Mumbai terror attacks mastermind and Jammaat ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed was arrested on Wednesday in Gujranwala, Pakistani media reported. Hafiz Saeed was arrested by the Counter Terrorism Department while he was travelling from to Gujranwala from Lahore to appear before an anti-terrorism court, Geo News reported. On Monday, Hafiz Saeed and three of his aides were granted pre-arrest bail by an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan over JuD’s illegal use of land for a seminary. They said cases were registered against Lashkar founder Hafiz Saeed and 12 of his aides. Hafiz Saeed’s JuD is believed to the front for Lashkar, which is responsible for the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai.

Source: Hindustan Times July 17, 2019 07:29 UTC