NEW DELHI: A major counterterrorism operation spanning Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh has unearthed a trans-state terror module and led to the arrest of multiple suspects, including four doctors and one deceased member.
Joint teams from Jammu & Kashmir Police, Haryana Police, Uttar Pradesh Police, and central agencies recovered a massive cache of explosives, firearms, and bomb-making material in coordinated raids across Srinagar, Faridabad, Saharanpur, and other locations.
The investigation began after
Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) posters appeared in Srinagar’s Bunpora Nowgam area on October 19, threatening security forces.
Police traced a “white-collar terror ecosystem” involving radicalised professionals and students operating under the guise of academic and professional networks, while coordinating through encrypted channels and charitable fronts to move funds, arms, and explosives.
Meet the five doctors:1. Dr Muzammil Ganaie Dr Muzammil Ganaie, 35, from Koil in Pulwama, Kashmir, employed at Al-Falah University in Faridabad. Dr Muzammil worked as a doctor in the university hospital and taught MBBS students.
Following his arrest, police recovered 358 kg of suspected ammonium nitrate, a Krinkov assault rifle with three magazines, 91 live rounds, a pistol with cartridges, timers, batteries, remote controls, wires, metal sheets, and other bomb-making material from his rented accommodation in Dhauj, Faridabad.
Additional explosives totaling 2,563 kg were recovered from Dahar Colony in Faridabad, pointing to plans for large-scale attacks. Police confirmed that he had been traced to the university working with Dr Adeel and Dr Umar.
2. Dr Adeel Ahmad Rather From Kulgam, Kashmir, picked up from Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Dr Adeel was also employed at Al-Falah University alongside Dr Muzammil and Dr Umar.
Investigators recovered an AK-47 rifle from his locker at GMC Srinagar, and he was part of the Faridabad terror module involved in amassing explosives, arms, and bomb-making equipment.
3. Dr Shaheen SayeedA doctor from Lucknow and purported girlfriend of Dr Muzammil. She was brought by air to Srinagar for custodial interrogation. Police recovered an assault rifle from her car in Faridabad after she panicked following Dr Muzammil’s arrest and discarded it in a dustbin.
Dr Shaheen is accused of being an active part of the terror module, working alongside Dr Muzammil and Dr Adeel in Faridabad and maintaining links to the network in Kashmir.
4. Dr Umar Mohammad From Pulwama, Kashmir, who was part of the Al-Falah University team with Dr Muzammil and Dr Adeel. At the time of reporting, Dr Umar was absconding, and police were actively pursuing his arrest.
Sources indicated that he had direct links to the Faridabad terror module, and authorities are probing his role in the storage and distribution of explosives and arms. He is in the vehicle which exploded in Delhi blast killing more than 10 and injuring more than 20 others.
5. Dr Ahmed Mohiyuddin Saiyed A Hyderabad-based doctor with an MBBS degree from China, arrested by Gujarat ATS on November 8. Dr Saiyed had been running a shawarma business in Rajendranagar but was allegedly radicalised through social media and Telegram, posting subversive literature and radicalising others. He was in contact with a handler named Abu Khadija, associated with Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP).
Police seized two Glock pistols, a Beretta, live ammunition, and 4 kg of castor-bean mash from which ricin, a highly toxic poison, can be extracted. Dr Saiyed had conducted reconnaissance of security-sensitive sites in Delhi, Lucknow, and Ahmedabad, and weapons and explosives were reportedly delivered to him using drones from Pakistan.
<p>Faridabad CP Satender Kumar Gupta confirmed that the bust dismantled a major terror network. Forensic experts are examining the seized explosives to confirm their chemical composition. More arrests are expected in the ongoing probe.<br></p>
Two other accomplices, Azad Suleman Sheikh (20) and Mohammad Suhail Khan (23), were also arrested in connection with his activities.
In Faridabad, authorities maintained a strong presence at Al-Falah University and surrounding areas, questioning staff and conducting extensive searches in Dhauj and Dahar Colony.
The J&K Police have busted an inter-state transnational terror module linked to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) that led to the recovery of explosive, two assault rifles other material in the Faridabad.
Police confirmed that Dr Muzammil had lived at the university for over three years, teaching medical students and working in the hospital. Preliminary investigations suggest that the university lab and related facilities may have been used to store explosives, though the probe is ongoing.
The Faridabad terror module is linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH), offshoots of the banned terror organisations in India.
Officials said the arrests thwarted the destructive designs of these groups, preventing potential large-scale attacks. Several Pakistani phone numbers were found on mobile devices linked to the arrested doctors, believed to be connected to their handlers abroad.
Authorities also revealed that an autorickshaw driver was initially used to store “luggage” for Dr Muzammil, rented from a local cleric, highlighting the module’s use of ordinary networks to move explosives discreetly.
Investigations are ongoing, with searches continuing across Srinagar, Anantnag, Ganderbal, Shopian, Faridabad, and Saharanpur. Police said more arrests are likely as they trace the funding, procurement, and operational links of the network.
(With inputs from Nikhil Sharma, Naseer Ganai)