'White-collar module planned rocket strikes modifying drones before deadly car blast': NIA nabs key conspirator in Delhi Red Fort terror case
**EDS: SCREENGRAB** New Delhi: Accused Amir Rashid Ali, in whose name the car involved in the blast near the Red Fort was registered, at Patiala House Court in New Delhi, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. The Delhi court has sent him to 10-day NIA custody. (PTI Photo)(PTI11_17_2025_000121B)
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested another key conspirator involved in the Delhi Red Fort metro blast from Kashmir on Tuesday. The accused, Jasir Bilal Wani alias Danish, provided essential technical aid required by the terrorists to carry out sinister attacks, the NIA said.
"The NIA has arrested another key associate of the terrorist involved in the blast. Jasir Bilal Wani alias Danish, also a Kashmir resident, was arrested from Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir by an NIA team that was in the Valley," a statement from the central probe agency said. According to reports, Danish was a resident of Qazigund in Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir.
According to sleuths, the "white-collar terror module" allegedly planned to carry out rocket strikes by modifying drones ahead of the car blast move. "Investigators revealed Jasir allegedly offered the technical support required by the accused to carry out terror strikes. "NIA investigations have revealed that Jasir had allegedly provided technical support for carrying out terror attacks by modifying drones and attempting to make rockets ahead of the deadly car bomb blast, which killed 15 persons and left 32 persons injured," it said.
Danish reportedly worked closely with the Delhi blast suicide bomber, Dr Umar un Nabi, to plan the "terror carnage". "Several teams of the anti-terror agency are pursuing multiple leads, and are conducting searches across states to identify every person involved in the terror attack," the agency said.
NIA on Sunday arrested Amir Rashid Ali, a close aide of Dr Nabi, who facilitated the purchase of an i20 car used for the deadly blast in Delhi on November 10. The blast occurred hours after security forces uncovered a "white-collar terror module" involving doctors, spread across multiple states, and seized over 3 tonnes of explosive materials and ammunition. Nationwide searches are underway in connection with the case to arrest those linked with the terror module.
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