10-member NIA team led by ADG Vijay Sakhare to probe Delhi blast case

NEW DELHI: A 10-member team led by NIA Additional Director General (ADG) Vijay Sakhare will conduct a detailed investigation into the Red Fort blast case. The NIA has taken over the investigation from the police. Apart from Vijay Sakhare, the team consists of an IG, two DIGs, three SPs and DSPs. The investigation team is of the belief that Dr Umar Nabi, who is behind the car bomb blast near the Red Fort, is the head of the white-collar terrorism. The connection of the group consisting him with the terrorist organization Jaish-e-Mohammed has also been revealed. The investigation team has collected more visuals of the blast. The camera on the signal stopped working soon after the blast.

It has been proved that Dr Umar Nabi had visited the place days before the blast. The presence of the car used for the blast is visible in various visuals received from different parts of the city these days. The white-collar terrorists had planned a major attack in Faridabad and Delhi. The terrorists have received 3200 kg of explosives. So far, the police have recovered 2900 kg of explosives.

The home ministry handed over the investigation to the NIA yesterday. It is reported that the NIA team will take over all the case diaries related to the Jaish module from the Jammu and Kashmir Police, Delhi Police and Haryana Police. The NIA DG and the IB chief will discuss the progress of the investigation in the case today. NIA has got hints that more people are involved in the blast team.