Govt designates Jaish-e-Mohammad commander Ashiq Ahmed Nengroo as terrorist

The commander of the banned outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), Ashiq Ahmed Nengroo, was designated as a terrorist by the Ministry Of Home Affairs on Monday for his involvement in various terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir.

The statement said, “Ashiq Ahmed Nengroo has been involved in infiltration of terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir, who have been responsible for inflicting various terrorist incidents in Jammu and Kashmir.”

The statement further said that Ashiq Ahmed Nengroo in the year 2013 was involved in the cases related to killing of one police personnel in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir.

“The said Ashiq Ahmed Nengroo had been involved in the cases related to killing of one police personnel in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, in the year 2013, killing of one civilian in the year 2020 and terror funding and illegal supply of weapons to terrorists,” said the statement.

Ashiq Ahmed Nengroo has been designated as a terrorist under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967).