"Indian investigators have arrested a resident of Indian-administered Kashmir, identifying him as an accomplice of a suicide bomber behind a deadly car explosion last week that jolted New Delhi and reverberated through the nation. The blast, which occurred on Monday near the Red Fort in the capital city, killed 12 people and wounded 32. The National Investigation Agency (NIA), the principal counterterrorism law enforcement agency in India, announced on Sunday that it had arrested Amir Rashid Ali."
"It said the car involved in the attack was registered in his name and the man was arrested in Delhi after an extensive search. The suspect, a resident of Pampore in Jammu and Kashmir, is accused of conspiring with the bomber, who was identified as Umar Un Nabi, to unleash a terror attack, Indian authorities said. The accomplice is believed to have travelled to Delhi to facilitate the purchase of the vehicle that was eventually used to transport explosives for the purpose of an attack."
"Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet last week described the explosion as a heinous terror incident, perpetrated by antinational forces. The government had been unusually cautious in casting blame after the attack with archrival Pakistan not mentioned. Modi said in May that any future terror attack would be viewed as an act of war. That in turn has limited how easily India can blame alleged perpetrators without raising expectations of another conflict with Pakistan."
Investigators arrested Amir Rashid Ali, a resident of Pampore in Jammu and Kashmir, after finding the car used in the Red Fort explosion registered in his name. The blast near the Red Fort killed 12 people and wounded 32. Authorities accuse Ali of conspiring with bomber Umar Un Nabi and say Ali traveled to Delhi to help purchase the vehicle used to transport explosives. Another vehicle linked to Nabi was seized and is under examination. The National Investigation Agency is pursuing further leads. The government labeled the blast a heinous terror incident and remained cautious about public attribution, citing risks of escalation. A separate accidental detonation of confiscated explosives at a police station killed nine people.
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