Sheikh Sajjad, alias Sajjad Gul, who took part in the conspiracy to kill journalist Shujaat Bukhari in Srinagar in 2018, was designated as a terrorist by the Centre on Tuesday.
Gul is the sixth individual to have been designated as a terrorist by the Centre in the last fortnight.
The Union home ministry said Gul is absconding in a case pertaining to recovery of arms and ammunition in Jammu and Kashmir and has been actively radicalising, motivating and recruiting youngsters in the Union Territory to support the Lashkar-e-Taiba. He has also been involved in terror funding, the ministry said.
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Gul was found involved in hatching a criminal conspiracy, in connivance with other members of the LeT, to eliminate Bukhari, a prominent journalist, along with two of his personal security officers, at the busy Press Enclave area of Srinagar on June 14, 2018, the ministry said in a notification.
Considering his terror activities, the home ministry designated Gul as a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967).
Born on October 10, 1974, Gul hails from the Rose Avenue Colony HMT Shalteng in Srinagar, and is one of the commanders of the LeT.
Al Badr terrorist Arjumand Gulzar Dar, alias Hamza Burhan, too, has been added to the list for funding terrorism.
Gul and Dar are the 37th and 38th individuals respectively to have been designated as terrorists by the Union Home Ministry.
