Delhi blast case: NIA arrests Umar-un-Nabi’s associate Yasir Ahmad Dar

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested a close associate of the accused Umar-un-Nabi in the Delhi blast case, taking the total number of arrests in the “white-collar” terror module to nine.

The accused, Yasir Ahmad Dar, a resident of Shopian in Jammu and Kashmir, was nabbed from Delhi and placed under arrest under relevant provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

According to the agency, investigations have revealed Dar’s active role in the conspiracy. Dar had allegedly taken an oath to carry out “self-sacrificial operations,” the NIA said.

Investigators have further found that Dar was in close contact with other accused in the case, including Umar-un-Nabi, the deceased perpetrator of the bombing, and Mufti Irfan, a key conspirator.

The NIA said it is continuing to work closely with central and state authorities to unravel the full conspiracy behind the terror attack.

Earlier this month, the NIA conducted extensive searches at the premises of several accused and suspects in Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh, seizing digital devices and other incriminating material.

Similar searches had earlier been carried out at the Al Falah University premises of prime accused Dr Muzammil Shakeel Ganaie and Dr Shaheen Sayeed, and at other locations in Faridabad, Haryana.

After taking over the probe, the NIA had arrested eight persons, including four doctors, Dr Muzammil Ganaie, Dr Adeel Rather, Dr Shaheen Sayeed and Dr Bilal Naseer Malla, and religious preacher Maulvi Irfan.

Two others, Amir Rashid Ali and Jasir Bilal Wani alias Danish, were also arrested. Ali allegedly purchased the car in his name, which was later loaded with explosives, including ammonium nitrate, and detonated near the Red Fort.

On November 26, the agency also arrested Soyab, a resident of Dhauj in Faridabad, for allegedly providing logistical support to Umar before the blast.
(With PTI inputs)