Overview
- Jammu & Kashmir and Haryana police recovered roughly 2,900 kg of ammonium‑nitrate‑based material, IED components and firearms from two rented sites in Faridabad, according to official statements.
- Eight suspects, including three doctors and a cleric, were arrested in the joint operation tied by police to Jaish‑e‑Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat‑ul‑Hind under UAPA and related laws.
- The probe began after Jaish posters surfaced in Srinagar on 19 October, with CCTV leads and interrogations steering investigators to medical professionals and a cleric and then to the Faridabad caches.
- Investigators are examining a possible link between the Faridabad module and a car explosion near the Red Fort, with sources pointing to a Pulwama doctor, while officials say the connection is still being verified.
- Forensic testing confirms ammonium nitrate rather than military‑grade explosives, and financial and communications trails are being traced as further raids and inter‑agency coordination continue.