New Delhi: Enough damage was caused by the high-intensity car explosion near Red Fort on Monday evening, that has led to the loss of at least 12 lives.
But it could have been far worse, going by the explosives being recovered from different locations.
A day after the deadly blast and recovery of a massive cache of explosives in Faridabad, police on Tuesday seized three bags, of explosive materials, weighing around 50-60 kilograms, from there.
The recovery was made from a rented house in Sector 56 of Faridabad. Two persons have been arrested in connection with the latest seizure.
On Monday, security agencies recovered 350 kg of suspected ammonium nitrate, an assault rifle, 20 timers and multiple magazines from another location in Faridabad. The huge recovery was made after police interrogated Dr Adil Ahmad Rather, a Kashmiri doctor arrested from Saharanpur in UP for allegedly putting up posters supporting the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in Srinagar.
A total of 2,900 kg of suspected explosives have been recovered in Faridabad over the past few days, most of it suspected to be ammonium nitrate, which can be used to make bombs.
Rather’s disclosures led to the arrest of another suspect, Dr Mujammil Shakeel, from Pulwama in Jammu & Kashmir. Both were reportedly working in the Delhi-NCR region.
White-collar module
Rather and Shakeel apart, six others have been nabbed for allegedly being part of a ‘white-collar terror’ module involving the dreaded Jaish and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind outfits. Besides Jammu & Kashmir and Haryana, they are known to have bases in Uttar Pradesh.
Among those taken into custody is a female doctor, from Lucknow. Identified as Dr Shaheen, she was flown to Srinagar for custodial interrogation.
An AK-47 rifle was recovered from her vehicle, officials said.
