Delhi court sends Red Fort blast accused Amir Rashid Ali to 10-day NIA custody as investigators deepen the probe into the November 10 IED attack that killed 13 and injured several others.
Delhi court sends Red Fort blast accused Amir Rashid Ali to 10-day NIA custody as investigators deepen the probe into the November 10 IED attack that killed 13 and injured several others. (Image Credit: The Hindu)
NEW DELHI: On Monday, November 17, 2025, Delhi court ordered that Amir Rashid Ali—the individual accused in the November 10 Red Fort blast—be held in 10-day NIA custody. This decision gives the investigative agency more time to dig deeper into the terror conspiracy that led to the killing of 13 people and injured many others.
Ali, who hails from Samboora in Pampore, Jammu and Kashmir, was apprehended by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Delhi on Sunday. Investigators stated that he had travelled to the capital last year to assist in arranging the vehicle that was later turned into a car-borne improvised explosive device (IED) used in the devastating explosion.
According to the NIA’s submission, Ali had collaborated with the alleged “suicide bomber,” Dr Umar Un Nabi, to “carry out the terror attack.” Nabi—a young doctor from Pulwama and an Assistant Professor at Al-Falah University in Faridabad—was confirmed through forensic examination as the driver who died in the blast.
Officials said Ali’s role involved helping to procure the car that was eventually loaded with explosives and detonated near the Red Fort, a highly sensitive and historic location in the national capital.
The NIA further disclosed that it has already questioned 73 witnesses, including some of the injured victims, and is coordinating its efforts with Delhi Police, Jammu and Kashmir Police, Haryana Police, Uttar Pradesh Police, and multiple other agencies across different states.
The November 10 explosion, caused by an explosives-laden vehicle, sent waves of panic through Delhi, resulting in the deaths of 13 people and causing injuries to many more. Early findings indicate that Dr Umar Nabi was linked to a “white-collar” terror module, which had been uncovered earlier after explosives were seized in Faridabad, Haryana.
With the extension of Ali’s custody, the NIA is expected to intensify its probe into the chain of procurement, the suspected terror network’s financial channels, and any wider connections to larger extremist groups.
