4 June : The Government Friday declared Indian Mujahideen, believed to be a shadow outfit of banned SIMI and Pakistan-based Lashker-e-Taiba, as a terrorist organisation.
The terror outfit, which has been allegedly involved in serial bomb blasts in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bangalore and Mumbai, has been added by the Government in the list of terrorist organisation under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
“An order has been issued adding Indian Mujahideen and all its formations and front organisations to the list of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967,” Home Ministry said in a statement.
The Indian Mujahideen came under spotlight on 23th February, 2005 when it allegedly carried out a blast in Varanasi leaving eight people injured.
IM: 35th terrorist organisation banned by Home Ministry
The Indian Mujahideen Friday became the 35th terrorist organisation banned by Home Ministry under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
Following is a list of the 34 organisations banned by the ministry earlier
1. United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA)
2. National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) in Assam
3. People’s Liberation Army (PLA)
4. United National Liberation Front (UNLF)
5. People’s Revolutionary party of Kangleipak (PREPAK)
6. Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP)
7. Kanglei Yaol Kanba Lup (KYKL)
8. Manipur People’s Liberation Front (MPLF)
9. Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF) in Manipur
10. All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF)
11. National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) in Tripura
12. Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC)
13. Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) in Meghalaya
14. Babbar Khalsa International
15. Khalistan Commando Force
16. International Sikh Youth Federation
17. Lashkar-E-Taiba/Pasban-E-Ahle Hadis
18. Jaish-E-Mohammed/Tahrik-E-Furqan.
19. Harkat-Ul-Mujahideen/Harkar-Ul-Ansar/ Karkat-Ul-Jehad-E-Islami
20. Hizb-Ul-Mujahideen/Hizb-Ul-Mujahideen Pir Panjal Regiment
21. Al-Umar-Mujahideen
22. Jammu And Kashmir Islamic Front
23. Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
24 Students Islamic Movement Of India (SIMI)
25. Deendar Anjuman
26. Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)-People’s War, All Its Formations And Front Organisations
27. Maoist Communist Centre (MCC), All Its Formations And Front Organisations
28. Al Badr
29 Jamiat-Ul-Mujahidde
30. Al-Qaida 31. Dukhtaran-E-Millat (DEM)
32. Tamil Nadu Liberation Army (TNLA)
33. Tamil National Retrieval Troops (TNRT)
34. Akhil Bharat Nepali Ekta Samaj (ABNES)