In a major breakthrough in the Red Fort bomb blast case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday said it has arrested a Kashmiri resident who had conspired with prime accused Dr Umar Un Nabi to carry out the terror attack that claimed 13 innocent lives and left over injured 20 others.

After taking over the case from the Delhi Police, the Central probe agency had launched a massive search operation to look for any associates of the Red Fort bomber and arrested his associate Amir Rashid Ali.

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According to the agency, the Hyundai i20 car used in the Red Fort attack was registered in the name of Ali. “The accused, a resident of Samboora, Pampore in Jammu and Kashmir, had conspired with the alleged suicide bomber, Umar Un Nabi, to unleash the terror attack,” the NIA sa

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