Red Fort Blast: NIA Arrests Key Drone Specialist Linked to Terror Plot in Delhi
In a major development in the Red Fort car bomb blast investigation, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested another key suspect from Srinagar for providing high-level technical and logistical support to the terrorists behind the deadly attack that killed 10 people and injured 32 earlier this month.
New Arrest in Delhi Terror Case
The accused, Jasir Bilal Wani, also known as Danish, was taken into custody from Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir. According to NIA officials, Wani is believed to have played a crucial role in engineering the blast by modifying drones and experimenting with homemade rockets as part of a larger terror plot.
Wani is a resident of Qazigund in Anantnag district and was allegedly working closely with the main conspirator and suicide bomber, Dr. Umar Muhammad Nabi, to engineer the explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort on November 10.
Technical Role in Terror Conspiracy
Investigators say Wani was responsible for providing specialised technological support, including drone modification and experimentation with projectiles—indicating a shift toward hybrid warfare tactics used by terrorist operatives.
Sources confirmed that the NIA has recovered digital evidence and communications linking Wani directly to the operational planning of the attack.
NIA Expands Its Probe
The arrest comes as the NIA widens its probe across multiple states. The agency is actively pursuing coordinated searches, interrogations, and forensic reconstruction of events to identify every individual involved.
The case, registered as RC-21/2025/NIA/DLI, includes multiple suspects, sleeper cells, and support networks spread across Delhi, Haryana, and Jammu & Kashmir.
A senior official said the probe is now focusing on international linkages, drone-based terror logistics, and sleeper financing routes.
Earlier Arrests and Key Findings
On November 16, the NIA arrested Aamir Rashid Ali, a resident of Samboora in Pampore. Ali allegedly assisted Dr. Umar Nabi in purchasing the vehicle used as an improvised explosive device (IED).
Ali has been remanded to 10-day NIA custody for interrogation. The blast vehicle was registered in his name, and investigators believe he was directly present during the planning phase of the attack.
The NIA has also forensically confirmed the identity of the suicide bomber as Dr. Umar Muhammad Nabi, a Pulwama resident and an Assistant Professor at Al Falah University in Faridabad.
His transformation from academic to suicide bomber has raised serious concerns about radicalisation in professional spaces.
Impact & Significance
The Red Fort blast marks one of the most sophisticated IED-based terror attacks in the Capital in recent years, not only due to the use of an explosive-laden vehicle but also due to the alleged deployment of drones and advanced fabrication.
Security experts say this arrest confirms that terrorist groups are attempting to evolve technologically — using drones, encrypted communications, and engineering-trained operatives.
What Comes Next
The NIA is expected to make more arrests in the coming days. Multiple suspects are under surveillance, and digital forensic analysis is underway to decode instructions, funding chains, and handler links.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has been briefed on the developments, and security has quietly been upgraded around key Delhi landmarks.
Final Thoughts from TheTrendingPeople.com
The latest arrest underlines a disturbing trend — terror operations that are becoming more tech-driven, modular, and harder to detect. As the NIA continues to follow the trail, the investigation is likely to reshape India’s counterterror strategy around emerging threats like drones, AI-enabled communication, and radicalisation inside civilian institutions.