New Delhi- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday took custody of three doctors and a preacher who were arrested in connection with the November 10 car blast outside the Red Fort in which 15 people were killed, officials said.

Muzammil Ganaie, Adeel Rather and Shaheena Saeed as well as Maulvi Irfan Ahmed Wagay had been arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir police following the blast.

“They had all played a key role in the terror attack that killed several innocent persons and left many others injured,” an NIA spokesperson said.

With their custody shifting to the NIA, which formally took over the case on November 11, the number of people booked by the federal agency has gone up to six.

The NIA has already arrested two people — Amir Rashid Ali and Jasir Bilal Wani alias Danish.

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