Red Fort blast probe: Raids across J-K as NIA continues ‘efforts to unravel larger conspiracy’

The raids on Monday were conducted in the Srinagar, Baramulla, Jammu, Kulgam, Ganderbal and Handwara districts of Jammu and Kashmir

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday conducted searches at nine locations in Jammu and Kashmir as part of its continuing investigation into the blast near the Red Fort in Delhi last year.

The raids were conducted in the Srinagar, Baramulla, Jammu, Kulgam, Ganderbal and Handwara districts. “Several digital devices were seized during the searches, and the same have been sent for forensic analysis,” the NIA said in a statement.

So far, 11 accused have been arrested for their alleged roles in the blast that shook the national capital on November 10, 2025, killing at least 13 people and injuring several others.

The prime accused, Umer Un Nabi, was killed in the explosion. “The NIA found during investigation that Umer had masterminded the blast conspiracy in coordination with arrested co-accused and others,” the agency said.

A cleric from Shopian, Mufti Irfan Wagay; Dr Muzammil Ganai, an assistant professor at Al Falah University; Adeel Ahmed Rather, another doctor; and Dr Shaheen Ansari, who was also working at Al Falah University are among the key accused in the case.

The group had termed itself “Interim Ansar” based on the Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGH) outfit.

Several suspects have been apprehended in the case, and on Monday, the agency said it would continue “with its efforts to unravel the larger conspiracy behind the terror attack and to identify others involved in the plot to spread mayhem and destabilise the country”.

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday conducted searches at nine locations in Jammu and Kashmir as part of its continuing investigation into the blast near the Red Fort in Delhi last year.

The raids were conducted in the Srinagar, Baramulla, Jammu, Kulgam, Ganderbal and Handwara districts. “Several digital devices were seized during the searches, and the same have been sent for forensic analysis,” the NIA said in a statement.

So far, 11 accused have been arrested for their alleged roles in the blast that shook the national capital on November 10, 2025, killing at least 13 people and injuring several others.

The prime accused, Umer Un Nabi, was killed in the explosion. “The NIA found during investigation that Umer had masterminded the blast conspiracy in coordination with arrested co-accused and others,” the agency said.

A cleric from Shopian, Mufti Irfan Wagay; Dr Muzammil Ganai, an assistant professor at Al Falah University; Adeel Ahmed Rather, another doctor; and Dr Shaheen Ansari, who was also working at Al Falah University are among the key accused in the case.

The group had termed itself “Interim Ansar” based on the Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGH) outfit.

Several suspects have been apprehended in the case, and on Monday, the agency said it would continue “with its efforts to unravel the larger conspiracy behind the terror attack and to identify others involved in the plot to spread mayhem and destabilise the country”.