Faridabad (Haryana) [India], November 13 (HBTV): Jammu and Kashmir Police, in a joint operation with Haryana Police, recovered 360 kg of IED-making material and ammunition from Haryana’s Faridabad on Monday, officials said.
Commissioner of Police Satender Kumar Gupta said the operation, which is still underway, led to the arrest of a key suspect identified as Dr Muzammil.
‘It is an ongoing joint operation between Haryana Police and J&K Police. An accused, Dr Muzammil, was nabbed. Around 360 kg of inflammable material was recovered yesterday, which is possibly ammonium nitrate. It is not RDX. The operation is still underway,’ Gupta said.
He further elaborated on the recovered arms and ammunition, which included pistols, live cartridges, timers, batteries, walkie-talkie sets, heavy metal, and other materials.
‘One assault rifle with three magazines and 83 live rounds, one pistol with eight live rounds, two empty cartridges, two additional magazines, eight large suitcases, four small suitcases, and a bucket containing approximately 360 kg of inflammable material have been recovered. It is suspected to be ammonium nitrate. Twenty timers with batteries, 24 remotes, around 5 kg of heavy metal, walkie-talkie sets, electric wiring, batteries, and other contraband materials have also been seized. It is not RDX. It is not an AK-47; it is an assault rifle similar in design but slightly smaller,’ the Faridabad CP said.
The arrested accused, Dr Muzammil, was employed as a physician at Al-Falah University in Faridabad, Haryana.
Gupta added, ‘This joint operation has been ongoing for fifteen days. Two accused persons have been arrested so far, including Dr Muzammil from Faridabad and another accused, Aadil Rather, from Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh.’
According to police sources, Aadil Rather was detained after an AK-47 rifle was recovered from his locker at the Government Medical College (GMC) in Srinagar. The recovery was made with the assistance of the Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC) in Anantnag. His confession reportedly led to the arrest of Dr Muzammil and the subsequent recovery of the large quantity of explosives.
(ANI)