SRINAGAR: In a significant blow to militant activities, Jammu and Kashmir Police announced on Monday the disruption of an interstate module linked to the proscribed outfits Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH), leading to the arrest of seven individuals, among them two medical professionals.
The operation stemmed from the discovery of multiple JeM posters on October 19 in Bunpora, Nowgam, on Srinagar’s outskirts, which issued threats against police and security forces. This prompted the registration of FIR No. 162/2025 at Nowgam Police Station under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Explosive Substances Act, and Arms Act.
Investigations uncovered a “white-collar terror ecosystem” comprising radicalized professionals and students communicating with handlers based in Pakistan and other nations via encrypted platforms. The network facilitated indoctrination, recruitment, fundraising through professional and charitable pretenses, and procurement of weapons and explosives.
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Authorities detained seven suspects: Arif Nisar Dar (alias Sahil), Yasir-ul-Ashraf, Maqsood Ahmad Dar (alias Shahid) from Nowgam, Srinagar; Molvi Irfan Ahmad, an imam from Shopian; Zameer Ahmad Ahanger (alias Mutlasha) from Wakura, Ganderbal; Dr. Muzammil Ahmad Ganaie (alias Musaib) from Koil, Pulwama; and Dr. Adeel from Wanpora, Kulgam. Additional accomplices are being pursued.
Coordinated raids spanned Srinagar, Anantnag, Ganderbal, and Shopian in Jammu and Kashmir, as well as Faridabad in Haryana and Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh, in collaboration with local police forces.
Seizures included incriminating documents, electronic devices, one Chinese Star pistol with ammunition, one Beretta pistol with ammunition, one AK-56 rifle with ammunition, one AK Krinkov rifle with ammunition, and 2,900 kg of IED components such as explosives, chemicals, reagents, inflammable substances, electronic circuits, batteries, wires, remote controls, timers, and metal sheets.
In Faridabad, police arrested Dr. Mujahil Shakil (also referred to as Dr. Muzammil Shakeel), a physician teaching at Al-Falah University in Dhauj, who had rented accommodation to store materials. From his residence, 360 kg of suspected ammonium nitrate—explicitly not RDX—was recovered from suitcases and a bucket, along with timers, remote controls, a walkie-talkie, wiring, batteries, heavy metal, a Carom Cok assault rifle with magazines and rounds, and a pistol.
Faridabad Police Commissioner Satender Kumar Gupta briefed the media on the joint efforts, noting ongoing operations and forensic analysis of seized items. Financial probes into fund flows continue, with agencies examining other Kashmir-origin medical professionals in northern India.
The case highlights determined police work in countering evolving terror threats
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