The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday connected the property of a Hizbul Mujahideen commander based mostly in Pakistan, Basit Reshi positioned within the Sopore space of north Kashmir, officers stated.
Basit, affiliated with the Pakistan-based terrorist group – Hizbul Mujahideen and a resident of Hardshiva in Sopore was declared as a chosen ‘terrorist’ beneath the UAPA by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) just lately. The NIA acknowledged that Basit is presently working for The Resistance Front (TRF).
An official stated, “The immovable property (Agriculture land) around 09 marlas falling under the Khasra No. 1962, 1945 at Edipora in Zaingeer Tehsil was attached by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) who were accompanied by the Jammu and Kashmir Police by the order of Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.”
Basit, who as per the officers, is presently in Pakistan was concerned in subversive actions and coordinated goal killings in Jammu and Kashmir. ” Basit had planned and executed an attack on a police guard post at Tujar Sharief on August 18, 2015, in which police personnel and a civilian were killed”, they stated.
Reshi presently manages and provides arms/ammunition in addition to funds for TRF from throughout the border, they added.
A day earlier than such motion, the NIA groups have been seen in Srinagar the place they connected the property of Mushtaq Ahmad Zargar alias ‘Latram’ – founder and chief commander of Al-Umar Mujahideen within the Nowhatta space of Srinagar.
Meanwhile, an announcement launched by NIA reads that NIA has nearly connected 5 properties of 5 designated terrorists. Besides, NIA just lately beneath UAPA, connected the Hurriyat Office in Srinagar, which was owned partly by Nayeem Khan, an accused chargesheeted by the NIA within the Hurriyat Terror Funding case.
