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India has designated the Pakistan-based Shahzad Bhatti Network as a terrorist organisation under UAPA.
The Ministry of Home Affairs said the group is accused of cross-border arms smuggling, narcotics trafficking, and radicalising youth.
Officials linked the network to security concerns and criminal cases across multiple states.
Some reports said the move followed a multi-state crackdown with detentions and arrests.
Why it mattersThe UAPA designation widens legal action against the network and signals a stronger crackdown on cross-border militancy.
More context
One report said the network was added to the First Schedule of the law as the forty-sixth listed terrorist group.