The Jammu and Kashmir Police and Haryana Police recovered an assault rifle, 360 kilogrammes of an explosive material, possibly ammonium nitrate, 20 timers, batteries with three magazines and 83 live rounds, among other equipment were recovered in a joint operation from Faridabad in Haryana.
An arrested Kashmiri doctor’s revelations led to the guns haul, busting the terror module. The development transpired during a raid at Al Falah Hospital in Faridabad. The information was provided by Dr Adeel Ahmad Rather during questioning after he was arrested.
VIDEO | Haryana: On explosives along with an assault rifle recovered in Faridabad, Police Commissioner Satender Kumar Gupta says, “For the past few days, a joint operation by Faridabad Police, Haryana Police, and J&K Police has been underway against an anti-terror module. During… pic.twitter.com/pK9OIpzGJ3
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Dr Muzamil Shakeel, who also worked at the institution has also been taken into custody from Saharanpur, in relation to the case. Meanwhile, search is on for another perpetrator. Rather is under interrogation for his role in the storage and transportation of weapons and explosives. An AK-47 gun and additional ammunition had previously been confiscated by authorities from his locker in Government Medical College (GMC) in Anantnag, Kashmir.
⚡ AK-47 Recovered from Doctor’s Locker in Anantnag:
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J&K Police have recovered an AK-47 rifle from the personal locker of Dr. Adeel Ahmed Rather, a former senior resident doctor at the Govt Medical College (GMC) Anantnag.
Dr. Rather, son of Abdul Majeed Rather and a resident of… pic.twitter.com/womfpIqLZJ
Rather left the position of senior resident there and began working in Saharanpur. He is also charged with displaying pro-Jaish-e-Mohammed posters in Srinagar. Three months ago, he reportedly booked a room in in Dhauj village of Faridabad and only used the space to store supplies but did not stay there. The Al Falah medical college, where he was currently posted, is also in the Dhauj village in Faridabad.
#WATCH | J&K: | 360 kg of possible ammonium nitrate, assault rifle and other ammunition recovered by J&K Police during investigation in Faridabad. A Kashmiri doctor, Muzammil, who was residing in Faridabad, Haryana has been arrested.
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According to investigation, Shakeel who is a native of Koil in the Pulwama area, might have assisted in stockpiling the weapons and explosives that were found in Faridabad. The two doctors are in the police custody after being transported to Jammu and Kashmir. The recovery, according to officials, is among the biggest explosives discoveries connected to the valley in recent memory.
#WATCH | Haryana | 360 kg of possible ammonium nitrate, assault rifle and other ammunition recovered by J&K Police during investigation in Faridabad.
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2025
Visuals from Fatehpur Taga in Faridabad where a search operation by Haryana Police is underway. This is about 4 km away from the… pic.twitter.com/BJFdJitlwP
Security services believe there is a larger connection between illegal arms trafficking and terror financing as authorities are focusing on whether more people are involved in the network and how the weapons as well as explosives were sneaked into the hospital property.
GMC Anantnag employees are also being questioned. The Srinagar Police-led inquiry has now extended beyond Jammu and Kashmir to explore potential ties in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. According to senior security sources, the discovery suggested that a significant terror plan that might have targeted the National Capital Region (NCR) or other key locations in North India have likely been thwarted.
“This is not a routine recovery, it suggests deep infiltration of terror logistics networks extending beyond J&K. The use of medical professionals as facilitators adds an alarming dimension,” informed a senior police officer, according to Deccan Herald.
There is at present a broader inquiry on a network of Jammu and Kashmiri doctors who could have ties to the terror groups, Ghazwat-ul-Hind and Jaish-e-Mohammed. According to police sources, further recoveries and arrests are anticipated as security agents track down the network responsible for smuggling and storing weapons and explosives outside of the Union Territory, reported India Today. The assault rifle was reportedly seized from a car that belongs to a woman doctor posted in the same Al Falah Hospital. The woman doctor has been detained too.
The accused have been charged under sections 13, 28, 38 and 39 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and sections 7/25 of the Arms Act and the operation is still underway. Jammu & Kashmir is also witnessing a tremendous anti-terror operation. During raids conducted around the valley, nine people including a woman were nabbed, on 9th November as the action continued the following day.
Intelligence reports also indicated that terrorists hiding in the upper reaches were looking for safe havens on the plains for the winter. Afterward, a search and cordon drives were carried out at several locations in the districts of Ramban, Kishtwar, Doda, Kathua, Reasi, Poonch and Rajouri.
