A Delhi court on Friday (February 13, 2026) allowed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) an additional 45 days to submit its chargesheet in the Red Fort blast case that claimed 11 lives and left many others injured in November 2025.
The Central agency had approached the court of Additional Sessions Judge Prashant Sharma of Patiala House, seeking a 90-day extension to complete its investigation. However, the court granted only half of the requested period and instructed the agency to wrap up the probe within the revised deadline.
The judicial custody of the seven individuals arrested in connection with the explosion has also been extended until March 13.
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The NIA has connected the November 10 blast in the national capital to what it described as a “white-collar” terror network uncovered earlier by the Jammu and Kashmir Police. According to the agency’s findings so far, the vehicle used in the explosion was allegedly driven by Umar ul Nabi, identified as the suicide attacker. Investigators have termed the incident the first car-borne suicide bombing in Delhi.
