LeT chief Hafeez Saeed’s son designated as a terrorist under UAPA
2 years, 9 months ago

LeT chief Hafeez Saeed’s son designated as a terrorist under UAPA

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has designated Hafiz Talha Saeed, son of the chief of Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, as a “terrorist “ under the Unlawful Prevention Act. In a gazette notification on April 8, MHA said “Hafiz Talha Saeed has been actively involved in recruitment, fund collection, planning and executing attacks by LeT in India and Indian interests in Afghanistan” and he has been “actively visiting various LeT centres across Pakistan and during his sermons propagating for jihad against India, Israel, United States of America and against Indian interests in other western countries.” The notification said that Talha Saeed, born on October 25, 1975, is a resident of Lahore, Pakistan, is a senior leader of LeT and the head of the cleric wing of the banned terror outfit. The notification added that UAPA has been enacted to provide for more effective prevention of certain unlawful activities of associations and individuals and for dealing with terrorist activities and Clause of sub-section of section 35 of the said Act empowers the Central Government to notify the name of an individual in the Fourth Schedule to the said Act, if it believes that he is involved in terrorism. The notification said that LeT is listed as a terrorist organisation under the First Schedule to the said Act at serial number 5 and the “Central Government believes that Hafiz Talha Saeed is involved in terrorism and Hafiz Talha Saeed should be notified as a terrorist under the said Act.” Hafiz Saeed was designated as an individual terrorist for involvement in four cases: Red Fort attack, Rampur attack, 26/11 Mumbai attack and attack on BSF convoy at Udhampur in Jammu & Kashmir.

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Hafiz Saeed’s aide Abdul Rehman Makki, designated global terrorist, dies in Lahore
1 week, 6 days ago

Hafiz Saeed’s aide Abdul Rehman Makki, designated global terrorist, dies in Lahore

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Abdul Rehman Makki, the brother-in-law of Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed and designated a global terrorist by the US and the UN following the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, died in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Friday. Abdul Rehman Makki was frequently seen with HafizSaeed addressing gatherings where he called for jihad against India in the name of …

MHA designates LeT member Mohammad Qasim Gujjar as terrorist under UAPA
10 months ago

MHA designates LeT member Mohammad Qasim Gujjar as terrorist under UAPA

Hindustan Times  

Union Home Ministry on Thursday designated Lashkar-e-Taiba member Mohammad Qasim Gujjar alias Salman alias Suleman, presently residing in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, as a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967. Mohammad Qasim Gujjar The ministry made the announcement through a notification pointing out that Mohammad Qasim, a 32-year-old permanent resident of Angrala in Reasi district Jammu, with the intention to …

26/11 mastermind, LeT founder Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhuttavi ‘confirmed deceased’
11 months, 4 weeks ago

26/11 mastermind, LeT founder Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhuttavi ‘confirmed deceased’

Live Mint  

The founding member of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhuttavi, is "Confirmed Deceased", the United Nations Security Council stated. Bhuttavi also served as the deputy to 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed. The date on which the narrative summary about Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhuttavi became available on the Committee's website was March 14, 2012, whereas it was updated on December …

MHA designates Goldy Brar as individual terrorist under UAPA
1 year ago

MHA designates Goldy Brar as individual terrorist under UAPA

The Hindu  

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs on January 1 declared Canada-based Satwinder Singh alias Goldy Brar an “individual terrorist” under the anti-terror Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. Brar is alleged to be the mastermind behind the killing of singer Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu alias Sidhu Moosewala, who was shot dead in Punjab’s Mansa district on May 29, 2022. An MHA notification said …

India seeks extradition of Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed from Pakistan
1 year ago

India seeks extradition of Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed from Pakistan

The Hindu  

India has asked Pakistan to extradite Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed, the 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind and a United Nations-proscribed terrorist, who is wanted by Indian probe agencies in a number of terror cases. India also took note of reports of Saeed's son Talha Saeed standing for elections in Pakistan and said the "mainstreaming" of radical terrorist outfits in that …

