By finding approximately 350 kilogrammes of explosives, an AK-47 weapon, and a sizable cache of ammunition from a rented residence in Dhauj village, Faridabad, the Jammu & Kashmir Police, along with the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Faridabad Police, have thwarted a terror plan.
Interrogations of detained suspects in Jammu & Kashmir provided information for the operation, which happened on Sunday. According to authorities, the explosives were found in the home of Dr. Mujahil Shakil, an Al Falah Medical College student from Jammu & Kashmir who had rented the house in Dhauj roughly three months prior.
14 bags of ammonium nitrate weighing around 100 kg, 84 live rounds, one AK-47 weapon, timers, and five litres of chemical solution were among the items found, according to police officials.
The J&K Police and the IB team carried out the operation with help from the local police, according to Faridabad Police Commissioner Satender Gupta.
"It's ammonium nitrate, not RDX, as was first reported," Gupta explained.
He stated, "A press conference has been scheduled to share further details at 11am."
According to Faridabad police, Dr. Shakil was arrested on October 30 by the J&K Police after Dr. Adil Ahmad Rather, another suspect connected to the same terror network, was put into prison. Shakil was taken back to Faridabad on Sunday morning to locate and retrieve the concealed materials following a protracted interrogation.
According to preliminary investigations, both people were a part of a broader module that may have had cross-border connections in order to organise large-scale strikes in northern India.
The recovery was called "a major breakthrough that may have averted a catastrophic terror attack" by a top J&K Police officer.
He continued by saying that additional testing is in progress and that preliminary forensic examination verifies the material's explosive nature.
Intelligence services are investigating the network's financial sources and any ties to handlers beyond the border, and the seized goods have been forwarded for forensic analysis.
People with knowledge of the details claim that the retrieved ammonium nitrate and other ingredients were enough to create multiple high-intensity IEDs that could potentially cause significant damage.
According to police, more investigations are underway, and the National inquiry Agency (NIA) and other security agencies are probably going to join the inquiry.