National Investigation Agency today told a Delhi court that the complicity of Pakistan-based JuD chief Hafiz Saeed and other five terror suspects was not confined to 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks as they had conspired to plot such attacks in other parts of the country as well. The statement regarding alleged broader nefarious design of the terror masterminds was made by NIA prosecutor in response to a query as to why the probe agency was seeking issuance of non-bailable warrants when a Mumbai court has already issued such warrants against them in the terror attacks case. NIA's counsel said that the present case has to be viewed in a larger perspective as the ambit of probe goes beyond the Mumbai attacks case. The prosecutor, however, did not elaborate saying it pertained to national security. He cited a UN resolution of 1999 by which LeT operations commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and Saeed have been branded as international terrorists. District and Sessions Judge S P Garg, who was provided with the case diary containing the statements of David Coleman Headley, recorded by NIA at Illinois in the US, is likely to take a decison tomorrow on its plea seeking issuance of NBW against Saeed, Lakhvi and four others including two Pakistani army officers.
News On AIR | July 20, 2010 6:12 PM
Complicity of JuD chief Saeed, five other terror suspects not confined to 26/11 attacks alone: NIA tells Court