Delhi court sends four accused in Red Fort blast to 10 -day NIA custody

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday remanded to 10 days’ NIA custody three doctors and a preacher arrested in connection with the November 10 car blast outside the Red Fort that killed 15 people. The accused, doctors Muzammil Ganaie, Adeel Rather, Shaheena Saeed, and preacher Maulvi Irfan Ahmed Wagay, were earlier detained by the Jammu and Kashmir Police.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) took custody of the four in Srinagar and produced them before the Patiala House Courts. Principal District and Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna granted 10 days of custody against the agency’s request for 15 days of interrogation.

The court premises saw heavy security, with RAF personnel deployed alongside Delhi Police. Media entry was restricted during the proceedings. With the latest arrests, the number of individuals booked in the alleged ‘white-collar’ terror conspiracy has risen to six. The NIA is already questioning two accused, Amir Rashid Ali and Jasir Bilal Wani alias Danish, in its custody.