Chhota Shakeel

Shakeel, an underworld gangster, is a trusted ally of fugitive Dawood Ibrahim. He is the arch-rival of Chotta Rajan, another underworld gangster. He fled India after the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts and was accused of involvement in the attacks. He is currently reported to be hiding in Saudi Arabia after spending some time in Pakistan post Osama bin laden’s killing.

Bhatkal brothers

Iqbal Bhatkal and Riyaz Bhatkal are the founding members of the banned terrorist outfit, Indian Mujahideen (IM). They have engineered a series of terror attacks across India, including Delhi, Bangalore and Ahmadabad serial blasts in 2008, then Varanasi’s Sheetla ghat attack and Pune’s German bakery blast in February 2010. Both, who hail from Bhatkal town of Karnataka, are prime suspects in carrying out the serial blasts.

Tiger Memon

Ibrahim Abdul Razak Memon aka Tiger Memon is one of the most wanted terrorists of India and maintains close ties with Dawood Ibrahim. Memon is a drug-weapons supplier and is a key accused in the 1993 serial bomb blasts in Mumbai. His family members are also active in conspiring and abetting acts of terror. His brother, Yakub Memon, has been charged for possession of unauthorised arms. He is reported to have a restaurant in Dubai.

Hafeez Muhammad Saeed

He founded the jihadist group, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in 1990. He has orchestrated a number of attacks on the Indian soil including the December 13, 2011 attack on Parliament; July 11, 2006 train bombings in Mumbai, and was also the mastermind behind the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai. In 2011, India declared him as one of the most wanted terrorists. Jammu and Kashmir is one issue that evokes him to attack India again and again.

Maulana Masood Azhar

He is the founder of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), a Pakistan-based militant outfit. This man, who hates India, is the mastermind behind the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight IC-814 in December 1999 and also the attack on Parliament in December 2001. He was even captured by Indian authorities in 1994 but was forcibly released in the IC-814 terrorist swap case. He remains one of the most wanted terrorists on India’s list.

Sayeed Salahudeen

Salahudeen, a Kashmiri-born militant, is the chief of Hizbul Mujahideen. Since 1993, he has been staying in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). Pakistani authorities have refused to hand him over to India.

Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi

Lakhvi is the chief military commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), a religious extremist outfit. His name emerged during the July 11, 2006 bombing of Mumbai rail network which left more than 200 dead. He is also reported to have close ties with Pakistan’s ISI. Lakhvi was even formally charged in connection with Mumbai’s 26/11 attack on its first anniversary by a Pakistan anti-terror court.

Iliyas Kashmiri

He was a senior member of al Qaeda (handler of 313 bridge) as well as the chief of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HuJI) and also a former Pakistani military official. The reports of his death emerged on June 03, 2011 - that he has been killed in a US drone strike. It was a major blow to al Qaeda after the death of its chief Osama bin Laden on May 02, 2011 in Abottabad in Pakistan. Some contradictory reports however said Kashmiri was alive. Kashmiri was one of the terrorists most wanted by Indian agencies.

Abdur Rehman Hashim Syed/Pasha

He is a 2007 retired Major in the Pakistan Army and is accused of having links with terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba. Popularly known as Pasha, he is reported to have coordinated with David Headley, the 26/11 Mumbai attacker, in 2008. He also runs the Indian Mujahideen project from Karachi.

By Preeti Panwar