NIA files 7,500-page chargesheet against 10 'Red Fort bomb blast case'

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday filed a 7,500-page chargesheet against 10 accused in connection with the deadly car bomb explosion near the Red Fort area of the national capital that killed 11 people and injured several others.

The high-intensity Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) blast took place on November 10, 2025, and caused extensive destruction to nearby property, sending shockwaves across Delhi and triggering a nationwide security alert.

According to the NIA, all 10 accused named in the



chargesheet, including the alleged mastermind Dr Umer Un Nabi, who was killed in the blast, were associated with Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH), a terror outfit considered an offshoot of Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS). AQIS and its affiliated organisations were declared terrorist entities by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs in June 2018.

The chargesheet has been filed under relevant sections of the UA(P) Act 1967, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, Explosive Substances Act 1908, Arms Act 1959, and Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act 1984.