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NIA Arrests Al-Falah MBBS Student in West Bengal in Delhi Red Fort Car Blast Case

Phone-location data led officers to Dalkhola, prompting custody in Islampur and later Siliguri for interrogation.

Overview

  • The student was picked up in a joint NIA–West Bengal Police operation in Dalkhola on Friday and the arrest was confirmed by officials on Saturday.
  • Officials and local reports say he was first questioned at Islampur Police Station and then moved to Siliguri, with a transit remand to Delhi expected.
  • Outlets differ on his identity, naming him either Nisar Alam or Zanishar Alam, and note family ties to Ludhiana with a recent visit for a family function.
  • Al-Falah University faces heightened scrutiny after earlier arrests of multiple doctors and explosive recoveries, and the National Medical Commission has moved to cancel registrations of accused practitioners.
  • Reports vary on casualties from the Red Fort car explosion, with 12 or 13 dead and dozens injured.