Faridabad News: The Faridabad Police just pulled off one of the biggest explosive busts the Delhi-NCR region has ever seen. Four men, all dressed up as doctors and now known as the ‘White Coat Devils,’ got caught with more than 2,900 kilograms of explosives, an assault rifle, and a handful of pistols.
Police say the haul included ammonium nitrate and other chemicals that show up in IEDs all the time. It wasn’t a lucky break either—Haryana Police’s Anti-Terror Squad and central security agencies teamed up for a planned operation.
The Raid and Recovery
Here’s how it went down: Late Sunday night, someone tipped off the cops about strange activity in a warehouse near a medical college on the Delhi-Faridabad border. When police raided the place, they found giant chemical drums labeled as medical supplies—but those labels were fake.
Inside, they discovered explosive-grade chemicals. That wasn’t all—they also found a foreign assault rifle, four pistols, and a mountain of live rounds.
Turns out, the suspects had been wearing white lab coats and pretending to be medical researchers. It was all a cover.
Who are these guys?
The police picked up Dr. Adeel Ahmad Rather and three others. The ATS and NIA are grilling them right now. Investigators are convinced this group had plans for large-scale attacks in major northern cities.
One senior officer didn’t mince words
“The amount of explosive recovered is enough to cause widespread destruction.” Police are now looking into possible links to international terror groups. Forensic teams already found signs that the suspects were chatting with handlers overseas using encrypted apps.
Medical Disguise Raises Serious Concerns
Investigators are checking if these guys are connected to recent explosives hauls in Jammu & Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh. The same ammonium nitrate keeps popping up, pointing to a bigger network moving materials across states.
Now, police want to know if these explosives were meant for targeted bombings or to disrupt politics right before big public events in Delhi-NCR.
With all this unfolding, security agencies have put Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, and Ghaziabad on high alert. Police have stepped up patrols around major buildings, hospitals, and transport hubs.
Investigations are going on
Police Commissioner Vikas Arora says everything’s under control, but he’s urging people to keep their eyes open. “This is a reminder that terror groups keep looking for soft targets. Don’t ignore anything suspicious,” he said.
Not surprisingly, the medical community is furious about the suspects using fake doctor identities. Police believe these men used bogus hospital credentials to sneak into restricted areas and stash their chemicals where no one would look twice.
Investigators are now tracking down records from nearby pharmaceutical suppliers and labs to figure out where the chemicals came from.
The NIA and ATS are running the investigation together
They’ve already sent the seized materials for forensic tests. Early signs say the explosives could’ve been used to build powerful IEDs or car bombs.
This bust comes on the heels of another major seizure—360 kg of ammonium nitrate—just days ago near Delhi. It’s starting to look like part of a disturbing trend in the region.
