Overview
- The NIA arrested Jasir Bilal Wani, also known as Danish, in Srinagar, alleging he provided technical support by modifying drones and attempting to make rockets ahead of the blast.
- A Delhi court sent accused Amir Rashid Ali to 10 days of NIA custody as investigators say he facilitated purchase of the Hyundai i20 later used as a vehicle-borne IED and the car was registered in his name.
- The agency says it has forensically identified the deceased driver as Dr Umar un Nabi, an assistant professor at Al-Falah University, and describes him as a suicide bomber.
- Investigators say Nabi assembled IEDs in a Faridabad room and are examining indications of plans for multiple rigged cars, with forensic testing reportedly pointing to ammonium nitrate and TATP in the blast.
- Multi-state searches and evidence seizures continue alongside dozens of witness examinations, with another vehicle taken for analysis and widespread detentions in Kashmir reported by local media.