Authorities have clarified that the explosive materials seized during a major counterterror operation in Faridabad were not RDX, contrary to some initial reports. According to officials overseeing the investigation, the primary substance recovered was ammonium nitrate, a chemical commonly used in constructing high-intensity improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

Faridabad Police Commissioner Satender Gupta stated: “It’s not RDX, as reported initially, but ammonium nitrate.” He added that a detailed media briefing will follow to outline the findings and the investigative progress.

Large Quantity of Explosive Material Recovered

The joint operation by Jammu and Kashmir Police, the Intelligence Bureau, and Faridabad Police uncovered a substantial cache of explosives and weaponry from a rented house in Dhauj village, on the outskirts of Delhi. Among the recovered materials were:

• 14 bags of ammonium nitrate weighing around 100 kg
• An AK-47 rifle
• 84 live cartridges
• Electronic timers
• Five litres of chemical solution
• A set of 48 items believed to be components for assembling IEDs

Officials familiar with the probe said the quantity of ammonium nitrate and accompanying materials was sufficient to construct multiple high-intensity explosive devices capable of causing significant damage.

Link to J&K-Based Accused

The explosives were seized from the residence of Dr. Muzammil Shakil, an MBBS doctor and faculty member at Al Falah Medical College. Originally from Jammu and Kashmir, Shakil had rented the property approximately three months ago.

He was taken into custody by the J&K Police on October 30, following the earlier arrest of Dr. Adil Ahmad Rather, another accused believed to be part of the same terror network. After sustained interrogation, Shakil was brought back to Faridabad on Sunday to identify and recover the concealed materials.

Possible Cross-Border Links

Preliminary investigations suggest that Shakil and Rather were part of a larger terror module with potential cross-border connections. Authorities suspect the group had been planning large-scale attacks across northern India, based on the sophistication and volume of the explosive components recovered.

Security agencies are now conducting deeper interrogation to trace the supply chain, identify additional members of the network, and determine the intended targets. Forensic analyses of the materials are ongoing, and further disclosures are expected once investigators complete a fuller assessment of the terror module’s capabilities and connections.