The accused have been identified as Dr Muzammil Shakeel Ganai of Pulwama, Dr Adeel Ahmed Rather of Anantnag and Mufti Irfan Ahmad Wagay of Shopian — all from Jammu and Kashmir — and Dr Shaheen Saeed of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. They were arrested earlier in the day, taking the total arrests to six
Earlier, NIA had arrested Jasir Bilal (seen above) and Aamir Rashid Ali. Pic/PTI
A Delhi court on Thursday remanded four accused in the Red Fort blast case to 10 days of National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody, news agency PTI reported.
The accused have been identified as Dr Muzammil Shakeel Ganai of Pulwama, Dr Adeel Ahmed Rather of Anantnag and Mufti Irfan Ahmad Wagay of Shopian — all from Jammu and Kashmir — and Dr Shaheen Saeed of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. They were arrested earlier in the day, taking the total arrests to six.
The NIA had sought 15-day custody to interrogate the four accused. However, Principal District and Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna sent them to 10-day custody, PTI reported.
The accused were produced before the court amid heavy security, with a Rapid Action Force (RAF) contingent and Delhi Police personnel deployed in the complex. Media persons were not allowed to enter the court during the proceedings.
According to a social media post by NIA, the accused were taken into custody from Srinagar on Wednesday night on production warrants issued by the Patiala House Courts in Delhi. The probe agency said the accused played a significant role in the terror conspiracy that caused the explosion near Red Fort’s Lahori Gate, which claimed 15 lives and left many injured.
Earlier, NIA had arrested two others — Aamir Rashid Ali and Jasir Bilal Wani alias Danish.
Dr Umar-un-Nabi, who was driving the explosives-laden i20 that detonated outside the Red Fort, had allegedly bought the car in Ali's name. Wani was arrested after it emerged that Umar had been trying to "brainwash" him to becoming a suicide bomber, officials said. He was not persuaded but is alleged to have agreed to participate as an overground worker for the banned terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed.
The sophisticated terror module spearheaded by a group of doctors had been actively scouting for a suicide bomber since last year with Umar being the alleged key planner.
The NIA, which took over the investigation from Delhi Police on the directions of the Union Home Ministry, is coordinating with Jammu & Kashmir Police and other agencies to trace the remaining members of the group.
The case is being investigated under the UAPA, Explosive Substances Act, and relevant sections of the IPC.
(With PTI inputs)
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