Jammu, Dec. 18 -- Further intensifying the probe into the deadly blast near Delhi's Red Fort, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested another key accused, taking the total number of arrests in the case to nine. The latest arrest marks a major breakthrough in unraveling the conspiracy behind the terror attack that claimed several lives and left many others injured last month.

According to an official spokesperson, the NIA has arrested another prime accused in connection with the bomb blast that killed 11 persons and injured several others in the vicinity of the historic Red Fort.

The ninth accused to be arrested in the case has been identified as Yasir Ahmad Dar, a resident of Shopian in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. He was app...