One of the prime handlers
of the November 26, 2008
(26/11) Mumbai attacks
and arrested Lashkar-e-Toiba
(LeT)
operative Abu Jundal on
August 9, has shown his
willingness to confess
his role in 26/11 Mumbai
attacks before the magistrate
court under section 164
of the Criminal Procedure
Code, reports Hindustan
Times. He is also
willing to confess his
involvement with the LeT
network. Jundal was brought
to court at 4:30pm amid
tight security and was
produced before the additional
chief metropolitan magistrate.
He then told the court
that he wanted to confess.
Soon the court was vacated
and all the other litigants
were asked to leave. During
the in-camera proceedings,
the court explained to
him the procedure of recording
the confession and also
informed him that his
confessional statement
could be used against
him Jundal replied in
the affirmative when he
was asked if his decision
to give the confession
was voluntary. Further,
the magistrate informed
Jundal that he would be
given time till August
13 to rethink his decision
and the statement would
be recorded only if he
still wanted to make the
confession.
As reported earlier,
Jundal was arrested on
June 21, 2012, by Delhi
Police at New Delhi's
Indira Gandhi International
Airport after being deported
from Saudi Arabia. |
