'Action against terror networks in Kashmir': NIA attaches properties of Hizbul Mujahideen operative; private residence and orchard seized

NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency ( NIA ) on Friday attached immovable properties of Tariq Ahmad Mir , a Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) operative involved in supplying arms and ammunition to active members of the banned outfit in Kashmir .

Mir, an associate of Pakistan-based HM member Syed Naveed Mushtaq, was arrested in April in connection with a terror-related case and was chargesheeted before the NIA court in October 2024, reported PTI.

According to the NIA, the attached properties included a concrete, single-storey residential building on 780 square feet of land and a piece of land measuring eight marlas in Maldera village, Shopian district, in the form of an orchard.

The move comes on the orders of the NIA special court in Jammu and is part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to disrupt terror networks in the region.

"Today's 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 statement said.