Delhi Court Remands Red Fort Blast Suspect to NIA Custody

A Delhi court has remanded Jasir Bilal Wani, an alleged coconspirator in the car bomb explosion near the Red Fort metro station, to 10 days of custody with the National Investigation Agency. The blast on November 10, 2025, killed 13 people and injured dozens in the heart of the capital.

Wani, a 28-year-old political science graduate from Qazigund in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, was arrested in Srinagar on November 17. Investigators say he provided critical technical support to the terror module, including modifying drones and attempting to build rocket-based explosives. The agency alleges Wani worked closely with Dr. Umar Nabi, the suicide bomber identified through DNA analysis as the driver of the explosives-laden Hyundai i20. Nabi, an assistant professor at Al-Falah University in Haryana, detonated the device on a busy road near the Red Fort, aiming to sow panic and challenge national unity, according to officials.

The plot originated in October 2023, when Wani met members of the group, dubbed the "Doctor module" for its involvement of medical professionals, at a mosque in Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir. He underwent months of radicalization at a rented house near the...