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  Pak court notice to 26/11 Mumbai attacks accused

Pak court notice to 26/11 Mumbai attacks accused

PTI
Published : May 31, 2016, 4:36 am IST
Updated : May 31, 2016, 4:36 am IST

A top Pakistani court on Monday issued notices to the seven 26/11 Mumbai attacks accused, including mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, and the government over the prosecution’s plea to form a commissio

Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi
 Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi

A top Pakistani court on Monday issued notices to the seven 26/11 Mumbai attacks accused, including mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, and the government over the prosecution’s plea to form a commission to examine the boat used by the 10 LeT terrorists to reach India.

“The Islamabad high court has issued notices to the accused of Mumbai attack case and the government on the prosecution’s plea to form a commission to examine the boat at port city of Karachi,” a court official said.

He said the court has also sought record of the trial court. The official said the date for hearing of the case will be fixed later.

The prosecution had challenged the trial court’s decision to reject its plea to form a commission to examine the boat Al-Fauz, so that the vessel could be made “case property”.

Al-Fauz is in the custody of Pakistani authorities in Karachi, from where the 10 militants, armed with AK-47 assault rifles and hand grenades, had left for India to carry out the Mumbai attack in 2008.

According to the Federal Investigation Agency, the attackers used three boats including Al Fauz to reach Mumbai from Karachi.

It said the security agencies had also traced the shop and its owner from where the culprits bought the engine and the boat, while a bank and a money exchange company were also traced which were used for the transaction of money.

The 10 LeT militants had left Karachi on the boat on November 23, 2008.

En route to their destination, they hijacked another boat, killing four of its crew. They allegedly forced the vessel’s captain to take them close to Indian shores.

Location: Pakistan, Islamabad