NIA attaches property of LeT operatives in Kashmir
1 year, 1 month ago

NIA attaches property of LeT operatives in Kashmir

The Hindu  

The National Investigation Agency on December 7 attached the properties of two “key Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives” for their involvement in the 2015 terror attack on a Border Security Force convoy in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. An NIA spokesperson said the two accused, identified as Fayaz Ahmed Itoo alias Fayaz Khar, and Khursheed Ahmed Bhat alias Khursheed Alam Bhat alias …

Eight LeT, Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists, operating from Pak and PoK, chargesheeted under UAPA Act in NIA court
1 year, 4 months ago

Eight LeT, Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists, operating from Pak and PoK, chargesheeted under UAPA Act in NIA court

India TV News  

Jammu and Kashmir: Doda Police has chargesheeted top Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen commanders who are presently operating from Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir under UAPA Act in the NIA Court. In a statement, Doda police said that it has produced the chargesheet under UAPA Act in designated Fast Track NIA Court against 8 terrorists including LeT-HM Commanders who are presently …

'Plot to Evacuate Muslims from Surat Before Planting Nuclear Bomb': Court's Charges Against Yasin Bhatkal
1 year, 9 months ago

'Plot to Evacuate Muslims from Surat Before Planting Nuclear Bomb': Court's Charges Against Yasin Bhatkal

News 18  

Delhi’s Patiala House Court recently framed charges against Indian Mujahideen operative Yasin Bhatkal and 10 others in a UAPA case for designing and executing terror plots to wage a war against India. Special NIA Judge Shailendra Malick, who also discharged three accused in the case, noted while framing charges that Bhatkal was repeatedly involved in terror activities to wage a …

MHA designates two outfits as terror organisations under UAPA
1 year, 10 months ago

MHA designates two outfits as terror organisations under UAPA

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday designated the Khalistan Tiger Force and the Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force as terrorist organisations under the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967. A Punjab resident, Harwinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda, who is presently based in Pakistan’s Lahore, was also designated as an “individual terrorist” under the anti-terror law. The Khalistan Tiger Force came into …

India lists Pakistan-based Abdul Rehman Makki as UN-listed terrorist I DETAILS
1 year, 11 months ago

India lists Pakistan-based Abdul Rehman Makki as UN-listed terrorist I DETAILS

India TV News  

In a major development, India on Wednesday designated Pakistan-based deputy chief of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba Abdul Rehman Makki under the list of global terrorists. The development came nearly two weeks after the United Nations Security Council’s Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee added Makki to its list of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban, and arms embargo. "The associated …

Makki Now an Int’l Terrorist: But China Continues to Protect 'The Brute Four' Diplomatically
1 year, 11 months ago

Makki Now an Int’l Terrorist: But China Continues to Protect 'The Brute Four' Diplomatically

News 18  

While the United Nations Security Council has notified Abdul Rehman Makki as an international terrorist, China has been managing to protect four Pakistan-based terrorists — 26/11 key accused Abdul Rauf, Sajid Mir, Shahid Mahmood and Talha Saeed — involved in planning terror activities in India. A look at the four: ABDUL RAUF AZHAR Abdul Rauf Azhar is a terrorist who …

After UNSC U-turn on LeT terrorist Makki’s sanctioning, China praises Pakistan’s counter-terror record
1 year, 11 months ago

After UNSC U-turn on LeT terrorist Makki’s sanctioning, China praises Pakistan’s counter-terror record

The Hindu  

China, which on Monday, January 16, 2023, released a technical hold it had placed last year to finally enable the sanctioning of Lashkar-e-Taiba deputy chief Abdul Rehman Makki by the UN Security Council sanctions committee, has praised Pakistan’s counterterrorism record a day after its U-turn. Beijing, which has since last year placed holds to prevent the listing of as many …

Isolated China gives up on UN listing of LeT’s Makki as global terrorist
1 year, 11 months ago

