LeT operative was duped of 50,000

Mateen Hafeez TNN

Mumbai: LeT operative Zabihuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal told interrogators that he had sent Rs 50,000 to help an accused in a terror case in India butthe person who wastodeliver the money cheatedhim.
 

    TOI had reportedon howIndian Mujahideen (IM) operativeswereduping their handlers andsiphoning off money.
 

    In 2010,Jundalwentto Saudi Arabia, where he saw one of his relatives, Qamar Malik (name changed). He took Malik’s number before returning to Pakistan.In 2011,Malikcalledup Jundal and said he was going to India for a week. “The next day, Jundal went to the office of his handler, Muzammil, and asked for a monetary favour for those arrested in the 2006 Aurangabad arms haul case. Muzammil gave him 4,000 riyals (nearly Rs 50,0000). Jundal spoke to Malik and gave him the address of one Kashif,whosebrother,Arif,was in the Aurangabad jail. Jundal sent the money to Malik throughhawala,” policesaid. 

    After sending the money, Jundal called up Malik and inquired if the money had been handed over, said a police source. “Malik told Jundal that he was trying to trace Kashif’s address and assured him that the money would be delivered assoon as possible,” cops added. 

    Oneday,Jundalsawthewedding card of Malik’s brother on a social networking website. Jundal noted down the brother’s mobile number from the card. After calling up that number, Jundal took Malik’s new mobile number and contacted him. “Malik told Jundal that he tried to search for Kashif’s addressbutcould notfindit.Malik disconnected the call, asking Jundal not to call him again,” said a policesource.
 

TERROR & MOOLAH • Murdered IM man Qateel Siddiqui allegedly spent Rs 1L on women. The money was to recruit new men. He had told police that he was not interested in IM ideology

• IM man Yasin Bhatkal siphoned off and invested Rs 14L in an under-construction project in Nalasopara. The money was for the legal expenses of IM members who were in jail

• Pune German Bakery blast accused Mirza Himayat Baig got Rs 12.5L, of which he used Rs 10L on operational expenses. The remaining money was used to pay off personal debt 

 

 

The Times of India, September 10, 2012