Overview
- Jammu & Kashmir Police took Dr Shaheen Shahid into custody in the case tied to a Faridabad cache of about 2,900 kg of explosives and a deadly car blast near Delhi’s Red Fort.
- Police say a car traced to the doctor was seized and an AK-47 rifle was recovered from the vehicle during follow-up searches.
- Officials allege she was working with Pakistan-based handlers and had been tasked to help build JeM’s newly announced women’s wing in India.
- UP ATS and other agencies conducted raids across Lucknow, Faridabad and J&K, detaining her brother Dr Parvez for questioning and seizing electronic devices and documents.
- National-level involvement, including reported NIA participation, comes as agencies examine funding routes, encrypted communications and the role of multiple doctors linked to Al-Falah institutions.