Overview
- The National Investigation Agency is leading the Delhi Red Fort car explosion case and widening inquiries across states.
- In a parallel action, the agency carried out searches in five states in an Al-Qaida-linked conspiracy probe, marking an intensified counterterror push.
- Jammu and Kashmir police executed coordinated raids at roughly 200 locations and detained hundreds as part of a crackdown on suspected support networks.
- Security officials are examining leads that connect recent Kashmir arrests, including some doctors, to logistical assistance for the Delhi attack, with conclusions still pending.
- Separately, the Centre notified rules to operationalise India’s data protection law, and reports indicate the NDA is set to form the Bihar government under Nitish Kumar.