Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)
terrorist Abu Jindal
(Jundal), who is
in Delhi Police's
custody, has confessed
his active role
in the November
26, 2008 (26/11)
Mumbai attacks,
saying that Jamaat-ud-Dawa
(JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz
Saeed was present
in the Karachi (Pakistan)
control room when
the 26/11 masterminds
were controlling
the events, as reported
on June 26, by IBNLive.
According to officials,
Jindal was one of
the five handlers
present in the control
room in Karachi.
He was directing
terrorists carrying
out 26/11 attacks
at every step. He
also coached the
26/11 terrorists
to pose as members
of fictitious terrorist
organistaion- Deccan
Mujahideen to misguide
the investigation,
according to The
Times of India.
According to IB sources, during the interrogation, Abu Jindal
has admitted to
handling the attack
on Nariman House
during 26/11, reports
IBNLive.
Jindal reportedly
told the Police
that he was the
one who trained
the 10 terrorists.
As per the details,
he was actually
involved in guiding
and directing the
terrorists at every
step during 26/11
attack. Jindal has
also admitted of
travelling along
with Ajmal Kasab
(the lone terrorist
arrested) and other
terrorists on the
same boat to the
Indian border. Kasab's
testimony, earlier
to Mumbai Police,
names Jindal for
seeing off the 10
attackers at Pakistan shore. Abu Hamza, Abu Qaafa
and Lakhvi were
the others.
According to NDTV, Jindal has 10 aliases and was sent
to Saudi
Arabia by LeT to
gather funds for
another major operation
after 26/11.
The Times of India quoting sources said, "Abu Jundal knows the Bhatkal brothers
- Riyaz and Iqbal,
bosses of Indian
Mujahideen based
in Karachi very well. He claims that
the Bhatkal brothers
used to come to
joint meetings of
Lashkar and IM.
For the Jama Masjid
attack, the Bhatkal
brothers asked Jundal
to provide a man,
an expert in firing”.
Further confirming the arrest, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram
said on June 25,
“The person who
goes by the pseudonym
of Abu Jundal has
been apprehended
and has been remanded
to the custody of
law enforcement
agencies”, reports
Telegraphindia.com. |
