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1. Abdul Rahman Afghan
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2.  India has long suffered violence from extremist
attacks based on separatist and secessionist
movements, as well as ideological disagreements.
 Since early in its post-colonial history, India has
experienced violence related to separatist and
insurgent movements, from the territorial dispute
over Kashmir to a Sikh separatist movement in
Punjab to a secessionist movement in the
northeastern state of Assam.

3.  More than 2,750 people across India died in
terrorism-related violence in 2006, according to
analysis by the South Asia Terrorism Portal.

5.  According to South Asia terrorism Portal, about
177 insurgent groups are operation in India.
 Assam: 36 groups.
 Jammu and Kashmir: 36 groups.
 Mainpur: 39 groups.
 Punjab: 12 groups.
 Tripure: 30 groups.
 Left-Wing extremist: 6 groups.
 The rest are operating to low level.

6.  Some important groups are:
1. Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM)
2. Harkat-ul-Ansar (HuA, presently known as
Harkat-ul Mujahideen)
3. Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)
4. Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)

7.  Groups active in Kashmir and listed by the State
Department as terrorist organizations include
Lashkar-e-Taiba, Harakat ul-Mujahedeen, and
Jaish-e-Muhammed.

8.  "Army of the Pure," is the armed wing of a
Pakistani-based religious organization founded in
1989 by Hafez Saeed, Abdullah Izam and Zafar
Iqbal.
 The group received instruction and funding from
Pakistan's intelligence agency, the Inter-Services
Intelligence (ISI), in exchange for a pledge to
target Hindus in Jammu and Kashmir and to train
Muslim extremists on Indian soil. “According to
Indian information, EU, Russia and Steve Coll”
 After 9/11 attack, US listed it in terrorist group.

9.  Involvement in December 2001 attack of New
Delhi's Parliament, the 2006 Mumbai train
bombings, and the February 2007 blast of a train
(Pak-India).
 Information says that they are training in Markaz E
Taiba (about 30 Km from Lahore) and Mansera.
 The Training consist, three steps:
1. 21 days learning course.
2. 21 days training of basic weapons.
3. Three months training of heavy Weapons.

11.  The group was formed by the merger of two
Pakistani groups, Harkat ul-Jihad al-
Islami and Harkat ul-Mujahedin, and led by
Maulana Saadatullah Khan.
 A pan-Islamic ideology, to achieve the Jammu and
Kashmir from India through violent means.
 About 60 per cent of its estimated number are
Pakistanis and Afghans.

12.  Based in Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan
controlled Kashmir.
 Several of its top leaders including Masood Azhar
(General Secretary), Sajjad Afghani (Commander)
and Nasarullah Manzoor Langaryal were captured
by Indian security forces.

14.  JeM has been held responsible for the December
13, 2001 terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament
in New Delhi.
 Most Jaish-e-Mohammed attacks have been
described as fidayeen (suicide terrorist) attacks.
 closely linkages with, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan
and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi.

16.  Headquartered at Muzaffarabad in Pakistan
occupied Kashmir (PoK)/Azad Kashmir.
 An estimated strength of at least 1500.
 Present Chif is Syed Salahuddin.
 This group is known to be operating in high
level than any other group in numbers.