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A Delhi tribunal connected Friday (February 13, 2026) allowed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) an further 45 days to taxable its chargesheet successful the Red Fort blast lawsuit that claimed 11 lives and near galore others injured successful November 2025.
The Central bureau had approached the tribunal of Additional Sessions Judge Prashant Sharma of Patiala House, seeking a 90-day hold to implicit its investigation. However, the tribunal granted lone fractional of the requested play and instructed the bureau to wrapper up the probe wrong the revised deadline.
The judicial custody of the 7 individuals arrested successful transportation with the detonation has besides been extended until March 13.
The NIA has connected the November 10 blast successful the nationalist superior to what it described arsenic a “white-collar” panic web uncovered earlier by the Jammu and Kashmir Police. According to the agency’s findings truthful far, the conveyance utilized successful the detonation was allegedly driven by Umar ul Nabi, identified arsenic the termination attacker. Investigators person termed the incidental the archetypal car-borne termination bombing successful Delhi.
Recently, the tribunal permitted the NIA to question Yasir Ahmad Dar — the ninth idiosyncratic arrested successful the lawsuit — for an further 10 days. The custody of co-accused Bilal Naseer Malla was besides extended.
Advocate M.S. Khan, counsel for Mr. Shaheen and Mr. Muzammil, told reporters that the tribunal granted lone portion of the hold sought by the NIA, noting that the bureau had not adequately addressed respective queries regarding the advancement of its investigation.
The bureau alleges that Mr. Dar, a nonmigratory of Shopian territory successful Jammu and Kashmir, played a important portion successful readying the onslaught and had pledged to enactment successful self-sacrificial operations linked to the conspiracy. It further claims helium was successful regular interaction with different accused, including Dr. Nabi.
Dr. Malla, the eighth accused and a nonmigratory of Baramulla, was arrested successful Delhi connected December 9. The NIA has alleged that helium provided structure and logistical enactment to Dr. Nabi and attempted to destruct grounds connected to the blast.
Officials person said the probe into the wider conspiracy is inactive underway, with assistance from assorted Central and State agencies to place each those involved.
