New Delhi: The Centre has designated 23 additional individuals as terrorists under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, marking one of the largest expansions of the list in recent years as part of a broader effort to dismantle cross border terror networks targeting India.
The latest notifications issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs add the individuals to the Fourth Schedule of the UAPA, which empowers the government to designate persons as terrorists if they are found to be involved in terrorist activities.
The move is aimed at weakening the leadership, recruitment, training and financial structures of terror organisations operating from Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir. Authorities believe these networks have played a major role in infiltration attempts, radicalisation efforts, terror financing and attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.
Among those designated is Masood Ilyas Kashmiri, identified as a senior operative involved in recruitment, training and infiltration activities and linked to the 2022 Sunjwan attack in Jammu. Mohammad Mussadiq has been described as a key handler responsible for coordinating infiltration operations and recruitment efforts through social media platforms.
Mufti Muhammad Asghar Khan and Abdullah Jehadi have also been named for their alleged roles in organising infiltration routes and managing terror camps. Investigators have linked them to the 2016 Nagrota Army camp attack that claimed the lives of seven soldiers.
Several operatives associated with Lashkar e Taiba have also been included in the list. Authorities allege that these individuals facilitated the movement of foreign terrorists, arranged weapons and provided logistical support for attacks inside India.
The latest action reflects the government’s strategy of targeting not only terror organisations but also the individuals responsible for sustaining their operational networks through recruitment, financing, training and planning activities.
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