New Delhi: In the case of the Red Fort blast that took 13 lives and wounded many more, a Delhi court on Friday extended the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) hold on accused Sae‑yeeb for an additional ten days.
Sae‑yeeb was brought before the NIA bench at Patiala House after his earlier custodial period ran out. He had first been placed under NIA detention on 26 November for ten days.
According to the NIA, Sae‑yeeb allegedly sheltered key conspirator Dr Umar Mohammad—also known as Umar un Nabi—and supplied logistical support in the days leading up to the blast. He is the seventh individual taken into custody over the case.
The agency alleges that Sae‑yeeb not only hid Umar before the attack but also arranged the essential logistics that enabled the November 10 car bombing near the Red Fort, which claimed 13 lives and injured dozens.
Officials say Sae‑yeeb worked as a lab assistant at Al‑Falah University in Faridabad and is believed to have helped Umar acquire chemicals from the university’s lab. Residing in Faridabad’s Dauj area, Sae‑yeeb also secured rented accommodation for Umar at his sister‑in‑law’s home in Hidayat Colony, Nuh, shortly before the explosion.
Earlier on 3 December, a Delhi court extended the NIA custody of Jasir Bilal Wani, another accused in the Delhi terror blast, by seven days. Wani, who had been held for seven days previously, was once again presented in a Special NIA bench at Patiala House.
The car blast on 10 November near Red Fort left 13 dead and many injured, sparking a high‑level investigation that uncovered a sophisticated “white‑collar” terror network linked to Jaish‑e‑Mohammed.
Even before the attack, authorities had arrested several suspects across multiple states, piecing together evidence of an interstate terror cell. After the blast, the NIA linked the incident to earlier arrests, yielding a series of fresh revelations as the probe deepened.
Meanwhile, ongoing investigations have shed chilling light on terrorist Umar’s preparation tactics. One suspect, Dr Muzamil Shakeel—also tied to Al‑Falah University—confirmed during interrogation that Umar operated from a “mobile workstation,” a large suitcase stocked with bomb‑making tools, chemicals, and containers, which he carried with him wherever he went.
Umar, a medical professional associated with Al‑Falah University, reportedly performed chemical tests in his campus office before assembling the final improvised explosive device (IED) used in the blast.
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