Overview
- The Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested Dr Muzammil Ganaie in Faridabad after seizing 360 kilograms of explosive material from a rented room.
- He had reportedly rented the room about a month and a half ago for roughly Rs 1,200 per month while working as a doctor at Al Falah University.
- Police say he was wanted in a Srinagar case alleging he put up posters supporting the proscribed group Jaish-e-Mohammed.
- Delhi Police and central agencies are probing whether the Faridabad case is connected to the high-intensity blast near Delhi’s Red Fort.
- His family in Pulwama rejects any terror connection, says they have not been allowed to meet him, and reports his sister’s wedding was canceled after the arrest.