A terror suspect linked to the Delhi blast, accused Dr Umar Nabi has been arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Kashmir-based Amir Rashid Aliwas was earlier arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir police. It has emerged that the car used for the blast was registered in his name.
The NIA investigations have revealed that the accused, a resident of Samboora, Pampore in Jammu and Kashmir, had allegedly conspired with Nabi on the terror attack. Amir, NIA alleges, had come to Delhi to facilitate the purchase of the car, which was eventually used as a vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device (IED) to trigger the Delhi blast. The NIA has forensically established the identity of the deceased driver as Nabi, a resident of Pulwama District and Assistant Professor in the General Medicine Department at Al Falah University at Faridabad.
The anti-terror agency has also seized another vehicle belonging to Nabi. The vehicle is being examined for evidence in the case, in which the NIA has so far examined 73 witnesses.
Meanwhile, four individuals, including three doctors, detained in connection with the Delhi blast, have been released by the NIA after investigators found no concrete link connecting them to the main accused, Nabi. The released individuals — Dr Rehan, Dr Mohammad, Dr Mustaqeem, and fertiliser dealer Dinesh Singla — had been arrested in Haryana’s Nuh in recent days. The doctors had previously been in contact with Umar and were associated with Al-Falah University, which has been linked to terror activities.
The NIA also explored whether chemicals for explosives had been procured from fertiliser dealers. After three days of intense questioning, authorities found no substantial evidence or digital footprint implicating the four. Their families confirmed their release but declined further comment. The NIA, however, will continue to monitor them.
Bullet deepens blast mystery
New Delhi: In the Delhi blast case, investigators recovered three 9mm cartridges — two live, one spent — near the exploded Hyundai i20. These rounds, restricted to specialised personnel, were unaccounted for at the scene, with no weapon found. Authorities continue probing how the bullets arrived and their connection to the November 10 attack.
