Modi govt declares TRF proxy group of Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists a banned organisation

The Union government on 5 January 2023 banned The Resistance Front (TRF), a terrorist group seen as a proxy for Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba.

TRF was declared a banned organisation for recruiting youth for terrorism, infiltration of terrorists, and smuggling of weapons and narcotics from Pakistan, according to the Home ministry.

Sheikh Sajjad Gul, a commander of TRF, has also been designated a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.

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