The Maharashtra ATS court has also indicated that it would like to question Abu Jundal, who has admitted to being one of the key handlers of the 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumbai. The court produced a warrant to this effect in Delhi’s Tis Hazari court.
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The ATS reportedly wants to question Jundal in connection with the Aurangabad arms haul case of May 2006 and the German Bakery blast case of February 2010. The ATS also wants to question him regarding active sleeper cells in Maharashtra and about his alleged connections with the Indian Mujahideen.
Jundal was handed over to the National Investigation Agency on Tuesday, after the Delhi police indicated that it had concluded its interrogations of him. He was also questioned by members of the Intelligence Bureau and Delhi police yesterday.
The Mumbai Police has moved a Delhi court seeking custody of alleged 26/11 Mumbai terror attack key handler Abu Jundal, who is currently in the custody of the Special Cell of the Delhi Police.
The Crime Branch of the Mumbai Police approached the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Vinod Yadav for Jundal’s custody in connection with various cases of murder, attempt to
murder and other offences under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Arms Act, which are being probed by the Crime Investigation Department (CID), Mumbai.
The Bangalore police commissioner was also earlier quoted as saying that they will be keen on interrogating Zabiuddin when they can.
“He was behind Indian Institute of Science attack in Bangalore..we want to investgate,” Jyotiprakash Mirji was quoted as saying by a television channel.
