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==Arrest in India==
In early 1994, Azhar travelled to [[Srinagar]] under a fake identity, to ease tensions between Harkat-ul-Ansar's feuding factions of [[Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami]] and [[Harkat-ul-Mujahideen]].<ref name=kashmirherald/> India arrested him in February from [[Khanabal]] near Anantnag and imprisoned him for his terrorist activities with the groups.<ref name=latimes/><ref name="kashmirherald" />
In July, 1995, six [[1995 kidnapping of western tourists in Jammu and Kashmir |foreign tourists were kidnapped]] in Jammu and Kashmir. The kidnappers, referring to themselves as Al-Faran, included the release of Masood Azhar among their demands.<ref name=kashmirherald/> One of the hostages managed to escape whilst another was found in a decapitated state in August.<ref name="latimes" /> The others were never seen or heard from since 1995.<ref>
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