Bail for 4 held for role in blast outside Israel embassy

The four students — Nazir Hussain (26), Zulfikar Ali Wazir (25), Aiaz Hussain (28) and Muzammil Hussain (25) — were arrested from Kargil last month in connection with the minor IED blast in the heart of Lutyens’ Delhi on January 29.

A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to four students from Ladakh arrested in connection with a blast outside the Israel embassy in the city, saying there is no evidence to suggest that any of the accused posted objectionable material against India.

The National Security Guard (NSG) team seen collecting a sample during an investigation at the site of the blast near the Israel Embassy, in New Delhi. (Sanjeev Verma /HT Archive)

The four students — Nazir Hussain (26), Zulfikar Ali Wazir (25), Aiaz Hussain (28) and Muzammil Hussain (25) — were arrested from Kargil last month in connection with the minor IED blast in the heart of Lutyens’ Delhi on January 29. There were no casualties. Some cars were damaged in the explosion that took place about 150 metres away from the embassy on Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Road.

Chief metropolitan magistrate Dr Pankaj Sharma said nothing incriminating has been put forth by the investigating officer to suggest that the accused people have links with any terrorist organisation and that they are a threat to the society.

The court said the accused’s antecedents are “blemish free”, as it asked them to surrender their passports and not leave the country without permission.