New Delhi: Who is Shaheen Shahid, the woman doctor arrested from Lucknow for being associated with a terror module operating across Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh?

She has been linked to the huge explosives haul in Faridabad. The module is believed to be an affiliate of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and it has come to be known that Shaheen was entrusted with establishing a women’s wing of the outfit in India. ADVERTISEMENT

The women’s wing of the JeM is known to function under Saadia Azhar, sister of the terror outfit’s chief Masood Azhar. Sadia’s husband Yusuf Azhar is among the masterminds of the 1999 Kandahar hijacking.

Shaheen was arrested with seven others, including Dr Muzammil Ganai, who was picked up from Faridabad earlier. An AK-74U Krinkov rifle was allegedly recov

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