Around 2,563 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, a chemical used in the manufacture of explosives, were recovered from a house in Fatehpur Taga village of Faridabad, police said on Monday. 
The owner of the house has been detained for questioning.
The development comes a day after the recovery of 360 kilograms of explosives and weapons from another rented house in Dhauj village, occupied by Dr Muzammil Shakil, a 35-year-old physician from Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, who taught at Al-Falah Medical College.
According to Varun Dahiya, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime), Faridabad, Dr Shakil had rented the Fatehpur Taga house from a local cleric about eight months ago.
&ldquo;We have found two houses that were rented by the accused. The ammonium nitrate was recovered from the cleric&rsquo;s property. We are questioning Maulana Istaq, but it is too early to share further details,&rdquo; Dahiya said.
Residents of the area said police arrived at the mosque early Monday morning and detained Istaq.
&ldquo;The police have taken away Imam Sahib. I don&rsquo;t know why. He has been serving here for 20 years,&rdquo; said his wife, adding that officers also seized his phone.
Officials said the consignment of ammonium nitrate was sent to Dr Shakil about 15 days before his arrest and was reportedly meant for assembling improvised explosive devices (IEDs) as part of a larger terror plot.
Investigators are also examining the role of a woman doctor known to Dr Shakil. 
She is being questioned in Jammu and Kashmir after an AK Krinkov rifle, three magazines, a pistol with live rounds, and two empty cartridges were recovered from a vehicle registered in her name.

Police recover ammonium nitrate from Faridabad house

Over 2,500 kg ammonium nitrate seized in Faridabad; J&K doctor linked to explosives case

2,563 kg Ammonium Nitrate Seized In Faridabad

Over 2,500 kg ammonium nitrate seized in Faridabad; J&K doctor linked to explosives case

November 10, 2025 | 22:40 IST