RBI notification RBI/2026-27/302 · 27 Oct 2026
Official title
Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Amendment of 03 Entries
Summary
Check the official recordRegulated entities must check their records for three amended entries on the United Nations Security Council ISIL and Al-Qaida Sanctions List. This update follows a press release from the United Nations Security Council. Regulated entities must ensure they hold no accounts for listed individuals or entities under section 51A of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act 1967. Entities must follow the procedure in the Reserve Bank of India Know Your Customer Directions 2025 and the related order. Banks must forward any de-listing request electronically to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
What you must do
Who is affected
RBI/2026-27/302
DoR.AML.REC.254/14.06.001/2026-27
October 27, 2026
The Chairpersons/ CEOs of the Commercial Banks,
Small Finance Banks, Payment Banks, Urban Co-operative Banks,
Rural Co-operative Banks, Regional Rural Banks, Local Area Banks,
Non-Banking Financial Companies, Asset Reconstruction Companies,
All India Financial Institutions
Madam/Dear Sir
Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Amendment of 03 Entries
Please refer to Chapter IX on “Requirements/obligations under International Agreements - Communications from International Agencies” of the Reserve Bank of India - Know Your Customer, Directions, 2025 dated November 28, 2025 (amended time to time) (“Directions”), as applicable, as per which, regulated entity shall ensure that in terms of section 51A of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) (UAPA) Act, 1967 and amendments thereto, it does not have any account in the name of individuals / entities appearing in the lists of individuals and entities, suspected of having terrorist links, which are approved by and periodically circulated by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
A. Individuals
QDi.340 Name:
1: EMILIE 2: EDWIGE 3: KONIG 4: na
Title:
na
Designation:
na
DOB:
9 Dec. 1984
POB:
Ploemeur, France
Good quality a.k.a.:
na
Low quality a.k.a.:
Emilie Samra Konig
Nationality:
France
Passport no:
French France passport number 05AT521433, issued on 30 Nov. 2005, issued in Lorient, France (issued by the sous-prefecture of police of Lorient, France)
National identification no: a) French national identity card France number 050456101445, issued on 19 May 2005, issued in Lorient, France (issued by the sous-prefecture of police of Lorient, France)
b) French identity card France number 0205561020089, issued on 30 May 2002 (issued under name Emilie Edwige Konig)
Address:
Syrian Arab Republic (located in since 2013)
France (in detention)
Listed on:
23 Sep. 2014 ( amended on 24 Jun. 2016, 15 Nov. 2021, 26 Oct. 2026)
Review concluded on:
15 Nov. 2021, 31 Dec. 2025
Other information:
French terrorist fighter who travelled to Syria and joined Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI) (QDe.115). Active in radicalizing and propagating Al-Qaida’s (QDe.004) ideology through the Internet. Incites violent activities against France. French arrest warrant issued on 12 Jun. 2015 by a magistrate of the anti-terrorism division of the Prosecutor’s Office in Paris for her participation in a terrorist criminal association Currently detained in France. Gender: female.
INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice:
https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals#2014-58638
QDi.342 Name:
1: OUMAR 2: DIABY 3: na 4: na
Title:
na
Designation:
na
DOB:
5 Aug. 1975
POB:
Dakar, Senegal
Good quality a.k.a.:
na
Low quality a.k.a.: a) Omsen
b) Oumar Omar Omsen
Nationality:
Senegal
Passport no:
na
National identification no:
na
Address:
Syrian Arab Republic (located in)
Listed on:
23 Sep. 2014 ( amended on 6 Dec. 2019, 30 Oct. 2023, 26 Oct. 2026)
Review concluded on:
4 Dec. 2019, 30 Oct. 2023
Other information:
A leader of an armed group linked to Al-Qaida (QDe.004) and Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant (formerly listed), and a key facilitator for a Syrian foreign terrorist fighter network of foreign terrorist fighters travelling to Syria. Active in terrorist propaganda through the Internet INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice:
https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals#2014-58642
QDi.376 Name:
1: PETER 2: CHERIF 3: na 4: na
Title:
na
Designation:
na
DOB:
26 Aug. 1982
POB:
Paris, 20th district, France
Good quality a.k.a.:
na Abou Hamza
Low quality a.k.a.:
na
Nationality:
France
Passport no:
na
National identification no:
na
Address:
Al Mukalla, Hadramawt province, Yemen
France (in custody)
Listed on:
29 Sep. 2015 (amended on 24 Jun. 2016, 15 Nov. 2021, 18 Aug. 2026, 26 Oct. 2026)
Review concluded on:
15 Nov. 2021, 31 Dec. 2025
Other information:
Member of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) (QDe.129). Convicted in absentia to five years in prison in France in 2012, Wanted by French authorities as of 2015. and then sentenced to life imprisonment by a French court on 3 October 2024 for his involvement in a terrorist organisation. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice:
https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals#2015-64577
Press release dated October 26, 2026 regarding the above can be found at
https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16490.doc.htm
Further, in accordance with paragraph 61 of resolution 2734 (2024), the Committee has made accessible on its website the narrative summaries of reasons for listing of the above entries at the following URL:
https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/1267/aq_sanctions_list/summaries
The details of the sanction measures and exemptions are available at the following URL:
https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/1267#further_information
In view of the above, regulated entities are advised to take appropriate action in terms of Chapter IX of the aforementioned Directions and strictly follow the procedure as laid down in the UAPA Order dated February 02, 2021 (amended on April 22, 2024) annexed to the Directions.
Updated lists of individuals and entities linked to ISIL (Da'esh), Al-Qaida and Taliban are available at:
www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/1267/aq_sanctions_list
https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/1988/materials
Further, as per the instructions from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), any request for de-listing received by any bank is to be forwarded electronically to Joint Secretary (CTCR), MHA for consideration. Individuals, groups, undertakings or entities seeking to be removed from the Security Council’s ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List can submit their request for delisting to an independent and impartial Ombudsperson who has been appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General. More details are available at the following URL:
https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/ombudsperson/application
Regulated entities are advised to take note of the aforementioned UNSC communication and ensure meticulous compliance.
Yours faithfully
(R Sathish)
General Manager
