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NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday remanded four accused in the Red Fort blast case to 10 days of NIA custody. The agency identified them as Dr Muzammil Shakeel Ganai of Pulwama, Dr Adeel Ahmed Rather, a Saharanpur-based practitioner originally from Anantnag, Dr Shaheen Saeed of Lucknow, and Mufti Irfan Ahmad Wagay of Shopian. All four were taken into custody in Srinagar on production warrants issued by the Patiala House Court.According to the central counter-terror agency, Saeed, Rather and the two others “played a major role” in planning and executing the November 10 Delhi blast, which killed several civilians and left many injured.
Investigators said the four suspects were involved in logistics, planning and on-ground facilitation of the terror plot. Until now, they had been in the custody of the Jammu & Kashmir Police.These arrests come after two earlier detentions by the NIA, Amir Rashid Ali, in whose name the vehicle used in the blast was registered, and Jasir Bilal Wani, alias Danish, who allegedly provided crucial technical support to the module. Both are currently under interrogation.The November 10 explosion near the Red Fort metro station has so far claimed 15 lives. Last week, the Union Cabinet formally classified the incident as a “heinous terror attack” and vowed that those responsible would face “the strictest possible punishment.”According to the NIA, investigators have examined 73 witnesses, including injured survivors. The agency is coordinating with Delhi Police, Jammu & Kashmir Police, Haryana Police, Uttar Pradesh Police, and other agencies to trace the broader conspiracy and dismantle the network behind the attack.The investigation has now expanded to include Saudi Arabia, the Maldives and Turkey, along with multiple states across India.
