NIA Most Wanted
The Most Wanted is a most wanted list maintained by India's National Investigation Agency. Individuals usually are removed from the list only when they are captured or die or the charges against them are dropped.
History
In May 2011, following the killing of Osama bin Laden, India released a list of the 50 most wanted fugitives it alleged were hiding in Pakistan. The list was prepared in consultation with the Central Bureau of Investigation, the NIA, the Intelligence Bureau and various law enforcement agencies. According to Home Ministry spokesperson Onkar Kedia, the CBI had named 40 people and the NIA included 10 suspected terrorists in the list. However, it was later discovered that two of the people on the list submitted by the CBI were actually in India, following which the Home Ministry directed the agencies to review the list. India prepared a new list containing 48 names, and handed it over to Pakistan in July 2011. The list contained Interpol red corner notices, details of the crimes committed, aliases, Pakistani passport and identity document numbers of those allegedly hiding in Pakistan.Similar lists had been given to Pakistan in 2004, 2007, 2010 and March 2011. However, then Home Minister P. Chidambaram stated in a May 2011 interview with Karan Thapar on CNN-IBN that 'they never acted on any list,' were 'always dismissive' and described the process as a "ritual". He also blamed the CBI for errors in thel 2011 list.
On 26 May 2013, DNA reported that NIA had asked every State to send a report every three months on the latest activities and intelligence about the fugitives on its list. A senior police officer told the newspaper that they had to provide "the latest information on the latest locations of these fugitives, whether they are dead or alive and if they attended any religious functions recently". The move was reportedly taken to prevent mistakes in the list, like the ones that had been found in the 2011 list.
In October 2018, the NIA released a new Most Wanted list containing 258 names, with the maximum reward going to the Maoist leader Mupalla L. Rao.
List
are offered for information leading to the capture of some, but not all, of the fugitives on the list. NIA does not assign any ranking to fugitives on the list. The list below follows the same order as the NIA website. As of September 2014, there are 54 individuals on the list.Name | Alias | Reward |
Abdul Majeed Sofi | Majeed Bisati, Shaheen | |
Abdul Subhan Qureshi | Abdul Subhan Usman Qureshi, Kasim, Zakir, Qab, Touqeer | NIA has announced reward of 400,000 rupees for any information leading to his arrest |
Abdur Rehman Hashim Syed | Pasha, Major Abdur Rehman Hashim, Abdurrehman | Red Corner Notice issued. |
Abu Bilal | Gulam Sarwar, Abu Sarwar, Firdos, Raju | NIA has announced reward of 1 million rupees for any information leading to his arrest |
Aijaz Ahmad Bhat | Aijaz Maqbool Bhat | Red Corner Notice issued. |
Alam Jeb Afridi | NIA has announced reward of Rs. 300,000 for any information leading to his arrest | |
Amir Reza Khan | Parvez, Rizwan, Muttaki | NIA has announced reward of Rs. 1 million for any information leading to his arrest. Red Corner Notice issued. |
