New Delhi: Lashkar-e-Taiba member Arbaaz Ahmed Mir has been declared a terrorist for planning murders in Jammu and Kashmir. The action of the Ministry of Home Affairs is as per UAPA. Mir is accused of involvement in targeted killings in Jammu and Kashmir, including that of female teacher Rajini Bala.
Mir is a native of Jammu and Kashmir. The Ministry of Home Affairs stated that he is currently in Pakistan and working for Lashkar ET from across the border. Mir is accused of arms smuggling including explosives. According to the notice, Mir was the mastermind behind the murder of teacher Rajni Bala in Kulgam, Jammu, and Kashmir, and was involved in the planned murder.
Mir will become the 51st person to be declared a terrorist under UAPA. PTI also reported that the central government has also banned the People’s Anti-Fascist Front (PAFF), a proxy outfit of the terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), for indulging in terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere.