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- The Centre banned two groups and declared an individual a terrorist for their subversive and anti-India activities.
- The two groups are the Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force (JKGF) and the Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF).
- The JKGF draws its cadres from various proscribed terrorist organisations, such as the Lashker-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen, Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami and others.
- The KTF came into existence in 2011.
- It is an offshoot of the Babbar Khalsa International, a proscribed terrorist organisation under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
- The JKGF is the 43rd and KTF 44th terror group to be declared outlawed under the anti-terror law.
- Punjab-resident Harwinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda was declared a terrorist.
- He is the 54th individual to be designated as a terrorist by the government.
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