A view of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in New Delhi. file | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday attached properties of a Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorist killed in Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
He said the properties of Bashir Ahmad Peer, a resident of Babarpora area of Kralpora in North Kashmir district, were attached by the agency as part of its crackdown against terrorists operating from Pakistan.
Officials said Peer, the self-styled commander of the outfit, was shot dead on February 21 in Rawalpindi.
He said that the NIA attached two plots of three kanals of land belonging to Peer alias Imtiaz Alam in Bagpora and Panjgam areas.
Pir, who was in charge of launching terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir through the Line of Control, was designated a terrorist by the Center on October 4 last year. Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for his role in terrorist activities.
According to the notification, Peer participated in several online propaganda groups to unite ex-terrorists and other cadres to expand the activities of Hizbul Mujahideen, Lashkar-e-Taiba and other terrorist organisations.
The NIA action follows Thursday’s attachment of the Srinagar-based property of Al-Umar Mujahideen founder and self-styled chief commander Mushtaq Zargar alias Latram and that of the Resistance Front (TRF). operative Basit Ahmed Reshi in Baramulla district on Friday.