On October 27, the Reserve Bank requested details from banks and other financial institutions about accounts resembling 10 individuals classified as terrorists by the Union Home Ministry earlier this month.
On October 4, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) classified a total number of 10 members of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), and other Islamic terrorist outfits as terrorists under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
Habibullah Malik alias Sajid Jutt, a Pakistani national, Basit Ahmad Reshi, who hailed from Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla but was currently based in Pakistan, Imtiyaz Ahmad Kandoo alias Sajad, who hailed from Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore but now lived in Pakistan, Zafar Iqbal alias Salim, who was from Poonch but was presently residing in Pakistan, and Sheikh Jameel-ur-Rehman alias Sheikh Sahab, who hailed from Pulwama are among those designated terrorists.
The others include Bilal Ahmad Beigh alias Babar, who hailed from Srinagar but was currently based in Pakistan, Rafiq Nai alias Sultan of Poonch, Irshad Ahmad alias Idrees from Doda, Bashir Ahmad Peer alias lmtiyaz of Kupwara and Showkat Ahmad Sheikh alias Showkat Mochi of Baramulla, currently based in Pakistan.
The MHA stated in a separate notification that Habibullah Malik was the main handler of the terrorists who attacked Indian soldiers in Poonch and had been involved in air-dropping arms and communication systems for terrorists based in Jammu and Kashmir through drones in the Jammu region.
“Regulated Entities (REs) are advised to take note of the aforementioned Gazette notifications issued by MHA for necessary compliance,” the RBI said in a notification.
As per the RBI’s master direction on Know your Customer, “Details of accounts resembling any of the individuals/entities in the lists shall be reported to FIU-IND apart from advising Ministry of Home Affairs..”.
The Reserve Bank’s REs include banks, all-India financial institutions (viz. Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB, SIDBI, and NaBFID), and NBFCs. PTI NKD CS HVA
