A complete of 10 members of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and different proscribed outfits have been designated as terrorists by the Union Ministry of Dwelling Affairs (MHA) beneath the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
These designated as terrorists embody Habibullah Malik alias Sajid Jutt, a Pakistani nationwide, Basit Ahmad Reshi, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla however is at present primarily based in Pakistan, Imtiyaz Ahmad Kandoo alias Sajad, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore however now lives in Pakistan, Zafar Iqbal alias Salim, who’s from Poonch however presently residing in Pakistan, and Sheikh Jameel-ur-Rehman alias Sheikh Sahab, who hails from Pulwama.
The others are Bilal Ahmad Beigh alias Babar, who hails from Srinagar however is at present primarily based in Pakistan, Rafiq Nai alias Sultan of Poonch, Irshad Ahmad alias Idrees from Doda, Bashir Ahmad Peer alias lmtiyaz of Kupwara and Showkat Ahmad Sheikh alias Showkat Mochi of Baramulla, at present primarily based in Pakistan.
In separate notifications issued on Tuesday, the MHA stated Habibullah Malik was the important thing handler of the terrorists who carried out an assault on Indian troopers in Poonch and has been concerned in air-dropping of arms and communication techniques by way of drones within the Jammu area for terrorists primarily based in Jammu and Kashmir.
Malik has additionally created a large community of hardcore terrorists and was the mastermind behind a number of terrorist assaults within the Kashmir valley, together with a “fidayeen” (suicide) assault towards Military personnel at Srinagar’s Hyderpora in June 2013 and the killing of a station home officer in Budgam’s Chadoora in December 2013.
Malik has been related to the LeT and The Resistance Entrance (TRF).
Basit Ahmad Reshi is a member of HM and was concerned in subversive actions and coordinating goal killings in Jammu and Kashmir.
He deliberate and executed a terror assault on a police guard publish on the Baba Ali Raina shrine in Sopore’s Tajjaur Sharief Peth Astan on August 18, 2015, through which a police personnel and a civilian have been killed, the MHA stated.
Owing to his robust community of associates in his native place, Reshi coordinates recruitment of terrorists and execution of terror assaults, the ministry stated.
He has been concerned in managing arms and ammunition and terror-financing from throughout the border and motivating kids to hitch terror ranks.
Imtiyaz Ahmad Kandoo is a Hizbul Mujahideen member and has been concerned in managing funds for terrorists, supplying arms and ammunition to ultras and narcotics smuggling, the MHA stated.
Kandoo coordinated assaults, through which many safety forces personnel and civilians have been killed.
He has been concerned in radicalising and motivating kids to hold out terror actions in Kashmir, it stated.
Zafar Iqbal is the operational commander of Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami or Jammu Kashmir Ghaznavi Power and has been concerned in supervising narcotics and weapons smuggling and infiltration of terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir.
Sheikh Jameel-ur-Rehman is the chief or “amir” of Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM) and has been concerned in coordinating the actions of LeT, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), HM and different amalgamates on the high stage.
He has been concerned in smuggling Pakistan-made explosives and within the motion of terrorists from throughout the border to India.
Bilal Ahmad Beigh, the chief of Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Entrance (JKIF), is concerned within the smuggling of arms and ammunition into Jammu and Kashmir. He has been sustaining shut contacts with infamous underworld entities and utilizing the channels to switch funds from overseas to Kashmir, the ministry stated.
Rafiq Nai is a launching commander of TuM and Jammu Kashmir Ghaznavi Power and has been concerned within the supervision of narcotics and weapons smuggling and infiltration of terrorists into the Poonch-Rajouri sector, it stated.
Irshad Ahmad is a launching commander of HM and is concerned in coordinating coaching and launching actions of the terrorist organisation.
Bashir Ahmad Peer is a launching commander of HM and is liable for offering logistics to its members, particularly for infiltration into Kupwara, the MHA stated.
Showkat Ahmad Sheikh is working because the chief launching commander of HM and has been instrumental in spreading terror in Jammu and Kashmir, it stated.