Almost four
months before the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, Lashkare-Taiba (LeT) bosses had
entrusted Abu Jundal with the task of making the attackers “look,
behave and speak” like Indians, home ministry sources told HT.
Jundal told interrogators that the idea was to make the 26/11 attack look like an operation carried out by “disgruntled” Indian Muslims — a follow-up of a series of urban bombings carried out by Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives between 2005 and 2008.
“In that scheme of things, Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal played a vital role in LeT plans. Only a person like Jundal could come up with (an idea like) mentioning the Sachar committee report on the condition of Indian Muslims,” said a senior official.
“Jundal has confirmed what Kasab and Headley told Indian investigators earlier about the ISI-LeT combine’s involvement in the 26/11 attacks,” the official said.
Jundal told interrogators that the idea was to make the 26/11 attack look like an operation carried out by “disgruntled” Indian Muslims — a follow-up of a series of urban bombings carried out by Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives between 2005 and 2008.
“In that scheme of things, Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal played a vital role in LeT plans. Only a person like Jundal could come up with (an idea like) mentioning the Sachar committee report on the condition of Indian Muslims,” said a senior official.
“Jundal has confirmed what Kasab and Headley told Indian investigators earlier about the ISI-LeT combine’s involvement in the 26/11 attacks,” the official said.
Revealing the ISI’s involvement, Jundal stated that operatives of
the Pakistani agency installed voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP)
connections in laptops before handing them to LeT bosses – so they could
stay in touch with 26/11 attackers.
According to sources, Jundal was not happy with the way Pakistan had failed to release him from detention in Saudi Arabia. He has provided information on LeT operations in Nepal, Bangladesh and Gulf countries, they added.
More importantly, Jundal has also reportedly spilled the beans on a “sham” enacted by Pakistan in the guise of conducting the 26/11 attacks trial.
Though Pakistan has arrested five persons – Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, Mazhar Iqbal Abdul Wajid, Shahid Jameel Riyaz and Hammad Amin Sadiq – the arrested operative has told interrogators that Lakhvi continues to coordinate Lashkar activities from Adiala jail in Pakistan.
Jundal, who has met Lakhvi in prison, said the latter has access
to telephones and every other comfort in his cell. He has also revealed
the existence of an LeT safehouse in Karachi codenamed ‘Azizabad’.
According to sources, Jundal was not happy with the way Pakistan had failed to release him from detention in Saudi Arabia. He has provided information on LeT operations in Nepal, Bangladesh and Gulf countries, they added.
More importantly, Jundal has also reportedly spilled the beans on a “sham” enacted by Pakistan in the guise of conducting the 26/11 attacks trial.
Though Pakistan has arrested five persons – Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, Mazhar Iqbal Abdul Wajid, Shahid Jameel Riyaz and Hammad Amin Sadiq – the arrested operative has told interrogators that Lakhvi continues to coordinate Lashkar activities from Adiala jail in Pakistan.
Jundal, who has met Lakhvi in prison, said the latter has access
to telephones and every other comfort in his cell. He has also revealed
the existence of an LeT safehouse in Karachi codenamed ‘Azizabad’.
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