Delhi Blast: Court Extends NIA Custody Of Accused Aamir Rashid Ali By Seven Days
Aamir Rashid Ali, accused in the Red Fort blast case was the first to be arrested in the case by the NIA.
Published : December 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM IST
New Delhi: Delhi's Patiala House Court on Tuesday extended the National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody of Aamir Rashid Ali, an accused in the Red Fort blast case, for seven days. Principal and District Judge Anju Bajaj Chandana ordered the extension as Ali's NIA custody was due to expire on Tuesday. The accused, Aamir Rashid Ali, was arrested by the NIA on November 16th.
The NIA has so far arrested seven accused in this case. Previously, on November 27th, the court extended the NIA custody of Jasir Bilal Wani alias Danish, an alleged associate of the accused and Delhi suicide bomber Dr. Umar Nabi, for seven days. The NIA arrested Jasir from Srinagar on November 17. According to the NIA, Jasir made technical modifications to the drone and attempted to prepare the rocket before the car bomb detonation.
According to the NIA, Jasir, a graduate in political science, was brainwashed by Umar into becoming a suicide bomber. He agreed to meet the doctor module at a mosque in Kulgam in October 2024, from where he was taken to stay at Al Falah University in Faridabad, Haryana. Danish was previously detained by the Jammu and Kashmir Police and, during interrogation, revealed that other members of the module wanted to recruit him as an over-ground worker (OGW) for the banned Jaish-e-Mohammed, while Umar had been brainwashing him for several months to become a suicide bomber.
Umar's attempt, as per the NIA, failed in April this year when Danish refused, citing his poor financial situation and the Islamic view that suicide was wrong.
It should be noted that Aamir was the first arrest by the NIA in the Red Fort blast case. Aamir Rashid Ali is accused of helping the main accused, Umar, acquire the car. It is worth noting that an i10 car exploded near the Red Fort on November 10th. This car was in Aamir Rashid Ali's name. The blast killed 15 people and injured several others.
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