The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday carried out searches at several locations across Kashmir in connection with its ongoing investigation into the Red Fort blast case, officials said.
The raids were conducted simultaneously in north Kashmir’s Handwara and Rafiabad areas, as well as in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, as part of a coordinated operation by the federal anti-terror agency.
Officials said that in Handwara, NIA teams searched the residence of a businessman in the Guloora area, where certain documents and electronic devices were seized for examination.
In Rafiabad, the agency conducted a search at the residence of Dr Bilal Naseer Malla in the Bonapora Shatloo area. Malla has already been arrested by the NIA in the case. According to investigators, he is accused of providing logistical support to the main accused, Umar Nabi, and allegedly attempting to destroy evidence linked to the case.
Searches were also carried out at several locations in Kulgam district as part of what officials described as a broader probe into suspected militant networks with possible links to the attack. Further details are awaited as the investigation continues.
The case relates to the November 10, 2025 blast near Delhi’s historic Red Fort, in which more than a dozen people were killed and several others injured. Investigators believe the attack was carried out using an explosive-laden vehicle allegedly driven by a suicide bomber identified as Dr Umer-un-Nabi.
The incident had taken place shortly after Jammu and Kashmir Police claimed to have dismantled a suspected “white-collar terror module” believed to be operating in the region.
