Home Ministry designates 10 individuals as terrorists

A total of 10 members of Hizbul Mujahideen HM LashkareTaiba LeT and other proscribed outfits have been designated as terrorists by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs MHA under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPAThose designated as terrorists include Habibullah Malik alias Sajid Jutt a Pakistani national Basit Ahmad Reshi who hails from Jammu and Kashmirs Baramulla but is currently based in Pakistan Imtiyaz Ahmad Kandoo alias Sajad who hails from Jammu and Kashmirs Sopore but now lives in Pakistan Zafar Iqbal alias Salim who is from Poonch but presently residing in Pakistan and Sheikh JameelurRehman alias Sheikh Sahab who hails from PulwamaThe others are Bilal Ahmad Beigh alias Babar who hails from Srinagar but is currently 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 currently based in PakistanIn separate notifications issued on Tuesday the MHA said Habibullah Malik was the key handler of the terrorists who carried out an attack on Indian soldiers in Poonch and has been involved in airdropping of arms and communication systems through drones in the Jammu region for terrorists based in Jammu and KashmirMalik has also created a wide network of hardcore terrorists and was the mastermind behind multiple terrorist attacks in the Kashmir valley including a fidayeen suicide attack against Army personnel at Srinagars Hyderpora in June 2013 and the killing of a station house officer in Budgams Chadoora in December 2013Malik has been associated with the LeT and The Resistance Front TRFBasit Ahmad Reshi is a member of HM and was involved in subversive activities and coordinating target killings in Jammu and KashmirAlso Read 29 mountaineers trapped in avalanche in Uttarkashi eight rescuedHe planned and executed a terror attack on a police guard post at the Baba Ali Raina shrine in Sopores Tajjaur Sharief Peth Astan on August 18 2015 in which a police personnel and a civilian were killed the MHA saidOwing to his strong network of associates in his native place Reshi coordinates recruitment of terrorists and execution of terror attacks the ministry saidHe has been involved in managing arms and ammunition and terrorfinancing from across the border and motivating youngsters to join terror ranksImtiyaz Ahmad Kandoo is a Hizbul Mujahideen member and has been involved in managing finances for terrorists supplying arms and ammunition to ultras and narcotics smuggling the MHA saidKandoo coordinated attacks in which many security forces personnel and civilians were killedHe has been involved in radicalising and motivating youngsters to carry out terror activities in Kashmir it saidZafar Iqbal is the operational commander of HarkatulJihadeIslami or Jammu Kashmir Ghaznavi Force and has been involved in supervising narcotics and weapons smuggling and infiltration of terrorists into Jammu and KashmirSheikh JameelurRehman is the chief or amir of TehreekulMujahideen TuM and has been involved in coordinating the activities of LeT JaisheMohammed JeM HM and other amalgamates at the top levelHe has been involved in smuggling Pakistanmade explosives and in the movement of terrorists from across the border to IndiaBilal Ahmad Beigh the chief of Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front JKIF is involved in the smuggling of arms and ammunition into Jammu and Kashmir He has been maintaining close contacts with notorious underworld entities and using the channels to transfer funds from abroad to Kashmir the ministry saidRafiq Nai is a launching commander of TuM and Jammu Kashmir Ghaznavi Force and has been involved in the supervision of narcotics and weapons smuggling and infiltration of terrorists into the PoonchRajouri sector it saidIrshad Ahmad is a launching commander of HM and is involved in coordinating training and launching activities of the terrorist organisationBashir Ahmad Peer is a launching commander of HM and is responsible for providing logistics to its members especially for infiltration into Kupwara the MHA saidShowkat Ahmad Sheikh is operating as the chief launching commander of HM and has been instrumental in spreading terror in Jammu and Kashmir it saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever