New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested another key accused in connection with last month’s car bomb blast near Delhi’s Red Fort that claimed 11 lives and left several others injured. Officials said the arrested individual is the ninth accused taken into custody in the case so far.
According to an official statement, the accused has been identified as Yasir Ahmad Dar, a resident of the Shopian district in Jammu and Kashmir. He was apprehended from New Delhi and formally arrested under relevant provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
Investigations have revealed that Yasir played an active role in the conspiracy behind the November 10 terror attack that shook the national capital. The NIA said he had pledged allegiance and taken an oath to carry out self-sacrificial operations as part of the plot.The agency further stated that Yasir was in close contact with other accused persons, including Umar Un Nabi, the deceased perpetrator of the bombing, and Mufti Irfan, who are believed to have played key roles in the conspiracy.
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