Red Fort blast probe: NIA searches Shaheen’s family home in Lucknow, locations in J&K
Shaheen was arrested in connection with the alleged “transnational and interstate terror module” that the J&K Police busted last month.
NIA conducts raids at the residence of Delhi blast accused Dr Shaheen in Khandari Bazaar, Lucknow, Monday. (PTI Photo) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday conducted searches in Lucknow at the family residence of Shaheen Shahid Ansari (44) as part of its investigation into last month’s Red Fort explosion in Delhi.
Shaheen was arrested in connection with the alleged “transnational and interstate terror module” that the J&K Police busted last month. Her younger brother, Parvez Ansari (38), was also picked up in the case.
The NIA had arrested Shaheen, after it took over the probe into the Red Fort blast. According to officials, Lucknow is among eight locations where the NIA conducted coordinated searches.
An NIA team, which included a woman officer, arrived at the family home in Khandari Bazaar under the Qaiserbagh police station limits. At the time of the search, several family members were present, including their 80-year-old father, Syed Ahmed, a retired government employee, and their elder brother, Mohammad Shoaib.
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