Widening its probe post Delhi car blast , the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s State Investigation Agency arrested a man in Srinagar on Saturday in connection with a ‘white collar’ terror module case.
The arrested person has been identified as Tufail Niyaz Bhat, a resident of the Batamaloo area of the city here. He was arrested as part of the ongoing investigation into the ‘white collar’ terror module case, the officials said.Sources said Tufail Ahmed has been arrested in connection with a Jaish interstate terror module and the Red Fort blast case.
The State Investigation Agency (SIA) and the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police took the electrician into custody from an industrial estate in Pulwama, South Kashmir for questioning. According to the report, strong leads emerged during the probe that linked him to the conspiracy.
Sources added 'this detention right now it seems is based on more credible leads, his name came up and now he's being questioned.' The ongoing investigation also involves raids on various premises, including hospitals and shops, as part of a multi-level crackdown on the terror network. Recent reports from November 2025 confirm multiple arrests by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with a Red Fort blast on November 10, 2025.
The entire module was busted after the Srinagar Police began an investigation into the pasting of posters that threatened police and security forces on walls in Bunpora, Nowgam, in mid-October.Senior Superintendent of Police (Srinagar) Dr G V Sundeep Chakravarthy personally led the investigation, and the CCTV footage analysis led to the arrest of the first three suspects — Arif Nisar Dar alias Sahil, Yasir-ul-Ashraf, and Maqsood Ahmad Dar alias Shahid.
Their interrogation led to the arrest of Maulvi Irfan Ahmad, a former paramedic turned Imam, who allegedly supplied the posters and radicalised the doctors.The trail led the investigators to Al Falah University in Faridabad, where Dr Muzzafar Ganaie and Dr Shaheen Sayeed were arrested, and 2,900 kg of explosive material was seized.
Investigators believe a core trio of doctors — Dr Ganaie, Umar Nabi (the driver of an explosives-laden car that exploded near the Red Fort on November 10, killing 13 people), and Muzzaffar Rather (absconding) — were running the module.
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