The seizure of 300 kilograms of RDX in Faridabad has sent shockwaves across security agencies, marking one of India’s largest-ever recoveries of military-grade explosives. To put it in perspective, the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks — which left 166 people dead and over 300 injured — used only 8–10 kilograms of RDX.
That smaller quantity was enough to devastate multiple landmark sites across Mumbai, including the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, CST railway station, and Nariman House. In comparison, the cache recovered from Faridabad could have fueled destruction on a scale several times greater, potentially endangering large sections of the Delhi-NCR region, had it not been intercepted in time.
The explosives were traced following disclosures by Dr Aadil Ahmad Rather, a resident of Qazigund and a doctor at Government Medical College, Srinagar. He was earlier arrested after an AK-47 rifle was found in his locker, and further interrogation led to the discovery of the explosives and ammunition in Faridabad.
Officials confirmed that the seized RDX, along with the rifle and live rounds, points to a planned large-scale terror plot targeting Delhi-NCR. The magnitude of the recovery underscores the scale of destruction that was prevented — a chilling reminder of how even a fraction of such explosives once crippled India’s financial capital.
Investigations by Jammu & Kashmir Police, Haryana Police, and central agencies are ongoing to determine the full network involved and the intended targets of the explosives.
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