On 8th March, UP Police announced that the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) had arrested a wanted terrorist linked to Hizbul Mujahideen from Moradabad. The terrorist has been identified as Ulfat Hussain, also known as Mohammad Saif-ul-Islam, Afzal, and Hussain Malik. He hails from Poonch district in Kashmir and had a bounty of ₹25,000 on his head.
वरिष्ठ पुलिस अधीक्षक @moradabadpolice के निर्देशन में आतंकवाद निरोधक दस्ता (एटीएस) लखनऊ, उ०प्र० व थाना कटघर, मुरादाबाद पुलिस की संयुक्त टीम द्वारा 18 वर्षों से फरार चल रहे हिजबुल मुजाहिद्दीन के आतंकी व 25,000/- रूपये के ईनामी उल्फत हुसैन को किया गया गिरफ्तार ।#UPPolice pic.twitter.com/Iq5Cuy2Zld
— MORADABAD POLICE (@moradabadpolice) March 8, 2025
According to ATS officials, Hussain had been absconding since 2002 after receiving training at a Hizbul Mujahideen camp in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). He had reportedly arrived in Moradabad to execute a major terrorist attack. In July 2001, he was caught with an AK-47, an AK-56, two pistols, 12 hand grenades, 50 detonators, 29 kg of explosives, and 507 live cartridges.
Despite being arrested, he secured bail and later absconded, leading to a warrant being issued against him by a Moradabad court. The police had placed a bounty on him before his eventual capture.