Isolated China gives up on UN listing of LeT’s Makki as global terrorist

Hindustan Times  

With India getting 14 out of 15 members of the UN Security Council on its side, China today was forced to give up the “technical” hold on the designation of Lahore-based Lashkar-e-Toiba’s deputy chief Abdul Rehman Makki as a global terrorist by the 1267 UN Sanctions committee. Watch: Pak, China lose big as UN blacklists ‘global terrorist’ Makki; 14 of …

Pakistan's Abdul Rehman Makki, Hafiz Saeed kin, listed as global terrorist by UN
1 year, 11 months ago

Pakistan's Abdul Rehman Makki, Hafiz Saeed kin, listed as global terrorist by UN

Hindustan Times  

The United Nations Security Council on Monday listed Abdul Rehman Makki, a Pakistan-based terrorist and brother-in-law of Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed, as a global terrorist under its ISIL and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee. Abdul Rehman Makki Makki has already been listed as a terrorist by India and US under their domestic laws. In June 2022, India had slammed China after it …

India welcomes UN's decision to list Abdul Rehman Makki as global terrorist
1 year, 11 months ago

India welcomes UN's decision to list Abdul Rehman Makki as global terrorist

India Today  

The Ministry of External Affairs has welcomed the decision of the UN Security Council to list Pakistan-based militant Abdul Rehman Makki, brother-in-law of Lashkar-e-Taiba leader Hafiz Saeed, as a global terrorist. MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the ministry welcomed the decision of the UN Security Council's ISIL and Al Qaida Sanctions Committee to list LeT terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki. We …

MHA declares Punjab resident based in Canada an “individual terrorist”
2 years ago

MHA declares Punjab resident based in Canada an “individual terrorist”

The Hindu  

A 26-year old resident from Punjab, presently based in Canada has been designated as an “individual terrorist” by the Ministry of Home Affairs on January 9 under the anti-terror law UAPA. MHA said that Gill alias Arsh Dala is very close to Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a designated terrorist under the Unlawful Activities Act and runs terror modules on the matter’s …

MHA Designates Khalistan Sympathiser & Gangster Arshdeep Singh Gill As Terrorist
2 years ago

MHA Designates Khalistan Sympathiser & Gangster Arshdeep Singh Gill As Terrorist

ABP News  

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has declared Canada-based gangster Arshdeep Singh Gill, also known as Arsh Dalla, a designated terrorist after discovering his involvement in crimes such as murder, extortion, targeted killings, and terrorism. According to a notification, Gill is associated with the Khalistan Tiger Force and is accused of various offences, including targeted killing, extortion for terrorism funding, …

Centre declares Hizbul operative Asif Maqbool Dar 'terrorist' under UAPA
2 years ago

Centre declares Hizbul operative Asif Maqbool Dar 'terrorist' under UAPA

India Today  

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday designated Hizb-Ul-Mujahideen operative Dr Asif Maqbool Dar as a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967. Earlier on Friday, Arbaz Ahmad Mir, associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba, was designated as a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act by the MHA. The central government also banned the People's Anti-Fascist Front, a proxy outfit of the …

PAFF, a proxy of JeM, declared a terrorist organisation
2 years ago

PAFF, a proxy of JeM, declared a terrorist organisation

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has declared the People’s Anti-Fascist Front, a proxy outfit of the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed, a “terrorist organisation”. The PAFF, along with other organisations, is involved in proactively conspiring both physically and in social media to undertake violent terrorist acts in J&K and major cities in India, it said. In a separate notification, the MHA designated …

PAFF, a proxy of JeM, declared a terrorist organisation
2 years ago

PAFF, a proxy of JeM, declared a terrorist organisation

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has declared the People’s Anti-Fascist Front, a proxy outfit of the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed, a “terrorist organisation”. The PAFF, along with other organisations, is involved in proactively conspiring both physically and in social media to undertake violent terrorist acts in J&K and major cities in India, it said. In a separate notification, the MHA designated …

MHA declares The Resistance Front (TRF) and its organisations as terror outfits
2 years ago

