Delhi HC blast accused remanded in NIA custody

New Delhi (PTI) - A Delhi court Thursday remanded
Abid Hussain, arrested in connection with the September 7
Delhi High Court blast, in India's National Investigation
Agency (NIA) custody till October 5.
Hussain was produced before District Judge H S Sharma by
the NIA.
The NIA team sought custodial interrogation of Hussain,
saying they have to unearth the entire conspiracy which led to
the blast.
Before the commencement of the hearing, the judge asked
everybody present in the courtroom to go out.
"Only those persons will stand in the court whom I
judge) will allow. Please vacate the court," the judge said.
Hussain was arrested on September 13 from Kishtwar in
north Indian state Jammu and Kashmir.
He is said to be a student of Islamia Faridia Higher
Secondary School at Kishtwar and booked for criminal
conspiracy for his alleged role in sending the terror mail
from Jammu and Kashmir claiming responsibility for the Delhi
High Court blast.
"We own responsibility of the blast at the High Court,
Delhi. Our demand is that Afzal Guru's death sentence should
be repealed immediately as we would target major High Courts
and the Supreme Court of India," the terror mail had said.
The NIA has announced a reward money from Rs 10 lakh for
anybody giving information about the perpetrators of the
blast.
Fifteen people were killed and over 70 injured in the
blast outside the Delhi High Court. The probe was handed over
to the NIA.