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GURGAON/SRINAGAR: A Kashmiri aesculapian professor's apprehension has triggered 1 of the largest counterterrorism hauls successful caller years, with investigators successful J&K, Haryana and UP uncovering astir 2,900kg of IED-making material, aggregate battle rifles, pistols, chemicals, electronics and flammable substances. Police said a transnational module tied to Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind had allegedly embedded itself wrong world and nonrecreational circles, utilizing encrypted channels, charitable fronts and assemblage networks to determination funds, radicalise recruits and assemble explosives. The probe began aft threatening JeM posters appeared astatine respective locations successful Srinagar's Bunpora Nowgam country connected Oct 19. An FIR nether UAPA, Explosive Substances Act, and Arms Act was filed astatine Nowgam constabulary station.
Tracking the way led constabulary to what they described arsenic a "white-collar panic ecosystem" of radicalised professionals and students allegedly successful interaction with handlers successful Pakistan and different countries. Muzamil Shakeel, 35, a doc from J&K's Pulwama teaching astatine Al-Falah University successful Faridabad's Dhauj, was arrested October 30 aft J&K constabulary linked him to the posters. He managed the assemblage hospital's exigency helping and taught aesculapian students.
His questioning led Haryana and J&K constabulary to 2 rented locations successful Dhauj. Searches connected Saturday astatine a country helium allegedly took 15 days earlier his apprehension yielded 358kg of suspected ammonium nitrate, a Krinkov battle firearm with 3 magazines, 83 unrecorded cartridges, a pistol, & bomb-making paraphernalia.Cops probing if Faridabad univ laboratory was utilized for making RDX Searches connected Saturday astatine a country Muzamil Shakeel allegedly took 15 days earlier his apprehension yielded arms, ammunition, explosive worldly and bomb-making paraphernalia: 12 suitcases and a bucket packed with explosives, 20 timers, batteries, distant controls, 5kg dense metal, and a walkie-talkie set. Searches expanded Monday to Dehar Colony, besides successful Dhauj, wherever constabulary recovered an further 2,563kg of explosives and flammable material. Seized weapons see a Chinese pistol, a Beretta pistol, an AK-56 rifle, and a Krinkov firearm - each with ammunition. "The sheer measurement of worldly points to plans for large-scale violent attacks," a constabulary serviceman said. Faridabad constabulary spokesperson Yashpal said teams were moving to place accomplices, hint procurement chains, and find the weapons' source.
"Raids are being carried retired astatine aggregate locations linked to the accused," helium said. Investigators person detained respective radical allegedly connected to Muzamil, including a spiritual student from a mosque adjacent the university. Police said they are probing whether laboratory facilities astatine Al-Falah University were intended for synthesising precocious explosives specified arsenic RDX. An AK-47 allegedly linked to Muzamil was recovered successful the Swift Dzire of a pistillate doc from the aforesaid university.
Officers said she has not been arrested and whitethorn person loaned her conveyance without knowing its use, but her relation remains nether scrutiny. She is presently being questioned successful J&K. Before Muzamil's arrest, UP's Saharanpur constabulary detained different Pulwama doc - Adeel Majeed Rather. His interrogation led investigators to Dhauj and uncovered Muzamil's alleged retention facility. Faridabad constabulary commissioner Satender Kumar Gupta said a violent module was being designed.
"Though I cannot uncover overmuch arsenic it concerns nationalist security, associated teams of Haryana and J&K constabulary person successfully busted a large violent network," helium said, adding that much arrests were expected. J&K constabulary announced a broader breakthrough, calling it a "major counterterrorism operation" that dismantled an inter-state and transnational module linked to JeM and AGuH. Arrests see Arif Nisar Dar alias Sahil and Yasir-ul-Ashraf of Nowgam, Maqsood Ahmad Dar alias Shahid of Nowgam, Molvi Irfan Ahmad of Shopian, Zameer Ahmad Ahanger of Ganderbal, Dr Muzammil Ahmad Ganaie of Koil successful Pulwama, and Dr Rather of Kulgam.
Searches were carried retired crossed Srinagar, Anantnag, Ganderbal, and Shopian, on with coordinated operations successful Faridabad and Saharanpur. "Financial probe regarding travel of funds is connected and each linkages are being traced and addressed expeditiously," constabulary said, adding that the cognition reflects determination to dismantle alleged violent networks operating crossed authorities lines and from overseas soil.