MHA declares The Resistance Front (TRF) and its organisations as terror outfits

Live Mint  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has banned The Resistance Front, an offshoot of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba proscribed terror outfit and all its manifestations and front organisations. Through the notification, the MHA also designated Sheikh Sajjad Gul, a commander of TRF, a terrorist under the fourth schedule of the Unlawful Activities Act 1967. "TRF is also involved in psychological operations on social …

Kashmir-born chief Islamic State recruiter designated as terrorist by Centre
2 years ago

Kashmir-born chief Islamic State recruiter designated as terrorist by Centre

India Today  

The Centre on Wednesday designated Ahmad Ahanger, who heads the Islamic State’s recruitment cell in India, as a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities Act. He is presently based in Afghanistan and is one of the chief recruiters of Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir. Ahanger is a wanted terrorist in Jammu and Kashmir for more than two decades and has contacts …

UAPA | Individuals Not Members Of Any Terrorist Organization Can Also Be Prosecuted For 'Terrorist Act': Karnataka High Court
2 years, 6 months ago

UAPA | Individuals Not Members Of Any Terrorist Organization Can Also Be Prosecuted For 'Terrorist Act': Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has said that it is not necessary that a person being prosecuted for "terrorist act" defined under Section 15 of the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967, should be a member of a terrorist organization. It was also contended that under Sections 16, 18 and 20 of the UAP Act any individual who commits terrorist act can be …

Designation failure: The Hindu Editorial on China’s decision to block U.N. terror tag for Lashkar leader Abdul Rahman Makki
2 years, 6 months ago

Designation failure: The Hindu Editorial on China’s decision to block U.N. terror tag for Lashkar leader Abdul Rahman Makki

The Hindu  

There is a sense of déjà vu about China’s decision on June 16 to block the UN Security Council designation of Lashkar-e-Taiba deputy chief Abdul Rahman Makki as a terrorist, given that Beijing had repeatedly blocked the designation of the Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar until 2019, and other terror designations prior to that. Given what India and the U.S., which …

China Defends Its Move to Put Hold on Designation of Makki as Global Terrorist by UN
2 years, 6 months ago

China Defends Its Move to Put Hold on Designation of Makki as Global Terrorist by UN

News 18  

China on Friday defended its move to put a hold in the UN on a joint proposal by India and the US to list Pakistan-based top LeT militant Abdul Rehman Makki as a global terrorist by the Security Council, saying that its actions were in accordance with the relevant procedures and rules. India and the US had put a joint …

LeT member among two designated as terrorists for involvement in series of attacks in J&K
2 years, 8 months ago

LeT member among two designated as terrorists for involvement in series of attacks in J&K

India TV News  

Highlights One had been involved in funding terrorism and other violence Another, belonging to LeT was a part of the conspiracy to kill journalist Shujaat Bukhari in 2018 Union home ministry said Gul is absconding in a case pertaining to recovery of arms and ammunition The Centre on Tuesday designated Lashkar-e-Taiba member Sheikh Sajad alias Sajjad Gul and Al Badr …

LeT's Sheikh Sajad designated as terrorist under UAPA: Home ministry
2 years, 8 months ago

LeT's Sheikh Sajad designated as terrorist under UAPA: Home ministry

Hindustan Times  

The Union home ministry on Tuesday designated Sheikh Sajad, a commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, as a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967, stating that Sajad was, among other things, radicalising the youth in the Valley in favour of the terrorist group. He is also absconding in a case pertaining to recovery of arms and ammunition in Jammu and Kashmir,” …

Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar, released during hijacking of IC-814 in 1999, designated as terrorist
2 years, 8 months ago

Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar, released during hijacking of IC-814 in 1999, designated as terrorist

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs designated another individual, Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar, as a “terrorist“ under the anti–terror Unlawful Activities Act on Wednesday. The MHA said in a notification on Wednesday Zargar was one of the terrorists released in 1999 in exchange of the hostages of the Indian Airlines Flight IC-814 that was hijacked from Kathmandu. The MHA said Zargar, a …

