"It's wakeup call": Former UP DGP Vikram Singh on large cache of explosives recovered from Faridabad

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 10 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh DGP Vikram Singh on Wednesday termed the recovery of a large cache of explosives from Haryana's Faridabad as a "wakeup call," noting that India's intelligence agencies will have to function at a "different level" to prevent terror attacks in the future as well.
Noting the magnitude of the explosives recovered, former DGP Singh said that the "NCR was sitting on the tip of a volcano."
Speaking to ANI, he said, "It is a matter of tremendous satisfaction and relief. An AK-47 rifle was recovered from his locker in Kashmir. Now, in Faridabad, three quintals worth of RDX and an AK-47 rifle have been recovered. Another accomplice is on a run. I would first compliment the police, intelligence agencies for working the case out wonderfully and professionally. But, it is a wakeup call that the enemy is inside the gates. If you could smuggle three quintals of RDX, imagine the devastating impact."
"The entire NCR was sitting on the tip of a volcano. Our intelligence act will have to be taken to a different level, so that nothing goes by default. All suspicious activities will have to be reported quickly, and police have to be proactive so that such people do not survive," he added.
Linking the accused to the terror organisation Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), he added, "He belongs to Jaish-e-Mohammad. It is time that India gave a befitting reply. While this module has been neutralised, the JeM has upgraded its act, and now they are recruiting doctors and people with post-graduate degrees as sleeper cells."
Earlier today, Jammu and Kashmir Police recovered about 360 kgs of inflammable material and ammunition from Haryana's Faridabad and nabbed two accused, Dr Muzammil and Aadil Rather. Commissioner of Police Satender Kumar Gupta detailed the joint operation involving the J&K Police and Haryana Police.
"It is an ongoing joint operation between Haryana police and J&K police. An accused, Dr Muzammil, was nabbed. 360 kg of inflammable material was recovered yesterday, which is possibly ammonium nitrate. It is not RDX... The operation is still underway," he said.
Furthermore, he elaborated on the recovered arms and ammunition, including pistols, live cartridges, timers, batteries, walkie-talkie sets, heavy metal, and more.
"One assault rifle with 3 magazines and 83 live rounds, one pistol with 8 live rounds, two empty cartidges, two additional magazines, 8 large suitcases, 4 small suitcases and a bucket from which approx 360 kgs of inflammable material has been recovered. It is suspected to be ammonium nitrate. Twenty timers with batteries, 24 remotes, approximately 5 kg of heavy metal, walkie-talkie sets, electric wiring, batteries, and other contraband materials have been recovered. It is not RDX...It is not an AK-47; it is an assault rifle. It is similar to an AK-47, but slightly smaller than it. But it is not an AK-47," Faridabad CP Satender Kumar stated.
The arrested accused was a physician at the Al-Falah University in Faridabad, Haryana.
CP Gupta said, "This joint operation has been going on for fifteen days... Two accused persons have been booked until now, including Dr Muzsammil from Faridabad, and another accused, Aadil Rather, has been arrested from UP's Saharanpur..."
Aadil Rather was detained after an AK-47 rifle was recovered from his locker at the Government Medical College (GMC) by Srinagar Police, with the assistance of the Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC) Anantnag. According to Police sources, it was Adil Rather's confession that led to the arrest of Dr Muzammil and the recovery of a large amount of explosives. Further details are awaited. (ANI)