Shopian, Nov 12: Shopian Police have registered an FIR after taking cognizance of a viral video circulated on social media through a Facebook page titled “Voice of Humanity”, in which a speech was delivered promoting separatist sentiments and activities aimed at disturbing peace and public order.

According to officials, a case under FIR No. 109/2025 has been registered at Police Station Zainapora, and investigation has been initiated to identify the individuals involved in the circulation and creation of the content.

Police said such online activities pose a serious threat to communal harmony and public tranquillity, and any attempt to misuse social media platforms for spreading divisive narratives will invite strict legal consequences.

Reaffirming their commitment to maintaining peace and public order, Shopian Police stated that firm legal action will continue against anyone found involved in promoting or encouraging content detrimental to societal harmony. (KNT)

Srinagar, Nov 12: The arrest of two overground workers (OGWs) carrying posters of terror outfits Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Ansar Ghazwatul Hind (AGuH) led to the busting of an interstate and trans-national module of terrorists, resulting in a major haul of arms and 2900 kilograms of explosive material, officials said on Wednesday.

The Srinagar police apprehended the OGWs on November 2, and a swift investigation by the local police led to the unravelling of the plot in less than three days.

Inspector Mir Masrat Aalam, the Station House Officer (SHO) of Nowgam police station, discovered during questioning that the suspects were part of a larger network and their handler – Moulvi Irfan Ahmad – hailed from Shopian district but was operating under the garb of a prayer leader in a local mosque in Nowgam area, officials in the know of the investigation said.

The officials further said that the team from the Nowgam police station picked up the imam who revealed the involvement of several young doctors in the module, currently working outside Jammu and Kashmir.

“The SHO informed his seniors about the disclosures, who sent a team to Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh, where the cops from Jammu and Kashmir, with the help of local police, managed to nab Dr Adeel Ahmad Rather from a private hospital,” the officials said.

Officials added that Dr Rather was arrested on November 6 and was brought to Srinagar the next day on a transit remand. Through his interrogation, police recovered an AK rifle from a locker at the medical college where he had worked until October of the previous year.

The doctor revealed information about large quantities of explosives stored by other members of the module in Faridabad and other locations. Consequently, police arrested Dr Muzamil Ahmad Ganaie, who had returned to his native village in Pulwama district to attend his sister’s wedding. At his direction, a substantial cache of explosives was recovered from his rented room in Faridabad, officials said.

Ganaie was working at a local hospital in Faridabad, where Umar Nabi, a key suspect in the Delhi blast case, also worked.

The SHO’s crucial role in exposing the module led to his reassignment to the NCR to assist with investigations into the explosives seizure and the Delhi blast, officials noted.

Meanwhile, investigations in Kashmir have intensified, targeting individuals believed to be connected with the terror ecosystem. Dozens of people, including several doctors with close links to Rather, Ganaie, or Nabi, have been questioned by the police.

The police also questioned Fatima Bano, the wife of Moulvi Irfan, officials informed.

While some of those questioned are suspected of being involved in terror activities, others are being examined to understand the recruitment processes employed by terrorist handlers operating within the union territory or across the Line of Control, officials said.

Awantipora, Nov 12: The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha extended condolences to the families of victims of the Red Fort car blast on November 10.

Addressing the Foundation Week of Islamic University, Awantipora, LG Sinha as per news agency Kashmir News Corner — KNC said, “I pay my condolences to those who lost their lives in the Red Fort car blast on the 10th of November.”

“Terrorism is the biggest threat to peace and development, and also weakens the brotherhood and unity among the public. It has devastated the youth of J&K for three decades,” he said.

“Today, our youth is fulfilling its dreams and aspirations, which is intolerable for the neighbouring country and some of its supporters,” Sinha said.

He further urged citizens to actively support security agencies, adding, “It is the duty of the public to inform the security forces about the unsocial elements in the state, so that peace and harmony can be safeguarded.” (KNC)

New Delhi, Nov 12: In the aftermath of the tragic car blast on November 10 near the Red Fort in the national capital, fifteen persons have been arrested, three individuals detained and a total of 56 doctors questioned so far in connection with the incident and the ongoing probe into the “Doctor Module” terror link, media reports said.

Investigators suspect that a modified explosive may have been used in the blast as Hospital sources cleared that no explosives were found on the bodies of the deceased.

The investigation traces back to an objectionable poster containing threats to security forces that appeared in the Nowgam Police Station area of Srinagar. A case was registered on October 19. The initial phase of the investigation led to the arrests of Maulvi Irfan Ahmed Wagh from Shopian and Zamir Ahmed from Wakura, Ganderbal, between October 20 and 27.

The investigation further widened with the apprehension of Doctor Adil from Saharanpur on November 5, followed by seizures of an AK-47 rifle and other ammunition from Anantnag Hospital on November 7, and more rifles, pistols, and ammunition from Al Falah University, Faridabad, on November 8.

Subsequent interrogations revealed additional members of the module, resulting in the arrest of Doctor Muzammil and the seizure of a significant cache of weapons and ammunition. On November 9, a person named Madrasi, a resident of Dhoj, Faridabad, was arrested.

