Former Pak investigator lists 7 facts on 26/11
Former Pak Investigator Lists 7 Facts On 26/11. Khosa says, Ajmal Kasab was a Pakistani national, whose place of residence and initial schooling as well as his joining a banned militant organisation was established by the investigators.
1) Khosa says, "Ajmal Kasab was a Pakistani national, whose place of residence and initial schooling as well as his joining a banned militant organisation was established by the investigators."
2) "The Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were imparted training near Thatta, Sindh and launched by sea from there. The training camp was identified and secured by the investigators. The casings of the explosive devices used in Mumbai were recovered from this training camp and duly matched," writes the former Director General of the FIA.
3) He says the "fishing trawler used by the terrorists for hijacking an Indian trawler in which they sailed to Mumbai, was brought back to harbour, then painted and concealed. It was recovered by the investigators and connected to the accused."
4) "The engine of the dinghy abandoned by the terrorists near Mumbai harbour contained a patent number through which the investigators traced its import from Japan to Lahore and then to a Karachi sports shop from where an LeT-linked militant purchased it along with the dinghy. The money trail was followed and linked to the accused who was arrested," Khosa says.
5) "The ops room in Karachi, from where the operation was directed, was also identified and secured by the investigators. The communications through Voice over Internet Protocol were unearthed."
6) "The alleged commander and his deputies were identified and arrested," writes Khosa. Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi, the mastermind of the 26/11 attacks was arrested along with others in 2008. They are still on trial and Lakhvi was granted bail earlier this year.
7) "A couple of foreign-based financiers and facilitators were arrested and brought to face trial," says the former investigator.
