Overview
- Enforcement Directorate teams searched Al Falah University’s Okhla head office and linked locations to examine suspected financial and operational ties to the November 10 car bombing.
- A Delhi court sent Jasir Bilal Wani to 10-day NIA custody after investigators alleged he provided technical support by modifying drones and attempting to make rockets.
- The NIA earlier arrested Amir Rashid Ali, in whose name the Hyundai i20 was registered, alleging he facilitated the car’s purchase and logistics; he is also in 10-day custody.
- Investigators have forensically identified the driver as Dr Umar un Nabi, an assistant professor at Al Falah University, tying the blast to a multi-state ‘white-collar’ module involving professionals.
- Authorities say about 2,900 kg of explosive-making material was seized in linked raids and that the group explored drone- and rocket-style attacks before deploying a vehicle-borne IED; officials report the death toll has risen to 15.