The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday announced the arrest of yet another key conspirator in the car bomb blast near Delhi’s Red Fort on November 10, underscoring the agency’s methodical and sustained effort to dismantle a sophisticated terror network and bring every participant to justice.
With the arrest of Yasir Ahmad Dar, a resident of Shopian in Jammu and Kashmir, the total number of accused apprehended in the so-called “white-collar terror module” case has risen to nine.
Dar was arrested in Delhi and has been booked under relevant provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the agency said in an official statement.
According to the NIA, Dar was not a peripheral figure but an active participant in the conspiracy that led to the powerful car explosion near the Red Fort—an attack that claimed 15 lives and left several others injured.
Investigators have revealed that Dar had allegedly taken an oath to carry out self-sacrificial operations, highlighting the ideological indoctrination and commitment behind the plot.
The agency said Dar was in close and continuous contact with other accused persons in the case, including Umar-un-Nabi, the deceased terrorist who drove the explosive-laden vehicle, and Mufti Irfan, identified as one of the key conspirators who played a central role in planning and coordination.
These linkages, officials say, have helped investigators piece together the chain of command and the operational architecture of the terror module.
The Red Fort blast investigation has been unfolding in carefully calibrated phases. From the outset, the NIA focused not only on the physical execution of the attack but also on the intellectual, logistical, and financial ecosystem that sustained it.
Officials describe the case as emblematic of a new-age terror model, where educated professionals and institutions are allegedly misused to radicalise, recruit,t and facilitate acts of mass violence under the guise of legitimate activity.
As part of this wider probe, the NIA earlier conducted extensive searches across multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh, targeting the premises of accused persons and suspects.
During these operations, investigators seized digital devices, documents, t,s, and other incriminating material that are now being forensically examined to uncover further links, funding channels,e ls and sleeper cells.
In a significant earlier development, the agency also searched the premises of Al Falah University in Haryana, connected to the prime accused Dr Muzammil Shakeel Ganaie and Dr Shaheen Sayeed.
Additional searches were carried out at several locations in Faridabad.
Officials say these actions were aimed at exposing how institutional spaces were allegedly exploited to provide cover, legitimacy, and resources to extremist activities.
Senior officials emphasised that the investigation reflects the NIA’s commitment to a patient, evidence-driven approach—following digital trails, financial records and human links to ensure that no conspirator, facilitator or ideological handler escapes scrutiny.
Each arrest, they say, is part of a larger mosaic that is gradually revealing the full extent of the network behind the deadly attack.
By steadily identifying, tracking,g and arresting suspects across states, the NIA has sent a clear signal that acts of terror—no matter how carefully planned or intellectually camouflaged—will be pursued relentlessly.
The agency’s ongoing probe, officials added, is far from over, and further arrests and disclosures are likely as the evidence continues to be analysed.
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