Achieving a major breakthrough in the Delhi Red Fort Metro blast case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested the close aide of the suicide bomber, Dr Umar Un Nabi, from Delhi. The accused reportedly facilitated the purchase of the i20 car used for the tragic blast.
"The NIA has arrested a Kashmiri resident who had conspired with the suicide bomber to carry out the terror attack," the investigation agency said in a statement. Over 10 people died and 30 suffered injuries in the tragic blast on November 10. The accused was identified as Amir Rashid Ali, a resident of Samboora, Pampore in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to sleuths, the car used for the blast was registered in Ali's name, and he was in close touch with Dr Nabi. "The accused had conspired with the alleged suicide bomber, Umar Un Nabi, to unleash the terror attack," it said.
"Amir 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 blast. NIA has forensically established the identity of the deceased driver of the vehicle-borne IED as Umar Un Nabi, a resident of Pulwama District and Assistant Professor in general medicine department in Al Falah University at Faridabad," investigators revealed.
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The NIA is "pursuing multiple leads to unearth the larger conspiracy behind the bombing and identify others involved in the case". Investigators have also seized another car belonging to Nabi, purportedly arranged by the accused for another blast.
The blast occurred on the day when security forces from Jammu and Kashmir uncovered a "white-colour module" and seized over three tonnes of explosives and ammunition. A nationwide probe is being conducted by the NIA to uncover the terror module.
