When Dr Rather Adeel Ahmad informed his colleagues on November 7 that he needed to urgently leave for his hometown to look after his ailing mother, there was little reason for them to suspect anything. An MD in Medicine, Dr Adeel had resumed work at the Famous Medicare Super Speciality Hospital in Saharanpur only a few days back after a month-long break for his wedding in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

A few hours later, Dr Adeel was nabbed by the J&K police in Sarsawa, nearly 17.4km from Saharanpur.

At the Famous Hospital, Dr Adeel’s colleagues recall being invited to his wedding for which he had left on September 26.

“We never suspected him of any involvement in any terror organisation. He came across as a friendly doctor and always met everyone with compassion and love,” said

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