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Designation of 10 individuals as ‘Terrorists’ under Section 35 (1) (a) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967 and their listing in the Schedule IV of the Act- Reg.

RBI/2022-23/134
DOR.AML.REC.80/14.06.001/2022-23

October 27, 2022

The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities

Madam/Dear Sir,

Designation of 10 individuals as ‘Terrorists’ under Section 35 (1) (a) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967 and their listing in the Schedule IV of the Act- Reg.

In terms of Section 53 of our Master Direction on Know Your Customer dated February 25, 2016 as amended on May 10, 2021, “The procedure laid down in the UAPA Order dated February 2, 2021 (Annex II of this Master Direction) shall be strictly followed and meticulous compliance with the Order issued by the Government shall be ensured.” Further, Section 52 of the aforementioned Master Direction states that, “Details of accounts resembling any of the individuals/entities in the lists shall be reported to FIU-IND apart from advising Ministry of Home Affairs as required under UAPA notification dated February 2, 2021 (Annex II of this Master Direction)”. In this regard, it is highlighted that the UAPA Order in Annex II of the MD on KYC, 2016 shall also apply to amendments carried out in Schedule IV of the UAPA, 1967 apart from the UNSC lists mentioned in the Order.

2. In this connection, please refer to the Gazette notifications dated October 4, 2022, of the MHA in respect of ten individuals who have been declared as ‘Terrorists’ and have been listed in the Schedule IV of the UAPA 1967, under Section 35 (1) (a) of UAPA 1967.

The Gazette notifications can be downloaded from https://egazette.nic.in/. The Gazette IDs are as follows:

Gazette IDs

CG-DL-E-04102022-239338

CG-DL-E-04102022-239337

CG-DL-E-04102022-239336

CG-DL-E-04102022-239334

CG-DL-E-04102022-239333

CG-DL-E-04102022-239332

CG-DL-E-04102022-239331

CG-DL-E-04102022-239330

CG-DL-E-04102022-239327

CG-DL-E-04102022-239325

The Statutory Order (S.O.) numbers and the respective entries are in the table below:

S.O. Numbers

Entries

4670(E)

39. Imtiyaz Ahmad Kandoo @ Sajad @ Fayaz Sopore

4671(E)

40. Showkat Ahmad Sheikh @ Showkat Mochi

4672(E)

41. Basit Ahmad Reshi

4673(E)

42. Habibullah Malik @Sajid Jutt @Saifullah @ Noomi @ Numan @ Langda @ Ali Sajid @ Usman Habib @Shani

4674(E)

43. Bashir Ahmad Peer @ lmtiyaz Alam @ Haji

4675(E)

44. Irshad Ahmad @ Idrees

4676(E)

45. Rafiq Nai @Sultan

4677(E)

46. Zafar Iqbal @ Salim @Jamaldeen @Shamsher Nai @Shamsher Khan

4678(E)

47. Bilal Ahmad Beigh @Babar

4679(E)

48. Sheikh JameeI-ur-Rehman @Sheikh Sahab @Rehman @Abu Nusrat @Fayaz Ahmed Dar

3. Regulated Entities (REs) are advised to take note of the aforementioned Gazette notifications issued by MHA for necessary compliance. REs shall also take note of any future amendments to Schedule IV of the UAPA, 1967, for immediate necessary compliance.

Yours faithfully,

(Santosh Kumar Panigrahy)
Chief General Manager