NEW DELHI: The NIA has arrested a Kashmiri resident who had conspired with suicide bomber Umar Un Nabi to carry out the suicide blast at Red Fort last Monday.Amir Rashid Ali, a resident of Samboora, Pampore, in whose name the car involved in the attack was registered, was arrested in Delhi.”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,” the NIA said.The NIA also confirmed on Sunday that it had forensically established the identity of the deceased driver of the vehicle-borne IED as Umar Un Nabi, a resident of Pulwama district who worked as an assistant professor in general medicine department in Al Falah University at Faridabad.The anti-terror agency has also seized another vehicle belonging to Nabi, it said. The vehicle is being examined for evidence in the case.The NIA has so far examined 73 witnesses, including those injured in the blast that rocked the national capital on Nov 10. “Working in close coordination with Delhi police, J&K police, Haryana police, UP police and various sister agencies, NIA is continuing its investigation across states. It is pursuing multiple leads to unearth the larger conspiracy behind the bombing and identify others involved in the case,” NIA said in a statement.Meanwhile, three cartridges were recovered from the Red Fort blast spot-two live and one empty-all of 9mm calibre. Cops are probing how the three cartridges were recovered from the blast site. These cartridges are prohibited for civilian use, police said.While scanning the modules’ online communications, the investigators have also stumbled upon chats intended to brainwash other youths, including women.