MHA declares JeM cadre Ali Kashif Jan as designated terrorist
2 years, 8 months ago

MHA declares JeM cadre Ali Kashif Jan as designated terrorist

India TV News  

India has declared Ali Kashif Jan, a member of Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed who was involved in the Pathankot Air Force station terror attack, as a designated terrorist under the Unlawful Activities Act. According to the Gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Jan is accused in various cases and is being investigated by the National Investigation Agency, …

Govt. designates Pulwama attack suspect Mohiuddin Aurangzeb Alamgir as terrorist under UAPA
2 years, 8 months ago

Govt. designates Pulwama attack suspect Mohiuddin Aurangzeb Alamgir as terrorist under UAPA

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday designated Jaish–e–Mohammad’s Mohiuddin Aurangzeb Alamgir, a key conspirator of the 2019 terror attack on a CRPF convoy at Pulwama, as a ‘terrorist’ under the Unlawful Activities Act. The MHA said in a notification Alamgir alias Mujahid Bhai is a senior member of banned terror outfit JeM and is a resident of Bahawalpur in …

Full list of individuals designated as ‘terrorist’ under the UAPA
2 years, 8 months ago

Full list of individuals designated as ‘terrorist’ under the UAPA

The Hindu  

On January 1, 2024, The Union Ministry of Home Affairs on January 1 declared Canada-based Satwinder Singh alias Goldy Brar an “individual terrorist” under the anti-terror Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. Other terrorists added to the list recently include JeM terrorist Mohiuddin Aurangzeb Alamgir, a chief conspirator for the 2019 Pulwama attack, and Hafiz Talha Saeed, a senior leader of Lashkar-e-Taiba …

Govt Designates Lashkar-e-Taiba Chief Hafiz Saeed’s Son Talha As Individual Terrorist
2 years, 9 months ago

Govt Designates Lashkar-e-Taiba Chief Hafiz Saeed’s Son Talha As Individual Terrorist

News 18  

Talha Saeed, the son of Hafiz Saeed – mastermind behind the 26/11 Mumbai attacks – on Friday was labelled as a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act by the Union ministry of home affairs. “Central Government believes that Hafiz Talha Saeed is involved in terrorism and Hafiz Talha Saeed should be notified as a terrorist under the said Act… …

Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's son declared a terrorist by India
2 years, 9 months ago

Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's son declared a terrorist by India

India Today  

Hafiz Talha Saeed, the son of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind and LeT founder Hafiz Saeed, has been declared a terrorist by the government. Read: Terrorist Hafiz Saeed sentenced to 31 years in jail by Pak court in 2 terror cases He has also been actively visiting various LeT centres across Pakistan, and during his sermons propagating jihad against India, …

India declares 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed's son as terrorist
2 years, 9 months ago

India declares 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed's son as terrorist

India TV News  

Highlights Hafiz Talha Saeed is the son of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind and LeT founder Hafiz Saeed Home Ministry declared him a terrorist for working against interests of India Saeed has been actively visiting various LeT centres across Pakistan Hafiz Talha Saeed, the son of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind and LeT founder Hafiz Saeed, has been declared a …

"Young Children Are Idealists, Inspired By Certain Ideology. But There is No Allegation That They Have Intention To Further The Activities": Sr.Ad. Basant Argues In Allan Thwaha UAPA Case
3 years, 3 months ago

"Young Children Are Idealists, Inspired By Certain Ideology. But There is No Allegation That They Have Intention To Further The Activities": Sr.Ad. Basant Argues In Allan Thwaha UAPA Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday remarked that the NIA's argument that sanction for prosecution under the UAPA for association with a banned organisation extends to the offence of membership of the organisation itself would result in a situation where a person, for being a member, attracts life imprisonment, but if the member, with the intention to further the activities of …

