SRINAGAR — The State Investigation Agency of Jammu and Kashmir Police has secured an Interpol Red Corner notice against designated Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Imtiyaz Ahmad Kandoo in a 2013 terror case, officials said on Saturday.
They said this marks a significant milestone in the investigation into the terrorist attack at the Tarzoo area of Baramulla district, in which four police personnel were killed.
“In a breakthrough in its sustained counter-terrorism efforts, the SIA Kashmir has secured an Interpol Red Corner Notice against designated Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Imtiyaz Ahmad Kandoo alias Fayaz alias Sajad,” officials said.
They said a resident of Kraltang, Sopore, Kandoo has been an active member and commander of the proscribed terrorist outfit Hizbul Mujahideen since 2010.
Owing to his sustained involvement in terrorist activities, the Indian government designated him as a Designated Individual Terrorist in October 2022. — (PTI)