Delhi blast probe: NIA arrests Kashmir resident who helped suicide bomber Umar | India Information

NEW DELHI: The NIA has arrested a Kashmiri resident who had conspired with suicide bomber Umar Un Nabi to hold out the suicide blast at Purple Fort final Monday.Amir Rashid Ali, a resident of Samboora, Pampore, in whose identify the automobile concerned within the assault was registered, was arrested in Delhi.“Amir had come to Delhi to facilitate the purchase of the car, which was eventually used as a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (IED) to trigger the blast,” the NIA stated.The NIA additionally confirmed on Sunday that it had forensically established the identification of the deceased driver of the vehicle-borne IED as Umar Un Nabi, a resident of Pulwama district who labored as an assistant professor usually drugs division in Al Falah College at Faridabad.The anti-terror company has additionally seized one other car belonging to Nabi, it stated. The car is being examined for proof within the case.The NIA has thus far examined 73 witnesses, together with these injured within the blast that rocked the nationwide capital on Nov 10. “Working in close coordination with Delhi police, J&K police, Haryana police, UP police and various sister agencies, NIA 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,” NIA stated in a press release.In the meantime, three cartridges have been recovered from the Purple Fort blast spot-two reside and one empty-all of 9mm calibre. Cops are probing how the three cartridges have been recovered from the blast web site. These cartridges are prohibited for civilian use, police stated.Whereas scanning the modules’ on-line communications, the investigators have additionally stumbled upon chats supposed to brainwash different youths, together with girls.