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Home Ministry declares Shahzad Bhatti network a terrorist organisation under UAPA
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The Union Home Ministry declared the Shahzad Bhatti network a terrorist organisation under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
Why it matters: GS-3 core; factual, Prelims-type
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The Union Home Ministry declared the Shahzad Bhatti network a terrorist organisation under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
The UAPA is India's principal law for countering terrorism and allows the Central government to designate individuals and organisations as terrorists, subjecting them to asset freezes and travel restrictions.
The Ministry said the network was involved in cross-border terror financing and radicalisation activities.
The Act was significantly amended in 2019 to allow designation of individuals, not only organisations, as terrorists.
Sources: PIB · Topper IAS editorial
Key facts
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- Shahzad Bhatti network declared a terrorist organisation by the Union Home Ministry
- Declared under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA)
- UAPA is India's principal anti-terrorism law
- 2019 amendment allowed designation of individuals, not just organisations, as terrorists
- Designation enables asset freezes and travel restrictions
Prelims · Mains
How the exam will ask it
Prelims
- The UAPA, 1967 allows the Central government to designate both organisations and individuals as terrorists.
- The 2019 amendment to the UAPA extended the designation power from organisations alone to individuals as well.
- Designation as a terrorist organisation under the UAPA can lead to asset freezes and travel restrictions.
Mains
GS Paper 3 (Internal Security): cross-border terror financing and radicalisation networks like the Shahzad Bhatti network prompt the Centre to invoke UAPA designation powers, which enable asset freezes and travel curbs; the 2019 amendment strengthened this by allowing individual designation, but the way forward requires robust judicial safeguards and international cooperation to choke financing channels effectively.
Quick recall
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Under which law did the Union Home Ministry declare the Shahzad Bhatti network a terrorist organisation?
- National Security Act, 1980
- Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
- Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
- Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010
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Answer: B — The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) is the law under which the Centre can designate organisations and individuals as terrorists; it was used to declare the Shahzad Bhatti network a terrorist organisation.
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