India, Oct. 17 -- A court in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district has declared Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen chief Mohammad Yousuf Shah, also known as Syed Salahuddin, a proclaimed offender in connection with a 2012 case, police said on Thursday.

The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of Sopore issued the proclamation against Salahuddin under Section 153-B of the Ranbir Penal Code (imputations and assertions prejudicial to national integration) and Section 506 of the Indian Penal Code (criminal intimidation).

"The war against terror continues: J&K Police secures proclamation orders against the proscribed self-styled Commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, Md Yousuf Shah alias Syed Salahuddin, who has been provided sanctuary by Pakistan, in FI...