Court sends Delhi blast accused Amir Rashid to 10-day NIA custody
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New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday remanded Red Fort blast accused Amir Rashid Ali to 10-day custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
Ali was produced before the Principal District and Sessions Judge at the Patiala House Court complex amid tight security. Media personnel were barred from entering the courtroom.
“Personnel from the Delhi Police and Rapid Action Force (RAF) were deployed in and around the court complex,” a police officer said, adding that teams in anti-riot gear were on standby to prevent any untoward incidents.
The blast on November 10 near the Red Fort in Delhi killed 13 people and injured several others. The explosives-laden Hyundai i20 that detonated was registered in Ali’s name. Authorities said the car was driven by Umar Nabi, a doctor from Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, who was linked to a “white-collar” terror module recently busted in Faridabad, Haryana, where explosives were recovered.
Ali was arrested by the NIA on Sunday as part of the ongoing investigation into the terror module.
With PTI inputs