Ahmad Taimur
New Delhi, Nov 20: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested four more prime accused involved in the Delhi blast case. The blast that ripped through a car near the iconic Red Fort last Monday claimed 15 lives and injured many others last week.
A total of six accused have been arrested so far in the case, with four arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir police and two arrested by the Anti-Terror Agency. All the six accused persons are now under the NIA custody.
An official said that the four accused, who were arrested by J&K police, were handed over to the Anti-Terror Agency Thursday for further investigation into the blast case.
He said that the four accused were taken into custody by NIA in Srinagar on production orders from the District Sessions Judge, Patiala House Court.
The accused have been identified as Dr Muzammil Shakeel Ganai of Pulwama, Dr Adeel Ahmed Rather of Anantnag, Dr Shaheen Saeed of Lucknow and Mufti Irfan Ahmad Wagay of Shopian.
Earlier, the NIA had arrested two associates of the Delhi suicide bomber – Dr Umar – who investigators believe triggered the blast that killed at least 15 people and injured many others on November 10 near Delhi’s iconic Red Fort. The two accused were identified as Amir Ali and Jasir Bilal – arrested on November 16 and 17 respectively.
Mufti Irfan Ahmad Wagay was arrested on 21 October, while Dr Muzammil Shakeel Ganai, Dr Adeel Ahmed Rather and Dr Shaheen Saeed were arrested on October 22 and 23 by the J&K police.
The NIA said that they all had played a key role in the terror attack. It also said that Amir Rashid Ali was arrested after probe revealed that the car used in the blast was registered in his name, Jasir Bilal Wani alias Danish had provided technical support to the suicide bomber.
“Their interrogation is on as part of NIA’s efforts to unravel the complete terror conspiracy in the case,” it said
The investigation of case was handed over to the NIA by the Home Ministry, soon after the attack. It said that agency is working closely with various state police forces to track and arrest every member of the terrorist module involved in the carnage.
Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir police said that a high level committee has already been constituted to probe the “accidental” Nowgam police station blast while dismissing reports raising doubts and speculations.
The committer, it said? is being headed by Principal Secretary, Home Department, with IG Kashmir Zone, District Magistrate Srinagar and a senior scientist from the Central Forensic Sciences Laboratory its members.
At least 13 people, including a State Investigating Officer, a Naib Tehsildar, and a tailor were killed and 32 others were injured after a stockpile of explosives seized from Faridabad went off “accidentally” inside the Nowgam police station on November 14.
“Various reports and items have been appearing in the social media, regarding the unfortunate accidental explosion. It is clarified that these are conjectures and efforts to mislead the public,” the police said.
It said that the accidental explosion occurred on November 14, while the process of sample collection, from the large cache of recovered explosive, for forensic examination, was being done by experts from Forensic Science Laboratory.
“It is informed that a high level committee has already been constituted on 16 Nov 2025, by the Govt, regarding this incident, under the Chairmanship of Principal Secretary, Home Department, comprising of IG Kashmir Zone, District Magistrate Srinagar and a senior Scientist from Central Forensic Sciences Laboratory, Govt of India,” it said. (KNO)
