Faridabad, India, November 10: The Jammu and Kashmir Police, working with the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Haryana Police, foiled a major terror plot on Sunday after seizing around 350 kilograms of explosives, an AK-47 rifle, and a cache of ammunition from a rented house in Faridabad’s Dhauj village, officials said.
The raid, carried out on the basis of intelligence gleaned from interrogations of arrested suspects in Jammu and Kashmir, led to the discovery of 14 bags of ammonium nitrate weighing about 100 kg, 84 live cartridges, timers, 5 litres of chemical solution, and 48 other items believed to be used in assembling improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Police identified the suspect as Dr. Muzammil Shakil, a teacher at Al Falah Medical College in Faridabad, originally from Jammu and Kashmir. He had rented the premises about three months ago, police said. Shakil was taken into custody by the Jammu and Kashmir Police on October 30 after the arrest of Dr. Adil Ahmad Rather, another accused allegedly linked to the same terror network.
Faridabad Police Commissioner Satender Gupta said the recovered substance was ammonium nitrate, not RDX as initially reported. “The operation was conducted jointly by the J&K Police, IB and local police, and has likely prevented a major terror incident,” Gupta told reporters.
A senior J&K Police officer described the recovery as “a major breakthrough that may have averted a catastrophic attack.” Preliminary forensic analysis confirmed the explosive nature of the material, and further testing is under way.
Investigators believe the suspects were part of a larger module with cross-border links, aiming to plan large-scale attacks in northern India. Intelligence agencies are now probing the group’s funding sources and possible connections to handlers outside the country.
A press briefing is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, police said. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is expected to join the probe.
