Kashmiri Doctor Arrested in Faridabad With 360 Kg Explosives Linked to Terror Plot

A Kashmiri doctor was arrested in Haryana’s Faridabad on Monday after a joint operation by the Faridabad Police and Jammu & Kashmir Police led to the recovery of a massive cache of explosives and arms from his rented accommodation, officials said.

The accused, identified as Dr. Muzammil Shakeel, is a teacher at Al Falaha University in Faridabad and was also wanted by Jammu & Kashmir Police in a case related to posters supporting the terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) found in Srinagar earlier this year.

According to Faridabad Commissioner of Police Satender Kumar Gupta, the joint operation was launched based on specific intelligence inputs. During the search, the police recovered approximately 360 kilograms of explosive material, suspected to be ammonium nitrate, along with a Carom Cok rifle, two automatic pistols, 84 live cartridges, five litres of chemical substances, 20 battery-operated timers, and 14 bags of suspicious materials from the doctor’s rented premises.

Officials said the material was likely meant for manufacturing improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The seized items have been sent for forensic testing to confirm their chemical composition.

Dr. Shakeel is currently under interrogation, and police are investigating his possible links with terror networks operating from Jammu and Kashmir. The recovery marks one of the largest seizures of explosive materials in the region in recent years.