NIA Arrests Two in Delhi Red Fort Bombing Probe

India's National Investigation Agency has arrested two Kashmiri residents in connection with the car bomb explosion near Delhi's Red Fort on November 10 that killed at least 10 people and injured 32 others, as the probe into the suicide attack intensifies across multiple states.

The blast occurred near the Red Fort Metro station in Old Delhi, a busy area close to the historic site where the prime minister delivers the annual Independence Day address. Authorities identified the driver as Umar Un Nabi, an assistant professor of general medicine at Al Falah University in Faridabad, Haryana. NIA investigators described the incident as a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attack, with Nabi acting as the suicide bomber. Forensic analysis confirmed the explosives included 30 to 40 kilograms of ammonium nitrate mixed with triacetone triperoxide, materials capable of producing a high-intensity blast designed to cause widespread panic and threaten national security.

In its first major breakthrough, the NIA arrested Amir Rashid Ali, a resident of Samboora in Pampore, Jammu and Kashmir, on Sunday. The car used in the attack, a Hyundai i20, was registered in Ali's name. Agency...