2010.
On June 27, the Jammu and Kashmir police recovered IED from Nadeem Ul Haq near Madarsa Markaz Ul Haroof at Bhatindi.
During the searches conducted on Thursday, incriminating documents and digital devices were seized by the NIA officials.
On October 25, 2011, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in New Delhi filed a case against Mohammad Yusuf Shah alias Syed Salahuddin and others, who were members of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and were carrying out terrorist activities in India and receiving funds from neighbouring jurisdictions.
On Monday, the NIA prosecutor in the Vizhinjam Sri Lankan boat case informed the Kerala High Court that its investigating officer was in Tamil Nadu.
House of terror outfit The Resistance Front (TRF) commander Sajjad Gul has also been raided.
