Red Fort blast case: Delhi court extends NIA custody of three doctors, preacher by four days

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Security officials support  vigil during a raid, successful  Pulwama. The National Investigation Agency carried retired  raids astatine  8  locations successful  Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam districts of Kashmir successful  transportation  with a "white-collar" panic  module that was down  a car   blast adjacent   Delhi's Red Fort.

Security officials support vigil during a raid, successful Pulwama. The National Investigation Agency carried retired raids astatine 8 locations successful Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam districts of Kashmir successful transportation with a "white-collar" panic module that was down a car blast adjacent Delhi's Red Fort. | Photo Credit: PTI

A Delhi tribunal connected Monday (December 8, 2025) extended the National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody of 3 doctors and a preacher, who were arrested successful transportation with the November 10 Red Fort blast case, by 4 days.

All 4 accused — Dr. Muzammil Ganai, Dr. Adeel Rather, Dr. Shaheena Saeed and Maulvi Irfan Ahmed Wagay — were produced earlier Principal and Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna connected the expiry of their 10-day NIA custody granted connected November 29, 2025.

Mediapersons were barred from covering the tribunal proceedings, which were held nether choky information successful and astir the Patiala House territory tribunal premises.

Till now, the NIA has made 7 arrests successful the case, which is linked to a 'white-collar' panic module busted by the Jammu and Kashmir Police.

"The bureau continues to prosecute assorted leads successful transportation with the termination bombing, and has been conducting searches crossed States successful coordination with the respective constabulary forces to place and way the others progressive successful the gruesome attack," the bureau said successful a connection earlier.

Dr. Umar-un-Nabi was driving the explosives-laden i20 car that detonated extracurricular the Red Fort connected November 10, 2025, sidesplitting 15 radical and injuring respective others.

PTI had earlier reported that the blase panic module spearheaded by a radical of doctors had been actively scouting for a termination bomber since past year, with Umar being the alleged cardinal planner.

Published - December 08, 2025 03:28 p.m. IST

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