Srinagar/Lucknow, Dec. 2 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Monday carried out coordinated searches and questioning in Uttar Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir as it deepened its probe into the Red Fort blast, which killed 15 people, and the recovery of 2,900 kg of explosives from Faridabad last month. The NIA is investigating the Red Fort blast case and all those arrested in connection with the blast including doctors are in NIA custody. "In RC-21/2025/NIA/DLI, searches are being conducted in eight locations," the NIA spokesman said. The NIA teams accompanied by police conducted searches in the houses of already arrested persons in Pulwama, Shopian and Qazigund. The NIA has arrested six other accomplices of Umar in the course of its investigation so far. They include Dr Muzammil Shakeel Ganai of Pulwama; Dr Adeel Ahmed Rather of Anantnag; Dr Shaheen Saeed of Lucknow; and Mufti Irfan Ahmad Wagay of Shopian. Shaheen was recently taken to Faridabad to recreate the plot of the terror plan as a massive cache of explosives (nearly 2,900 kg) was seized in Faridabad shortly before the blast, and the Hyundai i20 car used in the explosion was traced to a local dealer in the same area. The NIA said the inputs yet received have strengthened the agency's understanding of the operational network behind the bombing. The NIA is continuing to track multiple leads and conduct searches across multiple states, in collaboration with local police forces, to identify additional suspects connected to the conspiracy. Earlier, the NIA had arrested two other accused: Amir Rashid Ali, in whose name the car used in the blast was registered, and Jasir Bilal Wani, alias Danish, who provided technical aid to Umar Un Nabi. All accused are in NIA custody at present. The agency continues to pursue leads in connection with the suicide bombing, and has been conducting searches across states in coordination with the respective police forces in a bid to identify and track others involved in the attack. The NIA in a statement said that various digital devices and other incriminating materials were seized during the searches conducted at the premises of several accused and suspects in the two states. "A total of eight locations were searched in the districts of Shopian, Kulgam, Pulwama and Awantipora of J&K, and one location in Lucknow (UP)."...