Dikhyaa Mohanty 
The Union Home Ministry declared a total of 10 individuals including commanders of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and other terrorist outfits involved in terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir “terrorists” under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
According to the official statement by the Ministry it stated that Shaukat Ahmed Sheikh, Imtiaz Ahmed Kandu and Basit Ahmed Reshi have been declared terrorists under the UAPA. Besides, under the UAPA, seven other individuals — Habibullah Malik, Bashir Ahmad Peer, Irshad Ahmed, Rafiq Nai, Zafar Iqbal, Bilal Ahmad Baig and Sheikh Jameel-ur-Rehman have also been declared terrorists. All of them have links with Lashkar-e-Taiba, Hizbul Mujahideen, Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen, Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami, and Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front.
Sheikh a.k.a. Shaukat Mochi hails from Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, and is said to be currently residing in Pakistan. He is the ‘Chief Launching Commander’ of HM, and is tasked with spreading terrorist activities in the region by coordinating in infiltration, and recruiting terrorists through his network of allies in Kashmir.
Basit Reshi, also from Baramulla, was last reported to be residing in Pakistan. Charged with coordinating targeted killings, he had planned and executed a terrorist attack on the police post of Baba Ali Raina Mazar in Sopore on August 18, 2015 which led to two fatalities.
Reshi has been involved in arranging arms and ammunition from across the border, and motivating the youth to join terrorist activities. Imtiaz Kandu a.k.a. Sajad a.k.a. Fayaz Sopore, originally from Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore, is currently residing in Pakistan.
