The National Investigating Agency arrested a man from Indian-administered Kashmir accused of helping arrange the purchase of the car used in a suicide bombing near New Delhi’s Red Fort that killed 10 and wounded 32. The vehicle was registered to Amir Rashid Ali, whose arrest the agency called a “major breakthrough.” Investigators identified the suspected bomber as Umar Un Nabi, a Kashmiri medical teacher from Faridabad; officials say his family home in Pulwama was demolished. Authorities also reported raids in Kashmir, multiple detentions and an accidental detonation of seized explosives in Srinagar that killed at least nine people.
India Arrests Suspect Who Allegedly Helped Purchase Car Used in Deadly New Delhi Bombing
The National Investigating Agency arrested a man from Indian-administered Kashmir accused of helping arrange the purchase of the car used in a suicide bombing near New Delhi’s Red Fort that killed 10 and wounded 32. The vehicle was registered to Amir Rashid Ali, whose arrest the agency called a “major breakthrough.” Investigators identified the suspected bomber as Umar Un Nabi, a Kashmiri medical teacher from Faridabad; officials say his family home in Pulwama was demolished. Authorities also reported raids in Kashmir, multiple detentions and an accidental detonation of seized explosives in Srinagar that killed at least nine people.
12:20 AM, 11/17/2025Security
Man Detained in Connection with Red Fort Car Bombing
The National Investigating Agency (NIA) said it arrested a man from Indian-administered Kashmir on suspicion of helping a suicide attacker who detonated a car near New Delhi’s historic Red Fort, killing 10 people and injuring 32.
Authorities identified the vehicle as registered to Amir Rashid Ali. The NIA said investigators allege Ali traveled from Kashmir to New Delhi to facilitate the purchase of the car and described his arrest as a “major breakthrough” in the case.
Investigators have named the suspected bomber and driver as Umar Un Nabi, a Kashmiri who worked as a medical college teacher in Faridabad, near New Delhi. Officials said government forces demolished Nabi’s family home in Pulwama district on Thursday night in what they described as a reprisal for the attack.
Security agencies reported conducting wide-ranging raids across Kashmir as part of the probe. Police in the region said they dismantled a suspected militant cell, detained at least seven people — including two Kashmiri doctors working in Indian cities — and seized a large quantity of suspected bomb-making material.
Indian officials have called the incident a “heinous terror incident” carried out by what they described as “anti-national forces.”
Separately, police say explosives seized in Faridabad and transported to Srinagar detonated inside a police station on Friday night, killing at least nine people and injuring 32. Authorities also said they have questioned thousands and detained hundreds during the broader investigation.
Ongoing investigation: The NIA and other security agencies continue to conduct searches, question witnesses and gather forensic evidence as the inquiry proceeds.