Massive search operation underway in Faridabad after recovery of explosives

A day after 2900 kg of explosives and inflammable material was recovered from two rented rooms of a Kashmiri doctor in Faridabad an extensive combing and search operation was being conducted in parts of the district on Tuesday reported news agency PTIPreliminary probe into the Delhi Red Fort blast on Monday evening that left 12 dead and many injured has also suggested links to the alleged terror module uncovered in FaridabadPolice on Tuesday said a team is camping at the Al Falah University where the Kashmiri doctor lived for the past threeandahalf years and are questioning staff and doctors at the varsity here a senior police office said reported PTISeveral police personnel are conducting search in the Dhauj police station area he saidInvestigation so far revealed that a cleric here who was detained by police revealed that he had rented out his room to an autorickshaw driver who then gave it to Dr Muzammil for keeping luggage in the roomEight people including the Kashmiri man and two fellow doctors were arrested for allegedly being part of a white collar terror module involving the JaisheMohammed and Ansar GhazwatulHind and spanning Kashmir Haryana and Uttar Pradesh officials said reported PTITwo other doctors Adeel and Shaheen have also been arrested in connection to the caseA huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from two rooms rented by Muzammil Ganaie alias Musaib 35 in Faridabad A native of Koil in JKs Pulwama he was a doctor working at Al Falah University at Dhauj around 45 km from DelhiThe Delhi Red Fort blast occurred hours after the recovery of 2563 kg of explosives and inflammables from Dahar Colony in Fatehpur Taga village on MondayEarlier around 360 kg of suspected ammonium nitrate and a cache of arms and ammunition were recovered The recoveries were made from the Kashmiri doctors rented accommodation in Faridabad bordering DelhiA highintensity explosion ripped through a slowmoving car at a traffic signal near the Red Fort metro station on Monday evening killing at least nine people and gutting several vehicles officials said reported PTIOn Monday Faridabad Police said in a statement that approximately 2900 kg of inflammables and explosive material was recovered in a joint operation by Faridabad Police and Jammu and Kashmir PoliceMuzammil was arrested after the JK Police named him as a wanted person in a case involving putting up posters supporting the JaisheMohammed in SrinagarDuring the investigation Muzammils activities were found to be suspicious following which a team from the Nowgam police station in Kashmir arrested Muzammil with the assistance of the Faridabad Crime BranchPolice said that on Sunday 358 kg of explosive material suspected to be ammonium nitrate a Krinkov assault rifle with three magazines a pistol with 2 cartridges 91 live rounds and two magazines were recovered from the room of a house in Dhauj located just 500 metres from the Al Falah UniversityAmong other articles police had also seized timers batteries remote controls electrical circuits wires and a metal seat from the roomWith inputs from PTI