Police in Jammu & Kashmir have foiled an interstate terrorist network that was reportedly planning attacks at multiple locations across the country. In a major breakthrough, authorities have seized 2,900 kilograms of explosives, weapons and IED-making material, and arrested seven suspected militants, including two doctors. Investigations are ongoing and further revelations are expected in the coming days.
Network, links and arrests
Jammu & Kashmir police said the operation dismantled an interstate module linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind. Seven suspects were taken into custody during coordinated searches carried out in Srinagar, Anantnag, Ganderbal, Shopian, Faridabad and Saharanpur. Officials named the principal accused as:
Arif Nisar Dar (Sahil) — Nougam, Srinagar
Yasir-ul-Ashraf — Nougam, Srinagar
Maqsood Ahmed Dar (Shahid) — Nougam, Srinagar
Maulvi Irfan Ahmed — Shopian
Zameer Ahmed Ahanger (Mutlasha) — Wakhura, Ganderbal
Dr. Muzammil Ahmad Gunai (Musayb) — Koil, Pampore
Dr. Adil — Wanpora, Kulgam
Police said the arrests followed a complex intelligence-led operation; several joint raids were carried out as part of the probe.
Trigger for probe: posters and threats
The probe began after posters attributed to Jaish-e-Mohammed were pasted in Bunpora and Nougam areas of Srinagar on October 19, threatening police and security forces. An FIR was registered and subsequent investigation revealed a network that allegedly recruited and radicalised educated, professional youths and operated through foreign contacts.
Modus operandi and funding
According to investigators, the group used encrypted communication channels for recruitment, coordination, fundraising and logistics. Funds were reportedly raised through professional and academic networks, and diverted under the guise of social or charitable causes. Suspects are accused of identifying and radicalising individuals, procuring materials for weapons and IED construction, and arranging logistics for attacks.
Evidence seized and operation details
Police teams, working with intelligence units, entered a premises linked to the suspects and emerged carrying 14 large black bags containing explosive material. Authorities say the bulk explosive recovered was ammonium nitrate.
Investigators warn that ammonium nitrate, when converted into an explosive, can cause extremely powerful blasts; officials note that 150 kg of ammonium nitrate could, in certain configurations, cause devastation across a radius of 2–3 kilometres, and quantities of the scale seized could potentially produce far wider destruction if weaponised.
