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Terror Module: Doctors Radicalized Online for India Attacks
Some doctors in India were tricked into joining a terror group by people from Pakistan who talked to them on the internet.
They learned how to make bombs and planned to cause explosions in India.
The police found out and stopped them, finding a big pile of explosives at a university.
A 'white-collar' terror module was busted, involving doctors radicalized online by handlers from Pakistan
The doctors, including Dr. Muzammil Ganaie and Dr. Adeel Rather, were recruited via social media and private messaging apps
They used YouTube to learn about making Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and planned multiple blasts in India
2,900 kg of explosives were recovered from a university in Faridabad
The module was uncovered after posters of the banned Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) group were found in Srinagar
- Who
- Dr. Muzammil Ganaie, Dr. Adeel Rather, Dr. Muzzafar Rather, Dr. Umar-un-Nabi, and other members of the 'white-collar' terror module
- What
- Radicalized doctors for terror attacks in India
- Where
- India (Delhi, Srinagar, Faridabad, Saharanpur); Pakistan (and other parts of the world)
- When
- 2019 onwards (radicalization); November 10, 2025 (busting of the terror module)
- Why
- To carry out terror attacks in India
Terror Groups' Perspective
Law Enforcement's Perspective
Recruitment Method
Terror Groups' Perspective
Terror groups find online radicalization effective due to increased security measures
Law Enforcement's Perspective
Law enforcement agencies concerned about the shift in terror recruitment strategies, emphasizing the need for digital vigilance
Key facts
- Explosives recovered
- 2,900 kg
- Arrested members
- 8
- Primary handlers
- Ukasa, Faizan, Hashmi
- Terror groups involved
- Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind
- Date of terror module busting
- November 10, 2025
Timeline
Border beefs up, targets foreign docs.
British docs detained in heightened check.
Arrests spark probe, Indian docs held.
Red Fort suspects arrested, plot unravels.
Indian docs charged with terror ties.
Quotes
National Investigation Agency (NIA)
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is a central agency in India tasked with investigating terror-related crimes.
“The accused had hatched a conspiracy to further ISIS terrorist activities...Probe has revealed that Sarkar was trying to disturb the unity, integrity, security and sovereignty of the country, and wage a war against the Government of India as part of the ISIS conspiracy through the organisation's Maharashtra ISIS module.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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