A Delhi court on Monday permitted the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to dispose of the biological remains of victims as well as those of accused Dr Umar Un Nabi that were recovered from the site of the November 2025 Red Fort car bomb blast.
According to the NIA, the high-intensity Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) explosion claimed the lives of 11 people, injured several others and caused extensive damage to nearby properties.
Special Judge Pitambar Dutt of the Patiala House Courts directed the investigating agency to dispose of the biological remains with full human dignity and in accordance with the religious beliefs of the deceased. The court also directed the NIA to file a compliance report after carrying out the process.
During the hearing, the NIA informed the court that all necessary forensic examinations had already been conducted on the biological remains and that retaining them served no further investigative purpose, especially as they had begun to decompose.
The agency had sought the court's permission to dispose of the biological remains of both the blast victims and accused Umar Un Nabi, who died in the explosion that took place near Delhi's Red Fort on November 11, 2025.
The NIA also submitted a forensic report relating to the recovered body parts. The agency has already filed a chargesheet against 10 accused, including Dr. Shaheen Saeed and others. A supplementary chargesheet against Zamir Ahmed Ahangar and Tufail Ahmed Bhat is currently pending consideration before the NIA court at Patiala House.
Earlier, the NIA filed a supplementary chargesheet against Zamir Ahmed Ahangar, Tufail Ahmed Bhat and another absconding accused in connection with the November 2025 Delhi blast case. Zamir and Tufail were arrested in February 2026. The agency had already submitted its main chargesheet before filing the supplementary prosecution complaint.
According to the NIA, Zamir and Tufail were allegedly involved in collecting arms and ammunition. Investigators claimed that Umar, Irfan and Adil had supplied Zamir with a rifle, a pistol and live ammunition. The agency alleged that both Zamir and Tufail were associated with the banned terror outfit Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH).
On May 14, the NIA filed its first chargesheet in the case, comprising nearly 7,500 pages, against 10 accused in connection with the November 10, 2025 blast near Delhi's Red Fort.
The agency invoked provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Explosive Substances Act, the Arms Act and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act.
Among those chargesheeted was the alleged mastermind, Dr. Umar Un Nabi, against whom proceedings are proposed to be abated following his death. The other accused named in the prosecution complaint include Aamir Rashid Mir, Jasir Bilal Wani, Dr. Muzamil Shakeel, Dr. Adeel Ahmed Rather, Dr. Shaheen Saeed, Mufti Irfan Ahmad Wagay, Soyab, Dr. Bilal Naseer Malla and Yasir Ahmad Dar.
The NIA alleged that all the accused were linked to Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, an offshoot of Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), which was designated a terrorist organisation by the Ministry of Home Affairs in 2018.
According to the agency, the chargesheet is based on an extensive investigation carried out across Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and the Delhi-NCR region. The prosecution complaint includes 588 witness statements, over 395 documentary exhibits and more than 200 material exhibits seized during the investigation.
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The NIA further alleged the existence of a larger "jihadi conspiracy" involving radicalised individuals, including medical professionals, who were allegedly influenced by AQIS and AGuH ideology. Investigators claimed that the accused reorganised the outfit under the name "AGuH Interim" during a clandestine meeting held in Srinagar in 2022.
The agency also alleged that the accused launched a terror plan codenamed "Operation Heavenly Hind" with the objective of overthrowing the democratically elected government and establishing Sharia rule.
According to the investigation, the accused allegedly recruited members, propagated extremist ideology, stockpiled arms and ammunition, and manufactured explosives using commercially available chemicals. The NIA said the explosive used in the Red Fort blast was Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP), which was allegedly prepared after multiple experimental trials.
The probe further revealed the alleged illegal procurement of prohibited weapons, including AK-47 rifles, Krinkov rifles and country-made pistols. Investigators also uncovered experiments involving rocket-based and drone-mounted improvised explosive devices (IEDs) intended to target security establishments.
The agency added that scientific and forensic analyses, including DNA fingerprinting and voice sample examinations, played a key role in confirming the identity of the deceased accused, Dr. Umar Un Nabi.
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