Srinagar/Faridabad: Eight people, including three doctors, were arrested and 2,900 kg of explosives seized with the uncovering of a “white collar” terror module involving the Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind and spanning Kashmir, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Monday.
Among those arrested following a 15-day operation were Kashmir’s Dr Muzammil Ganaie in Faridabad and Lucknow’s Dr Shaheen who was brought by air to Srinagar for custodial interrogation, officials said. An AK-47 rifle was found in her car.
The joint operation by the police forces of Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana, as well as central agencies, has achieved a breakthrough, officials said.
The investigation began on 19 October 2025, when posters bearing the name of Jaish-e-Mohammad appeared across Bunpora Nowgam in Srinagar, threatening police and security forces. A First Information Report (FIR No. 162/2025) was registered at Police Station Nowgam under multiple sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Explosive Substances Act, and the Arms Act.
CCTV footage from the area helped police trace one of the individuals who put up the posters to Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He was identified as Dr Adeel, a Kashmiri-origin doctor. Upon his arrest and questioning, he revealed links with three other medics in the Valley — including Dr Muzammil Ahmad Ganaie of Pulwama.
Information from his interrogation led the police to Dr Muzammil’s rented accommodation in Faridabad, Haryana, the site of the first explosives haul.
Acting on inputs from Dr Adeel’s interrogation, J&K Police and Haryana Police carried out coordinated searches in Faridabad, near Delhi.
- The first raid on a rented accommodation linked to Dr Muzammil yielded about 360 kg of explosive material.
- After sustained questioning of an imam associated with the group, investigators found another 2,583 kg of explosives at his residence in the same area.
- A pickup van was called to move the recovered material.
Together, the two seizures make up the 2,900 kg of IED-making material officially confirmed by the J&K Police.
Multiple raids are continuing in Dhaouj village and adjoining areas, which police say were being used for safe-houses and storage due to their proximity to Delhi, yet relative isolation.
According to the J&K Police, the group allegedly involved radicalised professionals and students who were in contact with foreign handlers based in Pakistan and other countries.
