Mateen Hafeez TNN
Mumbai: Investigations have revealed that Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Zabihuddin Ansair alias Abu Jundal was given US$500 for the Karnavati Express blast in Ahmedabad. Though Jundal was imparted a weapon handling training in Pakistan, he has confessed to learning bomb-making techniques in Nepal. He also told investigators that earlier he had twice refused to undergo training in Pakistan.
Jundal (31), who originally belongs to Beed district in Maharashtra, is currently in the state ATS custody for his alleged involvement in the 2006 Aurangabad arms haul case. The police had seized 43 kg of RDX, 16 AK-47 assault rifles, 3,200 live bullets, 50 hand grenades, two swords, etc. So far, police have arrested 22 people, including Jundal, in this case.
After reaching Nepal, Jundal met LeT operative, Juned alias Rehan alias Waii, a Pakistani national. “During the next two days, Juned taught me how to make a bomb from crackers and also gave me a task. Jundal was then given another task of receiving the delivery of weapons at a place called Nasik Road. After a few days, Juned gave Jundal the code name of “Pappu”. On the last day of their stay in Nepal, Jundal met Juned at Bala Zoo Park in Kathmandu. “Juned gave me $500 and another task to fire on Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) shops/offices or trigger a blast somewhere in India. After that, we returned to India,” Jundal told the police.
Jundal then planned to carry out a bomb blast in a train. He, along with his associates, purchased some crackers, thermocol, knobs, battery, watch, etc. He assembled a suitcase bomb and planted it in a train moving towards Ahmedabad, which exploded at Ahmedabad railway station, the police said.
The Times of India, September 5, 2012
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