NIA Arrests Key Conspirator in Red Fort Car Blast: Technical Expert Behind Deadly Terror Attack

New Delhi:

The National Investigation Agency has arrested Jasir Bilal Wani in Srinagar, who was identified as an "active co-conspirator" of suicide bomber Umar un Nabi, regarding the car blast near the Red Fort last week that resulted in 13 fatalities, officials reported on Monday.

A native of Qazigund in Anantnag, Wani allegedly provided technical assistance for executing terror attacks by modifying drones and attempting to develop rockets prior to the deadly car bomb explosion, according to a statement from the agency.

Wani, also known by the alias Danish, was apprehended in Srinagar by an NIA team.

"The accused, a resident of Qazigund in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, was an active co-conspirator behind the attack and had collaborated closely with the terrorist, Umar un Nabi, to orchestrate the terror carnage," stated the NIA.

The agency is investigating "various angles" to uncover the conspiracy behind the November 10 blast in the national capital.

"Multiple teams of the anti-terror agency are pursuing numerous leads, and conducting searches across states to identify all individuals involved in the terror attack," the statement continued.

The NIA has characterized Umar Un Nabi, who was driving when the car exploded near the Red Fort, as a "suicide bomber." Additionally, NIA has described the vehicle as a "vehicle-borne IED."

The agency has forensically confirmed the identity of the driver of the "vehicle-borne IED" as Umar Un Nabi, a resident of Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir and an assistant professor in the general medicine department at Al Falah University in Faridabad.