(MENAFN- Live Mint) Jammu and Kashmir Police, in coordination with the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Faridabad Police, on Sunday recovered a large quantity of IED-making material and ammunition during an investigation from Faridabad in Delhi-NCR.

A medical student from Jammu and Kashmir, residing in a Faridabad village, was also arrested. The operation was reportedly carried out based on inputs from interrogations of arrested suspects in Jammu and Kashmir.

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As much as 350 kilograms of explosive material, an AK-47 rifle, and a large cache of ammunition were recovered during the investigation from a rented accommodation in Dhauj village in Faridabad.

According to the police, the explosives were recovered from the residence of Dr Mujahil Shakil, a student of Al Falah Medical College, originally from Jammu and Kashmir. He had reportedly rented the house in Dhauj about three months ago.

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The police said that the recovery included 14 bags of ammonium nitrate weighing around 100kg, 84 live cartridges, one AK-47 rifle, timers, and 5 litres of chemical solution. A total of 48 items suspected of being used for assembling improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were seized.

Faridabad police commissioner Satender Gupta confirmed to Hindustan Times that the operation was executed by the J&K Police and the IB team with assistance from the local police.

Dismissing initial reports of RDX recovery, Gupta said,“It's not RDX, as reported initially, but ammonium nitrate.”

The Police will share more details about the issue in a press conference scheduled at 11 am.

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A senior officer from the J&K Police said that the recovery was“a major breakthrough that may have averted a catastrophic terror attack.”

According to the HT report, citing Faridabad police, Dr Shakil was taken into custody on October 30, following the arrest of another accused linked to the same terror network, Dr Adil Ahmad Rather.

After interrogation, Dr Shakil was brought back to Faridabad on Sunday morning to identify and recover the hidden materials.

Preliminary investigations suggest that both individuals were part of a larger module suspected to have cross-border links aimed at planning large-scale attacks in northern India.

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