Amit | Ashok, Prince, Sunny, Ashwini, Ashwini Chauhan | NIA has announced cash reward of Rs. 500,000. LOC against him has been issued by Bureau of Immigration. |
Ariz Khan | Junaid | NIA has announced reward of Rs. 1 million for any information leading to his arrest. Non-bailable warrant issued. |
Nambala Keshava Rao | Basavraj, Gaganna, Prakash, Krishna, Vijay, Keshav, B R, Prakash, Darapu Narasimha Reddy, Narasimha | NIA has announced reward of Rs. 1 million for any information leading to his arrest. |
Brahamchari Mayum Angobi Sharma | Narengbam Loken | |
Chabkungbam Thanil | Nabachandra | Red Corner Notice issued. |
Thippiri Tirupati | Deoji, Devuji, Sanjeev, Chetan, Ramesh, Sudharshan, Shankar, Sheshu, Jagan, Devanna | NIA has announced reward of Rs. 1 million for any information leading to his arrest. |
Mupalla Lakshman Rao | Ganapathy/Ganapati, Laxman Rao, Ramanna, Shrinivas, Rajanna, Raji Reddy, Radhakrishna, GP, Chandrasekhar, Azith, CS | NIA has announced reward of Rs. 1.5 million for any information leading to his arrest. |
Gulam Nabi Khan | Amir Khan | |
Hafiz Muhammad Saeed | Tayya, Bada Chacha, Bada Chacha, Hafiz Mohammad Sahib, Hafiz Mohammad Sayid, Hafiz Muhammad, Hafiz Saeed, Tata Mohammad Syeed, Mohammad Sayed, Muhammad Saeed, Hafiz | Red Corner Notice issued. |
Hangshi Ramson Tangkhul | Raman Chonmi, Hans | Red Corner Notice issued. |
Illyas Kashmiri | Red Corner Notice issued. | |
Mohammad Iqbal | Iqbal Bhatkal, Shabandri, Mohammad Bhai, Bada Bhai | NIA has announced reward of Rs. 1 million for any information leading to his arrest. NBW issued. |
Iqbal L. Iwanthaba | Nanao Singh, Ashok Singh | Red Corner Notice issued. |
Jay Prakash | Anna | Red Corner Notice issued. |
Khungdong Tomba | Bikramjit, Pambi, Sunil | Red Corner Notice issued. |
Junaid Akram Malik | Juni, Umair | NIA has announced reward of Rs. 1 million for any information leading to his arrest. |
Major Iqbal | Major Ali | Red Corner Notice issued. |
Major Sameer Ali | Major Sameer | Red Corner Notice issued. |
Manzoor Ahmad Dar | Dar Masroor | |
Mirza Shadaab Beg | Beg is allegedly involved in terrorist activities with members of proscribed terrorist organization Indian Mujahideen and conspiracy for waging war against the Government of India. | |
Mohammed Ashar | Ashar | |
Mohammad Iqbal | Iqbal Bhatkal | |
Mohd. Khalid | Sagir | NIA has announced reward of Rs. 1 million for any information leading to his arrest. NBW issued. |
Mohd Maqbool Pandit | Red Corner Notice issued. | |
Mohd Sajid | Bada Sajid | NIA has announced reward of Rs. 1 million for any information leading to his arrest. NBW issued. |
Syed Mohammed Yusuf Shah | Syed Salahuddin | |
Mohsin Ismail Choudhary | Mohsin Choudhary, Sayyed | NIA has announced reward of Rs. 1 million for any information leading to his arrest. NBW issued. |
Mubarak Shah | ||
Nazir Ahmad Dar | Shabir Ellahi | |
Narengbam Marijit Singh | Thabal | Red Corner Notice issued. |
P.P. Yoosaf | Yoosaf | Red Corner Notice issued. |
Balmuri Narayan Rao | Prabhakar | NIA has announced reward of Rs. 1 million for any information leading to his arrest. |
Praveen Limkar | Red Corner Notice issued. | |
Ram Chandra Kalsangra | Ramji, Vishnu Patel | NIA has announced cash reward of Rs. 1 million. Red Corner Notice issued. |
