New Delhi: Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar alias Latram, who was released in exchange for hostages in ic-814 hijacked in 1999, has been declared a terrorist by the Home Ministry under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. Mushtaq Ahmed was among the three terrorists who were released by the Indian government in exchange for hostages in ic-814 hijacked in 1999. According to a gazette notification issued on Wednesday, Mushtaq Ahmed belongs to the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) and had also gone to Pakistan for illegal arms and ammunition training. Its terror outfit 'Al-Umar-Mujahideen' is listed as a terrorist organization under the first schedule of the UAPA.

The ministry's notification also said that Zargar has been continuously conducting operations from Pakistan to promote terror in the Valley and has been indulging in various terror offences including murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, planning and execution of terror attacks and terror funding. The notification further said that Zargar is a threat to peace not only to India but also to the entire world, due to the contact and proximity of radical terrorist groups like 'Al Qaeda' and 'Jaish-e-Mohammed'.

52-year-old Zargar, a resident of Ghani Mohalla near Jama Masjid in Nowhatta in Srinagar, is the founder and chief commander of Pakistan-based terror outfit 'Al Omar-Mujahideen' and is suspected to be involved in the Anantnag terror attack. Five CRPF personnel were martyred in the attack on June 13, 2019. The gazette notification said, "Now, therefore, the Government, in the exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 35 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, has declared Mushtaq Ahmad Zargar alias Latram a terrorist.''

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