Srinagar, Mar 3: National Investigation Agency on Friday attached the property of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander Basit Reshi in Sopore .
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.
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.
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 action comes a day after it attached property of Mushtaq Ahmad Zargar alias ‘Latram’ in Nowhatta area of Srinagar. (GNS)
