Overview
- NIA teams searched the Mattan/Hutmurah forest in Anantnag and brought accused Dr Adeel Rather and Jasir Bilal Wani to identify sites allegedly used to test explosives.
- Investigators said they recovered material consistent with a blast experiment, including a damaged gas cylinder, during the field reconstruction.
- A Delhi court extended NIA custody by four days for Dr Muzammil Ganai, Dr Adeel Rather, Dr Shaheena Saeed and Maulvi Irfan Ahmed Wagay after a closed‑door hearing.
- The agency says seven arrests have been made so far in a probe centered on a 'white‑collar' module that investigators link to medical professionals and their associates.
- Digital forensics from seized devices are being examined for searches on security deployments and Article 370 as multi‑state raids and analyses continue.