The explosives were discovered at the residence of Dr Mujahil Shakil, a student of Al Falah Medical College, originally from Jammu & Kashmir.
A major terror plan was foiled after security forces seized a large quantity of explosives and weapons from a rented house in Haryana’s Faridabad. Acting on intelligence inputs, the Jammu & Kashmir Police, the Intelligence Bureau (IB), and Faridabad Police jointly conducted the raid in Dhauj village on Sunday.
The police recovered around 350 kilograms of explosives, including ammonium nitrate, one AK-47 rifle, live cartridges, and several IED-making materials. The operation followed crucial leads obtained from interrogations of suspects arrested earlier in Jammu & Kashmir.
The explosives were discovered at the residence of Dr Mujahil Shakil, a student of Al Falah Medical College, originally from Jammu & Kashmir. He had rented the Dhauj house about three months ago.
During the raid, officers found 14 bags of ammonium nitrate (100 kg), 84 live cartridges, timers, 5 litres of chemical solution, and 48 components suspected to be parts for assembling improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Faridabad Police Commissioner Satender Gupta confirmed the operation’s success, stating that the raid was carried out jointly by the J&K Police and IB, with support from local police teams.
“The operation was executed by the J&K Police and the IB team with assistance from the local police,” said Gupta.
He also clarified early reports about the type of explosive, saying, “It’s not RDX, as reported initially, but ammonium nitrate.”
A press conference has been scheduled at 11 am to share more details, he added.
Police revealed that Dr Shakil had been taken into custody by the J&K Police on October 30, following the arrest of Dr Adil Ahmad Rather, another accused in the same terror network. After interrogation, Shakil was brought back to Faridabad to help identify the location where the explosives were hidden.
Preliminary investigation indicates that both men were part of a larger terror module with possible cross-border links, planning large-scale attacks in northern India.
A senior officer from the J&K Police described the recovery as a “breakthrough that may have averted a catastrophic terror attack.”
He added that initial forensic analysis confirmed the explosive nature of the materials, while further tests are ongoing.
The seized items have been sent for forensic examination, and intelligence agencies are now tracing the network’s funding sources and foreign handlers.
Officials said the recovered ammonium nitrate and other materials were enough to make several high-intensity IEDs, capable of causing large-scale damage.
Investigations are continuing, and multiple security agencies, including the National Investigation Agency (NIA), are expected to join the probe soon.
The joint operation by the J&K Police, IB, and Faridabad Police is being seen as a key success in preventing a potential terror strike in northern India.
