NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday was conducting searches at multiple places related to Al Falah University, its trustees, and associated individuals and entities in connection with the November 10 blast near the Red Fort.
The raids, which commenced around 5 a.m., include searches at the university’s head office located in Okhla, Delhi. The ED is currently examining financial and operational links that may be connected to the case.
Meanwhile, developments continue in the blast investigation, with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arresting the second aide of the suicide bomber. Another key accused is expected to be produced in court later on Tuesday. Al Falah University founder Javed Farooqi has also been summoned for questioning by the Crime Branch office in Chanakyapuri in relation to the same case.
Continuing its probe into the car bomb explosion, a Delhi court on Monday sent Aamir Rashid Ali, a Kashmiri resident accused of conspiring with Dr Umar Muhammad Nabi, the alleged suicide bomber who carried out the November 10 terror attack, to 10 days of NIA custody. Ali’s arrest took place on November 16 during a massive search operation launched after the NIA assumed control of the case from the Delhi Police. Officials confirmed that the car used in the attack was registered in Ali’s name.