Mohammad Riyaz | Riyaz Bhatkal, Ismail Shahbandri, Riyaz Ismail Shahbandri | NIA has announced reward of Rs. 1 million for any information leading to his arrest. NBW issued. |
Rudra Patil | Red Corner Notice issued. | |
Sajid Majid | Wasi, Ibrahim | Red Corner Notice issued. |
Sandeep Dange | NIA has announced cash reward of Rs. 1 million. Red Corner Notice issued. | |
Dr. Shahnawaz Alam | NIA has announced reward of Rs. 1 million for any information leading to his arrest. NBW issued. | |
Shoukat Ali | NIA has announced cash reward of Rs. 25,000. | |
Somji Sajdev | Sahdev | NIA has announced reward of Rs. 500,000 for any information leading to his arrest. |
Suresh Nair | NIA has announced cash reward of Rs. 200,000 | |
T R Calvin | Calvin Rain, Grace Raingam | Red Corner Notice issued. |
Umar Farooq | Mehbood-ul-Haq | |
Y. Nabinchand | Abo, Dilip | |
Wasnik Billu | Ramjan, Ramzan | NIA has announced reward of Rs. 200,000 for any information leading to his arrest. |
Abdul Wahid Siddibapa | Abdul Wahid, Khan | |
Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi | Chachi, Chhota Chachi, Chhota Chacha, Zakir Rehman Lakvi, Zaki Ur-Rehman Lakvi, Kaki Ur-Rehman, Zakir Rehman, Abu Waheed, Irshad Ahmad, Arshad | Red Corner Notice issued. |
Afif Jailani | ||
Anwar Hussain | ||
Abu Rashid | Sheikh | |
Mohd. Saleem Ishaqui | ||
Abdul Khadir Sultan Armar | ||
Mohammad Rasid | ||
Abul Kalam | ||
Burhan Sheikh | ||
Kausar | ||
Nasirullah | ||
Jahirul Shaikh | ||
Talha Sheikh | ||
Maulana Yusuf Sheikh | Bakkar, Mohd. Yusuf | |
Salahuddin Salehin | Hafizur Rahman Sheikh @ Mahin | |
Mustaffizur Rehman | Saqib, Tuhin | |
Rafiq | ||
Kadar Kazi | Kodor | |
Salik | Sallu | |
Zakir | Sadik, Vicky Don, Vinay Kumar | |
Amjad Khan | Daud, Pappu, Umer | |
Sheikh Mehboob | Guddu, Sameer, Ramesh | |
Niki Sumi | ||
S.S. Khaplang | Shang Wang, Shang Yung, Khaplang | |
Sabir Khan Pathan | Munna | |
Fayaz Ahmed Itoo | Fayaz Welder, Fayaz Khar | |
Fayaz Ahmed Ashwar | Setha | |
Shabzar Ahmed Bhat | Khursheed |
Previously listed
The following list contains the names of individuals who were previously listed on the NIA Most Wanted. Individuals are generally only removed from the list if the fugitive is captured, dies, or if the charges against them are dropped.Photo | Name | Alias | Status | Ref |
Amir Ali Kamal | Akram | Dead | ||
Ariz Khan | Junaid | Arrested | ||
Shakir Hussain Sheikh | Chota Hafiz, Adil | Dead | ||
Rajender Chaudhary | Dashrat, Rajendra, Samundar Singh | Arrested | ||
Mohammed Manzar Imam | Jameel | Arrested | ||
Bhavesh Patel | Bhavesh Bhai | Arrested | ||
Mehul | Mafat Bhai, Mahesh Bhai | Arrested | ||
Mohan | Runku, Ramesh Gohil | Arrested | ||
Abdul Sattar | Manzoor | Arrested | ||
Mohammed Ahmed Siddibappa | Mohammad Zarrar, Ahmed, Imran, Asif, Shahrukh | Arrested | ||
Asadullah Akhtar | Haddi, Danial | Arrested | ||
Talib Lali | Waseem, Abu Umer | Arrested | ||
Zia-ur-Rehman | Waqas, Ahmed, Javed | Arrested | ||
Mohd. Tehseen Akhtar | Monu | Arrested | ||
Wuthikorn Naruenartwanich | Willy Naruenartwanich, Willy Narue | Arrested | ||
Hyder Ali | Abdullah, Black Beauty | Arrested | ||
Taufeeq Ansari | Arrested | |||
Numan Ansari | Arrested | |||
Mojibullah | Arrested | |||
Zaffar Hussain Bhat | Khursheed | - | ||
Tariqul Islam | Sadiq, Sumon | Arrested |