The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) declared militant Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar alias ‘Mushtaq Latram’ as a “terrorist” under the anti-terror Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, UAPA. The move permits the security agencies to attach his or associates’ properties believed to be purchased from proceeds of crime and question anyone in connection with the designated terrorist.
According to sources, in the 1990s Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar formed his own Al-Umar Mujahideen terror group. He was also behind the 1999 Hijack, which was carried out by his outfit to release the Chief Mushtaq Ahmed in exchange for passengers of the hijacked Indian Airlines.
Meanwhile, Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar is currently based in Pakistan where he had gone in the late 1980s to receive arms training. He has been involved in various terror crimes, including murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, planning and execution of terrorist attacks and terror funding. The Home Ministry further said, “Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar is a threat to peace, not only to India but around the world, with his contacts and proximity to radical terrorist groups like the Al-Qaeda and Jaish-e-Mohammed and the Central government believes that he is involved in terrorism and is to be notified as a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.” It further added, “Now, therefore, in the exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 35 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, the Central Government hereby makes the following in the Fourth Schedule to the said Act, after serial number 34 and entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely:- 35.”
With this, in the past week, the Indian Government declared four terrorists including Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar as a terrorist. In addition, he is the 35th individual to have been declared a designated terrorist by the Indian Government, till date.
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