Arrested UP doctor Shaheen Shahid was tasked with setting up Jaish's women wing in India

Dr Shaheen Shahid, a Lucknow-based woman doctor, who was arrested in connection with the massive explosives haul in Faridabad, was responsible for establishing the women's wing and recruitment for Pakistan-based terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), NDTV reported quoting Delhi police sources.

The doctor, was handed over the command of JeM's women's wing, Jamaat ul-Mominaat, which is headed by JeM founder Masood Azhar's sister, Sadia Azhar, in Pakistan. Sadia Azhar's husband, Yusuf Azhar, was a mastermind in the Kandahar hijacking and was reportedly killed during Operation Sindoor on May 7.

Investigators claim that Shahid maintained close contact with several Pakistan-based terror outfits including Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Ansar Gazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH). Initial findings suggest that the module was planning to conduct terror activities across multiple Indian states.

So far, seven individuals have been arrested in connection with the case, and authorities have seized over 2,900 kilograms of IED-making material. Dr. Shahid was reportedly linked to Al-Falah University in Faridabad, where she was associated with an academic or healthcare-related project. Investigators are now probing whether the university or its resources were used for terror funding or recruitment.