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.