Srinagar: A court in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district has declared Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen chief Mohammad Yousuf Shah, also known as Syed Salah-ud-Din, a proclaimed offender in connection with a 2012 case, police said on Thursday.
According to officials, the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Sopore issued the proclamation against Shah under Section 153-B of the Ranbir Penal Code (imputations prejudicial to national integration) and Section 506 of the Indian Penal Code (criminal intimidation).
“The war against terror continues. J&K Police has obtained proclamation orders against the proscribed, self-styled Commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, Mohammad Yousuf Shah alias Syed Salahuddin, who enjoys sanctuary in Pakistan, in FIR No. 67/2012 of Police Station Dangiwacha,” the J&K Police said in a post on X.
Earlier in July, an NIA court in Srinagar had also declared Shah a proclaimed offender under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
The Srinagar court had issued a proclamation requiring Shah, a resident of Soibugh in Budgam district, to appear in connection with serious charges filed under the UAPA and the Ranbir Penal Code.
