NIA attaches property of Hizbul Mujahideen terror operative

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday attached the immovable properties of a Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terror operative involved in the supply of arms and ammunition to active militants of the banned outfit for promoting terrorist activities in the Kashmir Valley. On the orders of the NIA Special Court, Jammu, the agency has attached the immovable properties of Tariq Ahmad Mir, a chargesheeted accused who was arrested in April 2025.

The attached properties included a concrete, single-storey residential building built on land measuring 780 sq. ft. under Survey No. 82 Min, recorded as Shamilat (Khahcharai) in Village Maldera, District Shopian, and a piece of land measuring 08 Marlas, classified as Abi-Soum under Survey No. 74 Min at Village Maldera, District Shopian, UT of J&K, in the form of an orchard.

An associate of HM terrorist Syed Naveed Mushtaq, Tariq was chargesheeted in October 2024 before the NIA Special Court, Jammu, under various sections of IPC, Arms Act, and UA(P)Act.The property attachment was part of NIA’s ongoing action against terror networks operating in Kashmir with the aim of disrupting India’s peace, stability and harmony.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has attached a total of 392 properties belonging to the terrorists, gangsters, Naxalites and other individuals involved in anti-India activities in the last four years. According to government statistics, the highest property (206) was attached in Ranchi, followed by 99 properties in Jammu and 33 properties in Chandigarh.

(Freelance Journalist)