Riyaz Ahmed was an Indian Army personnel. He retired from Indian Army in Janaury 2023 as per reports. He is accused of smuggling weapons and ammunition for LeT terrorists from Pakistan
The move comes days after the NIA raided multiple locations across Bengaluru, Karnataka, in a case relating to the radicalization of prisoners by a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist.
Hamas is an acronym for Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya, which means “Islamic Resistance Movement”. It was founded by Sheikh Ahmed Yassin who was a Palestinian cleric.