Ahead of crucial FATF meeting, Pakistan arrests LeT leader Lakhvi
4 years ago

Ahead of crucial FATF meeting, Pakistan arrests LeT leader Lakhvi

The Hindu  

Nearly five years after he was released on bail in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks case, Lashkar-e-Toiba operations commander Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi was arrested in Pakistan by its Counter Terrorism Department on charges of using terror funds. He and others also collected funds from this dispensary and used them for further terrorism financing and for personal expenses,” said the Counter Terrorism Department …

Hafiz Saeed | The ‘professor’ who runs terrorist networks
4 years, 1 month ago

Hafiz Saeed | The ‘professor’ who runs terrorist networks

The Hindu  

There are many facts about Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the mastermind of the Mumbai 26/11 attacks, that set him apart from other terror chiefs in Pakistan. Unlike the battle worn, gun-toting terrorists wanted for attacks in Afghanistan and India, Mr. Saeed identifies himself as a “professor” of Islamic studies, with two Master’s degrees from Lahore University, and a two-year specialisation at …

Pak has quietly moved 26/11 attacks accused Hafiz Saeed out of jail. He is home: Intel
4 years, 1 month ago

Pak has quietly moved 26/11 attacks accused Hafiz Saeed out of jail. He is home: Intel

Hindustan Times  

Hafiz Saeed, the Lashkar-e-Taiba founder sanctioned by the UN Security Council, is not serving time in jail but at his Johar Town house in Lahore from where he runs the terror group, according to people familiar with the matter. Hafiz Saeed’s arrest and his subsequent conviction have been seen as an effort by the Imran Khan government to stay off …

Centre Designates Chhota Shakeel, Tiger Memon, Bhatkal Brothers & 14 Others As 'Terrorists' [Read Notification]
4 years, 2 months ago

Centre Designates Chhota Shakeel, Tiger Memon, Bhatkal Brothers & 14 Others As 'Terrorists' [Read Notification]

Live Law  

The Central Government has designated eighteen more individuals including Chhota Shakeel, Bhatkal brothers and Tiger Memon as 'terrorists' The Home Ministry has invoked its powers under clause of sub-section of section 35 of the Unlawful Activities Act, to notify the names of followingindividual in the Fourth Schedule to the said Act, if it believes that he is involved in terrorism. …

Hizbul chief Syed Salahuddin, IM's Bhatkal brothers among 18 designated as terrorists under UAPA
4 years, 2 months ago

Hizbul chief Syed Salahuddin, IM's Bhatkal brothers among 18 designated as terrorists under UAPA

Firstpost  

Four close aides of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim have also been named in the list: Shaikh Shakeel alias Chhota Shakeel, Mohammad Anis Shaikh, Ibrahim Memon alias Tiger Memon and Javed Chikna New Delhi: Chief of the banned Hizbul Mujahideen Syed Salahudin and founders of Indian Mujahideen outfit Bhatkal brothers are among the 18 people who have been designated as “terrorists” …

Hizb Chief, Bhatkal Brothers, IC814 Hijackers Among 18 More Designated 'Terrorists' Under UAPA
4 years, 2 months ago

Hizb Chief, Bhatkal Brothers, IC814 Hijackers Among 18 More Designated 'Terrorists' Under UAPA

News 18  

Continuing to deal with terrorism with an “iron hand”, the government on Tuesday designated 18 more individuals as “terrorists” including chief of the banned Hizbul Mujahideen Syed Sallahudin, founders of Indian Mujahideen Bhatkal brothers and a close lieutenant of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, Chhota Shakeel, taking the total number of such proscribed persons to 31. The hijackers of an Indian …

Hizbul Mujahideen Chief Sallahuddin, IM's Bhatkal Brothers Designated 'Terrorists' Under UAPA
4 years, 2 months ago

Hizbul Mujahideen Chief Sallahuddin, IM's Bhatkal Brothers Designated 'Terrorists' Under UAPA

