NIA Court Sends Red Fort Blast Accused to Judicial Custody Until Feb. 13

Overview

• Six accused, including Dr. Shaheen Saeed, were remanded to judicial custody until February 13 after three days in NIA custody.
• Duty NIA Judge Prashant Sharma issued the remand order, and the agency sought 28 days of judicial custody.
• Judicial custody of another accused, Nasir Bilal Malla, was also extended by the court.
• The January 13 order by Judge Anju Bajaj Chandana had granted short NIA custody to question alleged code words and probe material found in digital forensics.
• On January 15, the court allowed Dr. Shaheen a single 15‑minute consultation with advocate Rahul Sahani during NIA custody.