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Centre bans Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force over terror links
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'Outfit inciting people of J&K through social media'

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Centre bans Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force for terror acts

Name: Centre bans Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force for terror acts
Uploaded: 2023-02-17T18:21:06.000+05:30
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Description: In exercise of the powers conferred by the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the JKGF has been designated as a terror group, the notification stated.

In the exercise of the powers conferred by the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the JKGF has been designated as a terror group, the notification stated.

Updated: Sep 02, 2022 10:53

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Centre bans Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force for terror acts

The Centre on Friday banned the Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force (JKGF), which has been formed with cadres from terrorist organisations such as the Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed.

According to a notification issued by the Union Home Ministry, the JKGF has been involved in infiltration bids, narcotics and weapon smuggling, carrying out terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, and regularly issuing threats to security forces.

The outfit has also been using various social media platforms to incite the people of Jammu and Kashmir to join terrorist outfits against India.

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In exercise of the powers conferred by the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the JKGF has been designated as a terror group, the notification stated.

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