India, July 13 -- A Delhi court on Monday allowed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to dispose of the biological remains of the victims of the Red Fort bomb blast and the alleged suicide bomber, Umer Un Nabi, with dignity and in accordance with their respective religious customs.

The order was passed by principal district and sessions judge Pitamber Dutt of the Patiala House Court on an application filed by the NIA seeking permission to dispose of the body parts collected from the blast site, which had been preserved as evidence during the investigation.

Appearing for the NIA, public prosecutor Madhav Khurana told the court that the body parts had gradually decomposed and were being kept with the forensic unit. He submitted that t...