New Delhi, September 4: The Centre on Monday accorded the "terrorist" tag to Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar, Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) founder Hafiz Saeed, underworld Dawood Ibrahim and Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi. They were declared terrorist under provisions of the recently amended Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act or UAPA. This Law Will Wipe Off Terrorism From India, No Sympathy For Urban Maoists, Says Amit Shah.

Under the law, a red corner notice has also been issued against Masood, Saeed, Dawood and Lakhvi. The four are currently based in Pakistan, and are accused of being involved in several anti-India extremist activities. Repeated pleas by successive Indian governments, seeking action against them, has not been effectively heeded to by Islamabad.

Update by ANI:

Masood's organisation Jaish is charged of being involved in three major terror strikes - the 2001 Parliament attack, the 2016 Uri attack and the suicide bombing in Pulwama on February 27 this year.

Saeed and Lakhvi are charged of planning and coordinating the fidayeen strike in Mumbai on November 26, 2008, which ended up killing over 160 civilians.

Dawood, the underworld kingpin of Mumbai, is accused of funding and planning the 1993 serial bomb blasts in Mumbai in which 257 fatalities were recorded.

Out of the above,  Pakistan has initiated penal action against Saeed, Lakhvi and Masood. Recently, the JuD chief was held guilty by a Lahore-based anti-terrorism court of being involved in terrorism activities. The case has now been shifted to court in Pakistan's Gujrat.

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