Court sends Red Fort explosion accused to ten-day NIA custody

NIA PROBES INTERSTATE ‘WHITE-COLLAR’ MODULE

- OUR CORRESPONDENT

Amir Rashid Ali, a key accused in the Red Fort area car bomb blast case that left 13 people dead, was on Monday remanded in 10 days’ NIA custody as the agency seeks to unravel the conspiracy behind the interstate “white collar” terror module.

Ali, a resident of Pampore in South Kashmir, was brought to the court of Principal District and Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna at the Patiala House courts complex amid tight security.

Mediapersons were barred from entering the court premises, which virtually turned the proceedings ‘in-camera.

Later, sources in the courtroom said the judge allowed the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) plea seeking custodial interrogation of the accused for 10 days.

‘A heavy deployment of Delhi Police and the Rapid Action Force (RAF) was seen outside the court premises, besides keeping personnel equipped with anti-riot gear on standby to maintain order.