Overview
- An NIA court sent Jasir Bilal Wani to 10 days’ custody after his arrest in Srinagar, with investigators calling him an active co‑conspirator who worked on drone and rocket modifications.
- The agency says Wani worked closely with suspected suicide bomber Dr Umar un‑Nabi, whose presence in the blast car was confirmed by DNA after the explosion near the Red Fort.
- The Enforcement Directorate arrested Al Falah Group chairman Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui under the PMLA following day‑long raids that seized Rs 48 lakh and examined shell companies linked to the trust and university.
- Forensic and investigative leads point to a VBIED built with high‑risk materials such as TATP and ammonium nitrate and a possible shoe‑trigger ignition, as teams pursue a multi‑state network using encrypted channels.
- The death toll stands at 15 as the NIA pursues additional suspects from the alleged white‑collar module, while a Kashmiri student body reports profiling and evictions in several northern states.