New Delhi, Jan 3: A Delhi court on Saturday remanded Dr Bilal Naseer Malla, a key accused in the November 10 Red Fort blast case, to judicial custody till January 16.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) produced Malla before Principal District and Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna at Patiala House Court amid tight security, following the expiry of his eight-day NIA custody granted on December 26. Media persons were barred from covering the proceedings.
The NIA arrested Malla in Delhi on December 9, describing him as a key conspirator in the terror attack. According to the probe, Malla knowingly provided logistical support to Dr Umar-un-Nabi, the suicide bomber who drove an explosive-laden i20 car that detonated outside the Red Fort on November 10, killing 15 people. He is also accused of destroying evidence related to the terrorist attack.
The NIA has arrested nine people in the case so far, including three doctors—Muzammil Ganaie, Adeel Rather, and Shaheen Sayeed—and religious preacher Maulvi Irfan Ahmed Wagay. The other accused are Amir Rashid Ali, Soyab, Jasir Bilal Wani alias Danish, and Yasir Ahmad Dar.
