The National Investigation Agency (NIA) declared on Sunday that it had apprehended one of the primary conspirators in the Red Fort blast case, a Kashmiri plumber who was the owner of the Hyundai i20 that exploded close to the famous monument on November 10, killing eleven people. This was the first time the NIA had called the driver of the vehicle a "suicide bomber."
The accused, Amir Rashid Ali, allegedly conspired to carry out the attack alongside "suicide bomber" Dr. Umar Un Nabi, who was operating the vehicle when it exploded, according to a statement from the federal anti-terror agency. Ali allegedly traveled to Delhi to assist with the acquisition of the automobile, which was then utilized as a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (IED) to cause the explosion, according to the NIA."The automobile used in the attack was registered in the name of Amir Rashid Ali, who was detained from Delhi. The statement claimed that the accused, a Samboora, Pampore, J&K resident, had planned the terror assault with Umar Un Nabi, the purported suicide bomber.
On October 29, Ali was one of the two guys who went with Umar in the Hyundai i20 to a gas station in Sector 27, Faridabad, to pick up a PUC certificate. The third man was identified as Sonu, who worked at the used car store where Ali eventually bought the i20. A day after the explosion, Ali was taken into custody by the J&K Police.A slow-moving i20 with the registration number HR26CE7674, which had been sold several times and was equipped with a CNG tank, blew up at a traffic signal close to the Lal Quila metro station on November 10 at 6:52 p.m. at Netaji Subhash Marg. At least eleven persons were burned in the ensuing fire.
Forensic testing revealed that Umar was operating the vehicle when it burst, according to the agency, which took over the case a day after the explosion. According to the statement, "NIA has forensically established the identity of the deceased driver of the vehicle-borne IED as Umar Un Nabi, a resident of Pulwama District and Assistant Professor in General Medicine Department at Al Falah University."

It further stated that "another vehicle" that belonged to Umar has also been confiscated by NIA. The agency stated, "The vehicle is being examined for evidence in the case, in which NIA has so far examined 73 witnesses, including those injured in the blast."
Three vehicles—a red Ford EcoSport, a silver Maruti Brezza, and a Maruti Swift Dzire—had previously been seized by investigators when they attempted to piece together the transportation and logistics network responsible for the Red Fort explosion. Security services have concentrated on what they called a "white-collar terror network" that may have been preparing an attack for months and spans Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh.

In order to look into the module's larger criminal conspiracy, including if explosives and cars were bought to carry out a suicide attack akin to the 2019 Pulwama atrocity, the Delhi Police's Special Cell has filed a supplementary FIR.
Security officials who were aware of the situation stated that they were closely collaborating with police departments and other central agencies to identify the larger network responsible for the attack.
In an attempt to unearth the larger conspiracy behind the case, many teams are tracking leads across states. An official speaking on condition of anonymity stated, "The investigation is still ongoing and multifaceted, with the agency concentrating on identifying additional suspects, funding channels, and potential foreign links."