Jammu and Kashmir Police, in a joint operation with their Haryana counterpart, on Monday busted a major ‘white collar’ terror module involving the Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul Hind following a 15-day operation.
The joint teams of Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana police arrested eight terror suspects, including three doctors, and seized a whopping 2,900 kg of bomb-making material, including around 350 kg of explosive agent ammonium nitrate, during their raids in Haryana’s Faridabad and Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag.
Besides, timers, batteries, a Kalashnikov assault rifle with three magazines and 83 live rounds, a pistol with eight live rounds, and other incriminating material were also recovered during the raids.
Suspects arrested so far
Arif Nisar Dar, Yasir-ul-Ashraf, Maqsood Ahmad Dar, Zameer Ahmad Ahanger, Dr Muzammil Ahmad Ganaie, and Dr Adeel, all residents of Jammu and Kashmir, have been arrested.
A Muslim cleric, Irfan Ahmad, who is the Imam of a mosque in Shopian, was also arrested. Some reports claimed it was the cleric who radicalised the doctors and other white collar people. Their handlers believed security forces would not suspect medical professionals.
Lady Dr Shaheen Shahid, a resident of Lal Bagh in Lucknow, was also arrested after police allegedly recovered an AK-47 from her car. She was an associate of Dr Ganaie.
Both of them have been taken to Srinagar for further interrogation.
How did police get wind of the white collar terror module?
On October 19, 2025, JeM posters threatening security forces were found in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bunpora area in Nowgam.
The police registered an FIR under UAPA, the Explosive Substances Act, and other relevant BNS sections and launched a thorough probe.
The investigation, according to the police, uncovered a wide network that stretched across state borders and had alleged cross-border links.
The probe uncovered a “white-collar terror ecosystem” which involved radicalised medical professionals and students who operated through encrypted communication channels for indoctrination, coordination, fund transfers, and logistics.
Funds, the police said, were raised through professional and academic networks and sometimes disguised as social or charitable causes.
What was their plan?
According to initial reports, these people were planning a major terrorist attack in North India, including the national capital Delhi.
Fanning communal riots in Delhi-NCR was also said to be a major part of their failed conspiracy.
The suspects were in constant contact with their handlers in Jammu and Kashmir and awaiting orders to execute their evil designs of hate.
According to the police, the operation is still underway, and more suspects have been identified and are being tracked. As the investigation continues, more details are likely to emerge in the coming days.