A Bengal connection has now surfaced in the investigation into the explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort, with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arresting a 22-year-old medical student from North Dinajpur on Friday (November 15).

Pre-dawn operation

The student, Nishar Alam, enrolled in the MBBS programme at Al-Falah University in Haryana, was detained during a pre-dawn operation in Suryapur Bazaar, police sources said on Saturday, adding he was later arrested.

According to sources, the NIA traced Nishar after contacting his father, Tauhid Alam, in Ludhiana while following leads generated during the blast inquiry.

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It was then revealed that Nishar was in Konal village, his family’s ancestral home

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