26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed arrested, sent to 7-day judicial custody

Mumbai terror attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed has been arrested from Lahore Saeed was arrested on Wednesday by the CounterTerrorism Department CTD of Pakistans Punjab Province when he was on his way to Gujranwala from LahoreJamatud Dawas Hafiz Saeed arrested and sent to judicial custody Pakistan media file pic pictwittercom1Txu9BlvoKmdash ANI ANI July 17 2019He has been moved to an unknown location the officials said Saeedled JuD is believed to be the front organisation for the LashkareTaiba which is responsible for carrying out the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 peopleFollowing his arrest Saaedwas sent to sevenday judicial custody on terror financing chargesSpeaking to ARY News spokesperson of the Chief Minister of Pakistans Punjab province Shahbaz Gill said that Hafizs arrest was made under the ongoing National Action Plan NAP reports ANI The spokesperson refused to share any further details in this regardThe US Department of the Treasury has designated Hafiz Saeed as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist and the US since 2012 has offered a USD 10 million reward for information that brings Saeed to justiceUnder pressure from the international community Pakistani authorities have launched investigations into matters of the JuD and LeT regarding their holding and use of trusts to raise funds for terrorism financingAlso ReadPakistan books Hafiz Saeed 12 others for terror financing through charitiesThe arrest comes ahead of the International Court of Justices verdict in a case relating to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav whose death sentence by a Pakistani military court based on an extracted confession has been questioned by IndiaJadhav 49 a retired Indian Navy officer was sentenced to death by the Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism after a closed trial in April 2017 His sentencing evoked a sharp reaction in IndiaPresident of the Court Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf will read out the verdict during a public sitting which will take place at 3 pm 630 pm IST on Wednesday at the Peace Palace in The Hague NetherlandsOn July 15 2019 Hafiz Saeed and his three aides were granted prearrest bail by an antiterrorism court in Pakistan which stopped police from arresting them till August 3 in a land grabbing case for a seminary AntiTerrorism Court ATC Lahore Judge Javed Iqbal Warriach granted prearrest bail to Saeed and his three aides Hafiz Masood Ameer Hamza and Malik Zafar until August 3 against the surety bonds of Rs 50000 eachEarlier Dawn newspaper reported that the ATC granted interim bail to the JuD leaders until August 31 The CounterTerrorism Department CTD had registered an FIR against Saeed and others for illegally grabbing a piece of land in Lahore and setting up a seminaryAlso ReadPak must enact legislation to proscribe Hafiz Saeedled JuD FIF USSaeed and other threes counsel Imran Fazal told the court that his clients were not involved in grabbing of the land in question He termed the allegation baseless A lawyer representing the CTD said Saeed and his three aides are involved in land grabbing They grabbed the land and set up a seminary there he said Judge Warriach however stopped the CTD of Punjab police from arresting Saeed and his three aides in this case till August 3 According to officials JuDs network includes 300 seminaries and schools hospitals a publishing house and ambulance serviceIn March Punjab police said that government seized control of 160 seminaries 32 schools two colleges four hospitals 178 ambulances and 153 dispensaries associated with the JuD and its charity wing the FalaheInsaniat Foundation FIF in the province Read the full story hereWith inputs from agenciesCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates