A Delhi court on Wednesday (January 14, 2026) extended till January 16, 2026 the NIA custody of five accused in the Red Fort blast case including three doctors and a maulvi.
Principal District and Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna allowed the agency's plea to extend the custodial interrogation of Dr. Adeel Rather, Dr. Shaheen Saeed, Dr. Muzammil Ganaie, Maulvi Irfan Ahmad Wagay and Jasir Bilal Wani.
The agency, in its remand paper, said that the accused persons are required to be confronted with other co-accused, suspects and witnesses on certain contradictory points.
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It underlined that the accused persons possessed exclusive knowledge of certain facts and circumstances at various locations, including Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR).
