Jammu, Oct 14: A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court here has declared Pakistan-based terrorist Mushtaq Ahmad Mir a proclaimed offender in a 2022 terror-funding case involving the Al-Huda Education Trust (AHET) and alleged unlawful activities of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami.
Special Judge, NIA Court, Prem Sagar, passed the order while disposing of an application filed by the NIA under Section 84 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).
Mir, a resident of Thanamang village in Darhal tehsil of Rajouri district, had crossed the Line of Control (LoC) in 1995-96 to join militancy and is believed to be operating from Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).
The court observed that non-bailable warrants had already been issued against Mir, but he had neither been arrested nor appeared before it despite proclamation proceedings and publication of notices in newspapers. Noting that there was no immediate prospect of his arrest despite prosecution efforts, the court declared him a proclaimed offender.
The NIA case relates to allegations that funds were raised and channelled through AHET for Jamaat-e-Islami even after the organisation was declared an unlawful association in February 2019.
In August 2025, a special NIA court framed charges against three accused, including Mir and AHET, in connection with the alleged fundraising and use of funds for activities of the banned organisation. (Agencies)