With the arrest of a PhD scholar of the Central University of Kashmir, the police on Wednesday said to have busted a terrorist recruitment module in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Two terrorist associates linked with Hizbul Mujahideen (HM)/Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) were also arrested in the case, the police said.
"Acting on specific information generated by the Kulgam police, a search was launched for a code-named person @Dr Sabeel who was motivating, funding and providing logistic support to the gullible youth of Kulgam and adjoining areas to recruit them into terrorist ranks," a police spokesman said.
He said special teams were constituted to track and search for the suspect.
"After systemic efforts, one suspected vehicle was zeroed in. When the credentials of the vehicle were sought, it came to fore that the vehicle was being used by Dr Rubani Bashir, a resident of Ashmuji, Kulgam," the spokesman said.
He said a checkpoint was established at Ashmuji and Bashir was apprehended.
During questioning, he disclosed his code name as Dr Sabeel, a PhD scholar from the Central University of Kashmir, and has also applied for job as assistant professor there.
"Dr Rubani Bashir @ Dr Sabeel also disclosed that he has been associated with Jamat-e-Islami (JeI) from his student days and he has been its member in student wing Islamic Jamat-ul-Tulbha (IJT) for 14 years and later on has been a full-fledged member of JeI.
"His basic modus operandi was to work for proscribed terrorist organizations HM/JeM behind the curtain. He used to identify the youngsters, motivate them, fund them and then make them ready to join terrorist organizations," the spokesman said.