The Resistance Front (TRF) is a militant organisation actively engaged in insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir, and designated as a terrorist organisation in India.[15] Indian government and other experts believe that the organisation was founded by and is an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan-based Jihadist terrorist group.[16][17][18] The group is responsible for attacks on and killings of civilians, including those belonging to religious minority communities such as Kashmiri Hindus[19][20][21][18] government employees,[22] labourers and business owners, local politicians,[21] and tourists,[23] as well as for several attacks on Indian security forces[17] including local policemen.[24][18]
Formed using cadres of Jihadist groups Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen[19][18][25] in the aftermath of the 2019 abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, TRF uses non-religious nomenclature and symbolism to project a secular image,[16] but has carried out targeted killings of locals from religious minority communities.[21][19][20] The group maintains a significant social media presence, some of which has been traced to Pakistan.[26]