New Delhi, Nov 15 : A joint team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and West Bengal Police has arrested an MBBS student from Al-Falah University, Faridabad, in connection with the explosive laden car blast near Delhi’s Red Fort Metro Station earlier this week. Officials confirmed on Saturday that the student, identified as Nisar Alam, was taken into custody from Dalkhola in North Dinajpur district.
According to investigators, Alam’s family has been settled in Ludhiana, Punjab, for several years, though their ancestral home is in Dalkhola. He had travelled to the town earlier this week with his mother and sister to attend a family function.
NIA teams traced his mobile phone location to Dalkhola, prompting a swift operation on Friday. Alam was detained and initially questioned at the Islampur Police Station before being moved to Siliguri for further interrogation. He is expected to be brought to Delhi on transit remand.
Residents of Konal village, where Alam’s ancestral house is located, expressed shock over the arrest, describing him as a “well mannered and soft-spoken” youth who frequently visited the area with his family. Locals said they never suspected any link to extremist activities.
Al-Falah University Faces Scrutiny Amid Red Fort Blast Investigation
Al-Falah University, a private institution located near the Delhi–Haryana border in Faridabad’s Dhauj area, has come under intense national scrutiny following the recovery of explosives and the Red Fort blast that claimed 13 lives.
Over recent days, police and investigative teams have conducted multiple searches on campus, questioning at least 52 doctors. The probe aims to determine the involvement of three individuals Dr Muzammil Shakeel, Dr Shaheen Shahid, and Dr Umar Mohammed—who are suspected of running a Jaish-e-Mohammed-linked “white-collar” terror module.
Agencies are working to establish possible connections between these suspects, the recovered explosives, and the Red Fort blast, as the investigation widens across multiple states.