New Delhi: A small incident in Srinagar turned into a major anti-terror discovery in Haryana. On October 27, Police noticed individuals sticking posters supporting the terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in public areas.CCTV footage showed Dr. Adil Ahmed Rather, a senior resident doctor from GMC Anantnag, was putting up the posters.
This raised serious concerns, forcing authorities to begin an investigation.. On November 6, he was arrested from a hospital on Ambala Road in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, for spreading JeM propaganda.
Further investigation revealed that Rather had links with the terrorist group Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGH), which aims to establish an Islamic state under Sharia law in Kashmir and wage jihad against India.
Terror network sparks doctor probe
Authorities found that Rather and his associates were trying to revive AGH’s network. The probe led them to Dr. Muzammil Shakeel, another doctor connected to the group. After getting an intel from the source, Jammu and Kashmir police, working with local authorities, raided Shakeel’s rented room in Faridabad, Haryana.
The raid uncovered a massive collection of explosives and weapons: 360 kilos of Ammonium nitrate, two AK-47 rifles, 84 cartridges, and chemical substances. Shakeel is still not in the police custody, while both Rather and Shakeel have been arrested.
Police bust network
Police are now trying to find out how such a huge amount of explosives reached Faridabad and the full role of the doctors in the terrorist network. Early investigations suggest that the network may extend across multiple states, including Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana.
What started as a simple act of putting up posters revealed a dangerous plan. Authorities say the incident highlights how even small clues, like suspicious propaganda, can lead to uncovering major terrorist operations and prevent potential threats.
According to the experts, Ammonium nitrate can be turned into explosives for both small- and large-scale blasts. It has been used in several past terror attacks in India, and security agencies have seized ammonium nitrate during investigations into many such plots.