Srinagar, Mar 03 (KNS): National investigation agency (NIA) on Friday attached the property of Hizbul Mujahideen militant Basit Ahmad Reshi in Baramulla district of northern Kashmir under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).p
The NIA in a statement, said that continuing the strong action against terrorists operating from Pakistan soil, the NIA has attached the property of Basit Ahmad Reshi s/o Mohd Ramzan Reshi located in district Baramulla.
This action closely follows the attachment of the Srinagar based property of Mushtaq Zargar @ Latram, the founder and Chief Commander of Al-Umar Mujahideen yesterday, it said, adding that Basit Ahmad Reshi is a 'listed terrorist' under the UA(P) Act and has been operating from Pakistan after his exfiltration to Pakistan.
"He has been found funding terror activities and acts in the valley. Basit Ahmad Reshi joined the militant ranks in 2015 and was involved in planning & execution of a terror attack at Police Guard Post in Sopore that killed one Constable and injured others," it added.
Basit, the NIA said was earlier associated with the banned terrorist outfit Hizbul-Mujahedeen and later he exfiltrated to Pakistan. Basit Ahmad Reshi is presently involved in the terror activities of The Resistance Front (TRF) and manages & supplies arms/ammunition as well as funds for TRF from across the border, it added.
"Reshi's agriculture land measuring 9.25 Marlas has been attached under the provisions of UA(P) Act. Representatives of the State government and State Police assisted the NIA in the Attachment process. Till date, NIA has attached the properties of 5 designated terrorists, namely US based Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, Canada based Hardeep Singh Nijjar, and Pakistan based terrorists-Mushtaq Zargar @ Latram, Basit Ahmad Pir and KCF (Panjwar) Paramjit Singh @Panjwar," it said.
In addition, NIA recently attached, under UAPA, the Hurriyat Office in Srinagar, which was owned in part by Nayeem Khan, an accused chargesheeted by the NIA in the Hurriyat Terror Funding case.(KNS).