New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested a key accused from Jammu and Kashmir in connection with the November 10 car bomb blast near Delhi's Red Fort that killed 11 people and injured several others, officials said.

The arrested individual, identified as Yasir Ahmad Dar, a resident of Shopian district in Jammu and Kashmir, is the ninth accused to be taken into custody in the case so far, they said.

According to an NIA statement, Dar was arrested from New Delhi and has been booked under relevant provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, in case RC-21/2025/NIA/DLI.

The agency said its investigations revealed Dar's active role...