26/11 Mastermind Hafiz Saeed sentenced to 31 years in jail by Pakistan’s anti-terrorism court, say local media reports
The UN-designated terrorist was also charged by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) last month under various sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in a case involving terrorist activities.
Hafiz Said, Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamat-ud-Dawa, has reportedly been sentences to 31 years in prison by Pakistan’s anti-terrorism court, according to local media reports.
On Friday, Saeed, the chief of Lashkar-e-Taiba, was sentenced in two cases and was responsible for carrying out the 2008 Mumbai attack that killed 166 people and left hundreds injured.
Saeed was listed under the UN Security Council Resolution 1267 in December 2008 and is UN-designated terrorist. The United States had put a bounty of $10 million on Saeed’s head.
Pakistan’s anti-terrorism court has ordered all of Saeed’s assets to be seized and has been fined ₹340,000. A mosque and madrassa, allegedly built by Saeed has also been ordered to be taken over, as suggested by reports. The 71-year old was also sentenced to 15 years in jail by an anti-terror court in a terror funding case last year.
Saeed is one of the most wanted in the devastating series of terrorist attacks in 2008, where 10 members of the LeT carried out 12 coordinated shooting and bomb attacks.
