The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested another Jammu and Kashmir resident from Srinagar in connection with the blast near the Red Fort metro station in Delhi that claimed 15 lives and injured dozens, said officials on Monday. The accused, identified as Jasir Bilal Wani alias Danish, worked closely with suicide bomber Dr Umar Un Nabi and had allegedly provided him 'technical' assistance.
Wani, who is a resident of Qazigund in the Anantnag district, was an active co-conspirator behind the attack, said officials, adding that he modified drones and attempted to make rockets ahead of the blast in the national capital. He has now been brought to Delhi, where he will be interrogated at the NIA headquarters.
In its statement, the probe agency said it continues to explore various angles to unravel the conspiracy behind the bombing. "Several teams of the anti-terror agency are pursuing multiple leads, and are conducting searches across states to identify every person involved in the terror attack," the statement read.
Wani's arrest comes a day after the probe agency nabbed Amir Rashid Ali, also a resident of Samboora in Jammu and Kashmir Pampore, who had conspired with Dr Nabi. According to the NIA, Ali - who has been sent to 10-day custody - had helped in facilitating the car that was eventually used as a "vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device (IED)" to trigger the blast in the national capital.
The anti-terror agency has now seized another vehicle that belonged to Dr Nabi. "The vehicle is being examined for evidence in the case, in which NIA has so far examined 73 witnesses including those injured in the blast that rocked the national capital on 10th November," it said.
"Working in close coordination with Delhi Police, Jammu and Kashmir Police, Haryana Police, UP Police and various sister agencies, NIA is continuing its investigation across states," the anti-terror agency said, adding that it is pursuing multiple leads to unearth the larger conspiracy behind the bombing and identify others involved in the case.
