NIA arrests Faridabad man for sheltering blast accused

THE National Investigation Agency has arrested Soyab, a resident of Dhauj near AlFalah University in Faridabad, for allegedly sheltering and providing logistical support to Dr Umar-un Nabi, the main accused in the November 10 suicide blast near the Red Fort in Delhi.

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He is the seventh person to be arrested in what investigators describe as a “white-collar” terror module.Sources said Soyab allegedly gave Umar refuge shortly before the attack and helped facilitate his movements.

“The agency has been conducting searches across states in coordination with the respective police forces ina bid to identify and track others involved in the gruesome attack,” the NIA spokesperson said.