India bans terrorist organization Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
The JMB (Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh), a terrorist organization, has been banned by the government of India.
The terrorist group was responsible for carrying out a terrorist attack at a café in Dhaka, in which, 22 people were killed, and 17 out of the 22 were foreigners.
A notification that was released by the Home Ministry of India stated that the terrorist organization has committed and promoted acts of terrorism and is engaged in recruiting youths in the country to take part in their terrorist activities.
The Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, which is also known as the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen India or Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Hindustan, has been inserted in the First Schedule to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 of India.
This means that the terrorist organization is now considered as a banned organization in the country.