Red Fort blast: Who are the seven arrested by the NIA, what are their roles

Umar is suspected to be the leader of the “white-collar group” of doctors in a terror module busted days before the Red Fort explosion. Officials had confirmed he was driving the car after DNA samples were taken from his mother.

Currently, all seven accused are in the NIA’s custody and the agency is interrogating them.

Amir Rashid Ali: A Kashmiri resident, Amir had allegedly conspired with Umar by providing him logistical support, the NIA claimed. He was the first person who was arrested by the probe agency in this case.

The i20 was allegedly registered in his name. As per the NIA, 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 agency also claimed that Amir arranged a safe house for Umar.

Jasir Bilal Wani: Jasir, who is also in the NIA’s custody, had allegedly provided technical aid to Umar. He was allegedly the person who explained the technology of the IED blast to the other accused. He also allegedly “modified drones” and “attempted to make rockets” ahead of the blast.

Muzammil Ahmad Ganai, Adeel Ahmed Rather, Shaheen Ansari and Mufti Irfan Ahmad Wagay: All four were allegedly close associates of Umar and were part of a “white collar terror ecosystem” linked to Pakistan-based militant groups Jaish-e-Mohammad and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, the NIA claimed.

The Jammu and Kashmir Police had earlier arrested them: Wagay was arrested by the J&K Police on October 27, Muzammil on October 29, and Adeel Ahmed on November 5.

They four were taken into custody by the NIA in Srinagar.

Umar, Muzammil and Shaheen worked at Al Falah University in Faridabad.

“They had all played a key role in the terror attack that killed several innocent persons and left many others injured, as per NIA investigations,” an NIA spokesperson said.

J&K Police had said they seized 358 kg of explosives suspected to be ammonium nitrate from Muzammil’s rented home in Faridabad’s Dhauj village.

Mohammad Soyab: A resident of Dhauj village in Faridabad, he is the seventh accused to be arrested in the case by the NIA. According to the agency, Soyab allegedly provided logistical support to Umar and harboured him before the blast.

The NIA, which was handed over the investigation by the Union Home Ministry, is working closely with various state police forces to track and arrest everyone behind the blast. The agency is also closely tracking everyone Umar contacted over the last few months.

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