NIA arrests aide of suicide bomber in major breakthrough News24 –

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) achieved a major breakthrough in connection with Delhi blast case. The agency has arrested a Kashmiri resident who had conspired with the suicide bomber to carry out the terror attack which claimed 10 innocent lives and left 32 others injured.

The anti-terror agency arrested Amir Rashid Ali, in whose name the car involved in the attack was registered, was arrested from Delhi. The NIA had launched a massive search operation after taking over the case from Delhi Police.

NIA probe had revealed that the accused, a resident of Samboora , Pampore in Jammu and Kashmir, had conspired with the alleged suicide bomber, Umar Un Nabi, to carry out the terror attack.

Amir had allegedly facilitate the purchase of the car which was finally used as a vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device (IED) to trigger the blast in the national capital on November 10. Later, NIA has forensically established the identity of the deceased driver of the Vehicle Borne IED as Umar Un Nabi, a resident of Pulwama District and Assistant Professor in General Medicine Department in Al Falah University at Faridabad.

The anti-terror agency has also recovered another vehicle belonging to Nabi. The vehicle is being examined for evidence in the case, in which NIA has so far examined 73 witnesses including those injured in the blast.

In a close coordination with Delhi Police, Jammu & Kashmir Police, Haryana Police, UP Police and various sister agencies, the anti-terror agency is continuing its investigation across states. It is pursuing multiple leads to unearth the larger conspiracy behind the bombing and identify others involved in the case.