New Delhi: Delhi Police have filed their first charge-sheet against 26/11 key suspect Abu Jundal in a Delhi court following which the court Wednesday asked Jundal to be brought before it on September 28.
Jundal, who was arrested on June 21 by Delhi Police, was in the custody of Maharashtra police since July 20. The court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vidya Prakash issued a production warrant against Jundal after taking note of the charge sheet filed by Delhi Police Special Cell Sep 20.
“From the investigation conducted so far, sufficient evidence has come on record to prosecute the accused,” police said in the charge-sheet.
Jundal was arrested June 21 by Delhi Police after one of the accused in a firing incident at Jama Masjid here ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games revealed his name. The accused, Mohd. Adil, told police that Jundal motivated him for jihad.
Adil along with other 10 Indian Mujahideen members were named in the chargesheet filed by Delhi Police in the Jama Masjid firing case in May 19. The charges against Jundal were part of a supplementary chargesheet filed by Delhi Police as part of the Jama Masjid case.
“Abu Jundal taught Hindi and local languages spoken in Mumbai to the 10 terrorists who perpetrated the 2008 Mumbai attack,” said police in the charge sheet.
Police added that Jundal with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) member Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and others was present in the “control room” in Pakistan for monitoring the Mumbai attack Novembger 26, 2008, that left 166 people killed. The court was informed that Jundal was named in 10 terror cases.
IANS
