Faridabad and Jammu and Kashmir police conducted a joint raid and arrested a Kashmiri doctor in Faridabad. A large quantity of explosives was recovered from the doctor’s home in Dhauj. Dr Mujjabal works at Al Falah University in Faridabad.
Police Commissioner Satendra Kumar Gupta told the media in a press conference today that at the time of the arrest, police recovered over 350 kg of inflammable material, live cartridges, magazines, timers, and circuit devices from the Kashmiri doctor’s home, which could potentially be used in explosives or terrorist activities.
He added that another person was arrested in this operation from Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. This joint operation has been ongoing for the past 15 days and is still ongoing. He added that a team of forensic experts has been called in to examine the recovered material.
The Police Commissioner stated that preliminary investigations revealed that the network was active interstate, and several suspects have been identified.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police has unearthed an interstate and transnational terror module of Jaish-e-Mohamamd and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind outfits by arresting seven persons, including two doctors, and recovering arms and ammunition, officials said here on Monday.
The operation was carried out jointly by Faridabad and Jammu and Kashmir Police and 2,900 kg of IED-making material was recovered besides other arms and ammunition.
Two doctors, including one in Faridabad, from whom arms and ammunition were recovered earlier, were also among the arrested.
“In a major counter-terrorism success, J-K Police has busted an inter-state and transnational terror module, linked with proscribed terrorist organisations JeM and AGuH. The operation has led to the arrest of key operatives and recovery of a massive cache of arms, ammunition and explosives, during coordinated searches in J-K and other states,” a police spokesperson said.
Police said on October 19, multiple JeM posters were found pasted at different locations in Bunpora Nowgam area of the city in Srinagar, threatening and intimidating police and security forces.
Accordingly, a case was registered under various sections of the UAPA Act, BNS, Explosive Substance Act, and Arms Act at Police Station Nowgam and investigation was taken up.
“The investigation has revealed a white collar terror ecosystem, involving radicalised professionals and students in contact with foreign handlers, operating from Pakistan and other countries,” police said.
According to police, the group has been using encrypted channels, for indoctrination, coordination, fund movement and logistics.
“Funds were raised through professional and academic networks, under the guise of social/charitable causes. The accused were found involved in identifying persons, to radicalise, initiate and recruit them to terrorist ranks, besides raising funds, arranging logistics, procurement of arms/ammunition and material for preparing IEDs,” they added.
During the course of investigation, the seven accused were arrested.
Dr Muzammil Ahmad Ganaie was arrested with around 360 kg of explosives suspected to be ammonium nitrate and a huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from his rented accommodation in Faridabad.
Ganaie is a teacher at Al Falaha University.
Earlier, Faridabad Commissioner Satender Kumar Gupta said the joint team of Faridabad and Jammu and Kashmir police arrested the doctor who was also wanted in connection with putting up posters supporting terror outfit JeM in Srinagar.
Police in Srinagar said the role of a few more individuals has surfaced who will be traced and apprehended