Fresh Arrest by J&K Police's SIA in Connection With 'White-Collar' Terror Module

The Jammu and Kashmir Police's State Investigation Agency arrested a man in Srinagar in connection with a 'white collar' terror module case. The arrested person has been identified as Tufail Niyaz Bhat,

a resident of the Batamaloo area of Srinagar, who was arrested as part of the ongoing investigation into the 'white collar' terror module case. According to media reports, Bhat is an electrician.

How J&K Police Busted White-Collar Terror Module

The entire 'white-collar' terror module was busted after the Srinagar Police began an investigation into the pasting of posters that threatened police and security forces on walls in Bunpora, Nowgam, in mid-October.Senior Superintendent of Police (Srinagar) Dr G V Sundeep Chakravarthy personally led the investigation, and the CCTV footage analysis led to the arrest of the first three suspects -- Arif Nisar Dar alias Sahil, Yasir-ul-Ashraf, and Maqsood Ahmad Dar alias Shahid.Their interrogation led to the arrest of Maulvi Irfan Ahmad, a former paramedic turned Imam, who allegedly supplied the posters and radicalised the doctors.The trail led the investigators to Al Falah University in Faridabad, where Dr Muzzafar Ganaie and Dr Shaheen Sayeed were arrested, and 2,900 kg of explosive material was seized.

White-Collar Terror Module Linked To Delhi Blast

Hours after raids in Faridabad and the recovery of explosives, a blast near Delhi's Red Fort claimed 15 lives, sending the city into panic. Investigators believe a core trio of doctors -- Dr Ganaie, Umar Nabi (the driver of an explosives-laden car that exploded near the Red Fort on November 10), and Muzzaffar Rather (absconding) -- were running the module.According to investigators, Delhi bomber Umar, along with Dr Muzammil, Dr Adeel, and Dr Muzaffar Rather, had travelled to Türkiye in 2022 for a secret meeting with a Syrian, who is believed to be part of a larger terror grid.The Syrian handler, described as a “highly trained operative”, convinced Umar that he must participate in a “bigger operation”, the sources said. The meeting was arranged on the instructions of a key handler named Ukasha, investigators believe, according to sources. Apart from Ukasha, the other handler has been identified as Hanzullah, they said.After returning from there, Umar joined the Al Falah University and started working on the terror module. The sources revealed that over 40 bomb making videos were sent to Muzammil by foreign handlers through encrypted social media applications.