A Delhi court on Saturday remanded Dr Bilal Naseer Malla, one of the accused in the November 10 Red Fort blast case, to judicial custody for 13 days till January 16.The National Investigation Agency (NIA) produced Malla at the Patiala House Court amid tight security on Saturday, upon the expiry of his 8-day NIA custody granted on December 26.
The accused was produced before Principal District and Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna, who sent Malla to judicial custody till January 16.Malla was arrested by the NIA in Delhi on December 9 and has been described by the agency as a key conspirator in the terror attack. As per the investigation, Malla allegedly provided logistical assistance to Dr Umar-un-Nabi, the suicide bomber who rammed an explosive-laden i20 car outside the Red Fort on November 10, resulting in the death of 15 people.
According to the NIA probe, Malla knowingly provided logistical support to Dr Umar-un-Nabi, the suicide bomber who was driving the explosive-laden i20 car that blew up outside the Red Fort on November 10, killing 15 people.So far, nine persons have been arrested in the case, including three doctors Muzammil Ganaie, Adeel Rather and Shaheen Sayeed, and a religious preacher, Maulvi Irfan Ahmed Wagay. The remaining accused include Amir Rashid Ali, Soyab, Jasir Bilal Wani alias Danish and Yasir Ahmad Dar.
Malla is also accused of destruction of evidence related to the terrorist attack, the agency said on December 9.The NIA has arrested nine people in the case so far, including three doctors – Muzammil Ganaie, Adeel Rather and Shaheen Sayeed – and a religious preacher named Maulvi Irfan Ahmed Wagay. As a matter of already policy in place, mediapersons were barred from covering the proceedings.NIA is conducting its probe at multiplelevels in the Red Fort blast case which led to busting of white collar terror module.
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