In a significant breakthrough in the Faridabad terror case, police have arrested a woman doctor from Lucknow after an AK-47 rifle was recovered from her car allegedly linked to a wider terror module active across Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. The doctor, identified as Dr Shaheen, was taken into custody following the arrest of another medical professional, Dr Muzammil Shakil from Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, who had been using her Swift Dezire car in Faridabad.

This development comes just a day after investigators recovered over 360 kilograms of explosives and several weapons from a rented house in Faridabad’s Dhauj village, occupied by Dr Shakil. Officials believe the module has ties to Pakistan-based terror outfits Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind. With Dr Shaheen’s arrest, the total number of people detained in the case has risen to eight, including three doctors. She has reportedly been flown to Srinagar for detailed interrogation by Jammu and Kashmir Police and central agencies.

The police also discovered an even larger cache of explosives — 2,563 kilograms of ammonium nitrate — from another house rented by Dr Shakil in the Fatehpur Taga area of Faridabad. According to Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime) Varun Dahiya, the property was rented from a local imam nearly eight months ago. “We have found two houses rented by the accused. The ammonium nitrate was recovered from the cleric’s property. We are questioning Maulana Istaq, but it is too early to share further details,” he said.

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Investigators suspect the group had been operating under the guise of medical professionals while planning logistics for potential attacks. A joint operation involving police from multiple states and central intelligence agencies has been ongoing since the discovery of the explosives. Officials have not disclosed specific locations or target details but confirmed that the coordinated raids have disrupted a “major terror conspiracy.”

The Faridabad module bust has raised fresh concerns about radicalized professionals being recruited into extremist networks. As forensic experts and security teams continue their analysis, authorities say further arrests and recoveries cannot be ruled out. The arrests have also prompted a review of background verification processes for migrants and professionals renting properties in the Delhi-NCR region, as the case widens into a multi-state investigation.

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