India, Nov. 20 -- The lawyer assigned as legal aid to Red Fort blast accused Amir Rashid Mir was removed from the case on grounds of "professional misconduct" just a day after Mir was produced before a Delhi court and remanded to 10 days' judicial custody, according to people familiar with the development.

Officials at the Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) told HT the remand advocate, appointed to represent Mir when he was first produced by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) before principal sessions judge Anju Bajaj Chandna at Patiala House Courts on Monday, will no longer appear for him. A new counsel will be assigned at his next court appearance if Mir does not hire a private lawyer, they added.

While DSLSA has not is...