NIA Attaches Property of Hizb Militant in Sopore

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Baramulla,CNS,03-Feb; A day after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) attached militant commander Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar’s property in Srinagar, the agency on Friday morning attached the property of one more militant commander in the Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.NIA action comes as Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has declared Basit Reshi, “presently in Pakistan”, as designated “Terrorist” under the UAPA, a stringent act legislated to control militant activities.According to the Home Ministry, Basit Ahmad Reshi is a member of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen and was involved in “subversive activities and coordinating target killings” in Jammu and Kashmir.Born on 4 March 1996, Reshi is resident of Yemberzalwari Shiva Dangerpora Sopore area of Baramulla district and as per NIA he is presently in Pakistan,The NIA claims that Reshi planned and executed an attack on a police guard post at Tujar Sherief on August 18, 2015, in which police personnel and a civilian were killed.“Owing to his good network of associates in his native area, he coordinates recruitment and

execution of militant attacks. He has been alleged to be involved in managing arms and ammunition and financing from across the border and motivating youths to join militant ranks,” the MHA said.