The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested another key accused in the car bomb attack near Red Fort on Thursday (December 18, 2025). He was produced before a court, which sent him to the agency’s custody till December 26. The car bomb went off near the Red Fort on November 10.
Yasir Ahmed Dar is the ninth person to be arrested in the case. A resident of Shopian in Kashmir, the accused was picked up by the NIA in Delhi.
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According to the NIA, investigations have revealed that Yasir had an active role in the conspiracy behind the car bomb blast. “An active participant in the conspiracy, he had sworn allegiance and taken an oath to carry out self-sacrificial operations. He was in close contact with the other accused persons in the case, including Umar-Un-Nabi (the accused who was behind the wheel of the car that exploded) as well as Mufti Irfan,” it said.
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