A major breakthrough came on November 10 with the seizure of 2,563 kg of explosives from the residence of Hafiz Mohammad Ishtiyaq, an Imam at Al Falah Masjid, Dhera Colony, Faridabad.
Additional raids recovered 358 kg of explosive material, detonators, and timers, bringing the total to around 3,000 kg. As per police sources, “During these operations, Doctor Umar Mohammad, an Al Falah University employee and alleged module member, went underground.”

On the evening of November 10, the Red Fort explosion occurred. Delhi Police, along with the NSG, NIA, and forensic teams, immediately responded. The injured were hospitalised, and DNA samples, explosive residues, and other evidence were collected from the site. A significant discovery was an amputated hand, suspected to belong to Dr. Umar Mohammad, who is alleged to have been the suicide bomber. DNA samples from his mother are being tested for confirmation.
Investigations indicate that Umar was radicalising students at Al Falah University, which served as the module’s operational hub. His neighbor and colleague, Dr. Muzamil Shakil, has been arrested.

The car used in the blast was registered to Dr. Shaheen Shahid, later arrested from Lucknow and identified as the woman commanding Jaish-e-Mohammad operations in India. She reportedly confessed to stockpiling explosives for nearly two years and conspiring with associate doctors to carry out a major terrorist attack.

Police sources said, “CCTV footage suggests that Dr. Umar Mohammad was driving the vehicle, and the explosives used in the blast match those seized in Faridabad.”

Authorities are still investigating whether the explosion was pre-planned or an accidental detonation triggered by Umar’s panic while fleeing.

Investigations also revealed that the vehicle was parked at Al-Falah Medical College, Dhauj, Faridabad, for nearly 11 days, from October 29 until it was driven to Delhi on November 10. The case was formally handed over to the NIA on November 11 to probe the module’s financing, operational hierarchy, and broader networks. (Agencies)

Srinagar, Nov 12: Jammu and Kashmir Police and other security forces said on Wednesday that massive crackdowns have been carried out against the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) cadres in the Valley in the aftermath of the Delhi terror blast in which eight people were killed and many others injured.

The intelligence agencies attribute the Delhi blast to the panic of Dr Mohd Umar driving the i20 car rather than a suicidal attack.

But the fact that Dr Umar was on the run after his colleagues involved in white collar terrorism were arrested indicates that the module intended to carry out a major terrorist strike.

Police said on Wednesday that in a massive crackdown against the banned JeI organisation, police in Kulgam district carried out coordinated raids at more than 200 locations across the district.

These searches were conducted at the houses and premises of JeI members and their associates as part of ongoing efforts to dismantle networks supporting terrorism and to neutralise their ground-level influence.

Police said that during the past four days alone, more than 400 Cordon and Search Operations (CASOs) have been conducted across different areas of the district, including locations previously associated with encounters, militant hideouts, and Over Ground Workers (OGWs).

In another major coordinated operation, Sopore Police carried out a series of search operations across multiple locations in the district of Sopore, targeting individuals and premises linked to the JeI, which had been banned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

Police said in the district-wide counter terror and separatist ecosystem action, simultaneous raids were conducted at over 25 locations across Sopore, Zaingeer, and Rafiabad areas with the assistance of other security forces.

The searches were based on credible intelligence inputs indicating attempts by JeI-linked elements to revive their activities under different fronts.

“During the operations, a significant quantity of incriminating material, including documents, digital gadgets, and printed content with links to the banned organisation, was recovered and seized for detailed scrutiny. Several individuals are being questioned to ascertain their involvement in unlawful activities,” police said.

Police in Anantnag district said that around 500 individuals with links to banned organisations, including JeI and relatives of JKNOPs (J&K natives operating from Pakistan), have been interrogated so far. Many of them have reportedly been bound down and shifted to the District Jail Mattan in Anantnag under preventive detention laws.

During the raids, police seized incriminating documents, digital devices, and other materials of evidentiary value. Several JeI members were also questioned to trace wider networks allegedly aiding terrorists.

In the Shopian district, police carried out searches at multiple locations, targeting the residences of JeI activists. Police said the houses of Dr Hameed Fayaz at Naidgam and Mohammad Yousuf Falahie at Chitragam, among others, were searched during the operation.

The searches were conducted as part of ongoing investigations in the area.

Pulwama, Nov 12: A male body was found in South Kashmir’s Pulwama town on Wednesday.

An official said that no visible injury marks on the body.

Deceased has been identified as Nazir Ahmad a resident of Tharina Keller, he said.

Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) officials have been called to the site for further examination. Investigations into the matter are ongoing, he said. (KNC)

Srinagar, Nov 12: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday detained a preacher from Mewat in Haryana in connection with the ‘white collar’ terror module operating from a university in Faridabad, officials said.

Maulvi Ishtiyaq, who has been brought to Srinagar, was staying in a rented house within the Al Falah university complex in Faridabad. It was from his home that police had recovered more than 2,500 kg of ammonium nitrate, potassium chlorate and sulphur, the officials said.

He is likely to be placed under arrest.

He will be the ninth person to be nabbed in the case by police, which carried out an interstate raids on November 10 along with their counterparts in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, to unravel a ‘white-collar’ terror network of banned Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind.

The explosive material was stored at his rented residence by Dr Muzammil Ganaie alias Musaib and Dr Umar Nabi, the man who was driving an explosives laden car which detonated outside Red Fort on Monday evening killing 12 people.