News 18  

Chief of the banned Hizbul Mujahideen Syed Sallahudin and founders of Indian Mujahideen outfit Bhatkal brothers are among the 18 people who have been designated as ”terrorists” under the anti-terror law, an official spokesperson said here on Tuesday. The hijackers of an Indian Airlines plane in 1999 — Abdul Rauf Asghar, Ibrahim Athar and Yusuf Azhar — have also been …

Centre designates 18 Pakistan-based terrorists as ‘individual terrorists’
4 years, 2 months ago

Centre designates 18 Pakistan-based terrorists as ‘individual terrorists’

Hindustan Times  

The Centre, on Tuesday, designated 18 Pakistan-based fugitive terrorists or associates as ‘individual terrorists’, including those involved in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, the 26/11 Mumbai attack, the 2019 Pulwama bombing, the 2016 Pathankot IAF base attack, the 1999 IC-814 Indian Airlines hijacking, Indian Mujahideen attacks, and terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir over the years, people familiar with the …

Chargesheet against Hafiz Saeed, others
4 years, 3 months ago

Chargesheet against Hafiz Saeed, others

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a chargesheet against Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed, the Pakistan-based terrorist who is also the founder of the Jamaat-ud-Dawah and the Falah-i-Insaniyat Foundation, and others in a terror-funding case. Among those arraigned are Hafiz Saeed’s deputy Shahid Mehmood, one Salman, Dubai-based Pakistan national Mohammed Kamran, and Mohammed Salim, an alleged “hawala” operator from Delhi. “This was …

India designates nine individuals linked to Khalistani groups as terrorists
4 years, 6 months ago

India designates nine individuals linked to Khalistani groups as terrorists

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs designated nine more individuals as “terrorists” under the amended anti-terror law that was passed by the Parliament last year. The nine terrorists are Wadhawa Singh Babbar, Pakistan-based chief of terrorist organisation Babbar Khalsa International; Lakhbir Singh, based in Pakistan and chief of terrorist organisation International Sikh Youth Federation; Ranjeet Singh, based in Pakistan and chief …

Central Government Notifies 9 Khalistani Leaders As 'Terrorists' Invoking Its Powers Under Amended UAPA Act [Read Notification]
4 years, 6 months ago

Central Government Notifies 9 Khalistani Leaders As 'Terrorists' Invoking Its Powers Under Amended UAPA Act [Read Notification]

Live Law  

The Central Government has notified nine Khalistani leaders as Terrorists. The Centre invoked its powers under clause of sub-section of section 35 of the Unlawful Activities Act, to notify the name of an individual in the Fourth Schedule to the said Act, if it believes that he is involved in terrorism. In the notifications issued today, the Home Ministry notified …

Pakistan took \'modest steps\' to restrain India-focused militant groups: US report
4 years, 6 months ago

Pakistan took \'modest steps\' to restrain India-focused militant groups: US report

Deccan Chronicle  

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expects all member states to "live up" to their obligations under the relevant Security Council resolutions, his spokesperson has said, after a US report noted that Pakistan remains a safe haven for terrorists as it did not take actions against JeM founder Masood Azhar. The US State Department, in its Congressional-mandated 2019 Country Reports …

Conviction of Hafiz Saeed an important step towards holding LeT accountable: US
4 years, 10 months ago

Conviction of Hafiz Saeed an important step towards holding LeT accountable: US

India Today  

Welcoming the conviction of the 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, the United States called it as an important step towards holding the Lashkar-a-Taiba accountable. "Today’s conviction of Hafiz Saeed and his associate is an important step forward both towards holding LeT accountable for its crimes, and for Pakistan in meeting its international commitments to combat terrorist financing," Acting Assistant …

New Act UAPA: Absolute power to state
5 years, 3 months ago

New Act UAPA: Absolute power to state

The Hindu  

ON August 14, the Government of India notified amendments to the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967, empowering itself to designate individuals as “terrorists” without providing them any effective redress. Under provisions imported from the Prevention of Terrorism Act on its repeal in 2004, the UAPA empowered the government to ban organisations branded as “terrorist”. This allows the government ample room to …

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