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 Top 10 Most Wanted Criminals in India

1. Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar

One of the most dreaded criminals of the country; he heads the D-company of Mumbai. The 58-year-old biggest gangster is the son of a Maharashtra constable. He is accused of 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, the most destructive bomb explosions in Indian history that caused 350 fatalities and 1200 injuries.

He has also involved in 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.

He is also alleged to have close links with the then Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden. He has also been involved in the spot-fixing IPL scandal.

He is also into the businesses of counterfeiting Indian banknotes and drugs and does his best to harm India's security and economic interests.

He has been hiding in Karachi, Pakistan.

Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar is the most wanted criminal in India.

2. Syed Salahuddin

The chief of Hizbul Mujahideen, a Kashmiri militant organization, which is Pro Pakistan and aims to unite Kashmir with Pakistan. His organization is alleged to have links with ISI and Pakistan backing.

He has been responsible for frequent terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.

He is listed on the Most Wanted List of India's National Investigation Agency. He is named as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the US Department Of State. Salahuddin dismissed the listing as an "a joint move by the US, Israel, and India to express their animosity towards Pakistan."

3. Masood Azhar

He operates Jaish-e-Mohammed, a militant group in Pak Occupied Kashmir.

He is the terrorist who was freed by the Indian government in December 1999 in exchange for passengers on the hijacked Indian Airlines Flight 814 (IC814) that had eventually landed in Kandahar, Afghanistan, then controlled by the Taliban regime.

His terrorist outfit was behind the 2001 Parliament attacks. He is believed to be hiding in Pakistan.

On 1 May 2019, Masood Azhar was listed as an international terrorist by United Nations Security Council.

He is a most wanted terrorist in the RAW list.

4. Ilyas Kashmiri

Leader of terror outfit Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islami, he is an Al Qaeda operative. He was responsible for German Bakery blast in Pune and 26/11 attack in Mumbai, attack on American Centre in Kolkata in 2002 & blasts in Delhi, Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Bangalore in 2008.

On 6 August 2010, the United States labelled Kashmiri a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist" while the United Nations added him and his group HuJI to its blacklist established under UN Security Council Resolution 1267. The label allows the United States to freeze any of his assets in US jurisdiction and to "prohibit US persons from engaging in any transactions with him." 

He is wanted criminal for the bomb blast in India.

He was reported dead in a US drone strike in 2011 but the report was denied later.

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5. Sajid Mir

A Lashkar-e-Tayyeba commander, he came to India in 2005 as a cricket fan. He was preparing for the November 2008 attack in Mumbai.

Sajid Mir is one of India’s most wanted criminal in India declared by RAW, NIA & Indian Police.

His undercover visit was the first of a series of surveillance missions before Pakistan American David Headley was used for the recce operations.

Headley reported to Mir. From a safe house in Karachi, Mir guided the assault team using a voice-over-internet line, personally ordering the execution of several hostages.

According to Western intelligence sources, Mir is being held in a safe house run by the ISI Directorate, along with a former military officer who travelled with him to New Delhi, Abdur Rehman Hashim.

6. Major Iqbal

Another conspirator of 26/11 attack, he is a major in the Pakistani army and ISI officer.

He was the main handler of David Headley who recruited, trained and directed him for his recce activities in India.

The mysterious Major Iqbal, who India suspects is a Pakistani army officer in ISI, has now been identified as 'Chaudhery Khan' by Mumbai terror accused David Headley who said he is the mastermind of the 26/11 attacks plot.

India wants its voice samples to prove they were guiding 26/11 attackers on phone.

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7. Hafiz Muhammad Saeed

The chief of Lashkar- e- Tayyeba, Jamaat-ud-Dawa, was declared a terrorist outfit by the United Nations in December 2008.

He is accused of masterminding the 26/11 attacks. He openly makes hate speeches against India.

Saeed's son Talha Saeed serves as the Lashkar-e-Taiba second-in-command. He controls the finances of Lashkar. In 2019, Talha escaped an assassination attempt when a bomb inside a refrigerator shop exploded in Lahore. According to Lashkar, the bombing was attributed to the infighting in the Lashkar and RAW.

Though he was briefly placed under house arrest, after 26/11, he has stepped up his activities since last year, holding anti-India and anti-US rallies.

8. Chhota Shakeel

Dawood's close aide, Chhota Shakeel is accused in 1993 Mumbai blasts and attack Chhota Rajan in Bangkok in Sept 2001.

After Osama bin Laden's was killed, he fled from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia.

In the D-Company, Shakeel was known as the CEO and reported directly to Dawood. According to the Maharashtra police, he reportedly received support from the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan's intelligence agency, in his criminal operations. After the Bombay attacks, Shakeel sought refuge in Pakistan under the protection of the ISI.

9. Zaki-Ur- Rehman Lakhvi

Founder of Lashkar-e-Tayyeba, he along with Hafiz Saeed was among the main planners of the 26/11 attack.

The LeT has carried out dozens of attacks in India and is the most dreaded terror group active in the country.

Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi is a Pakistani Islamic militant and Islamist who is known as the top leader of the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba and currently serves as Supreme Commander of operations in Kashmir and as a member of LeT's General Council. He is listed on India's NIA Most Wanted list.

He is wanted criminal for 26/11 Mumbai Attacks.

He is currently in custody in Pakistan for 26/11 strike.

10. Anees Ibrahim

Dawood's younger brother whom he trusts. He is an accused in 1993 Mumbai blasts and a co-accused in every crime Dawood is accused of.

Whether it is running drugs/fake banknotes operations or extortions, he is the one who makes the arrangements

Not much is heard of him since he was shot at by members of a rival gang in Karachi in 2009.

There are many most wanted criminals in India. Here we list only top 10 most wanted criminals in India, according to the list updated by RAW, NIA & Secret Agency.