Accused of having conducted a reconnaissance to identify terror sites for the 26/11 terror attacks on the commercial capital, two alleged Lashkar-e-Tayeba (LeT) operatives – Fahim Ansari and Sabahuddin – were remanded in Mumbai police custody till December 31, by a Mumbai Court on Thursday.
Arrested last February in connection with the attack on the Rampur CRPF camp, the duo is now in custody of the Mumbai police and is reported to have provided several ‘vital clues,’
According to CNN-IBN, which claims to be in possession a copy of Ansari's interrogation report, the LeT operative has confessed to have carried out a recce of various targets in Mumbai.
Ansari is an expert in intelligence gathering and says he was shown a Google earth map of Mumbai, with prominent places like the police headquarters and Taj Mahal hotel marked out.
He later visited several of the locations, took pictures and put together diagrams of roads and buildings before forwarding them to Mohammed Muzamil, a top LeT commander.
The interrogation of Sabahuddin has revealed that he visited and finalized the target for the attack on the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore. He later escaped to Nepal and was appointed the LeT chief there. In January this year, Sabahuddin helped Fahim Ansari cross into India.
Sabahuddin and Ansari have reportedly admitted to have been waiting for an arms shipment in Nepal at the time of their arrest.
Arrested last February in connection with the attack on the Rampur CRPF camp, the duo is now in custody of the Mumbai police and is reported to have provided several ‘vital clues,’
According to CNN-IBN, which claims to be in possession a copy of Ansari's interrogation report, the LeT operative has confessed to have carried out a recce of various targets in Mumbai.
Ansari is an expert in intelligence gathering and says he was shown a Google earth map of Mumbai, with prominent places like the police headquarters and Taj Mahal hotel marked out.
He later visited several of the locations, took pictures and put together diagrams of roads and buildings before forwarding them to Mohammed Muzamil, a top LeT commander.
The interrogation of Sabahuddin has revealed that he visited and finalized the target for the attack on the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore. He later escaped to Nepal and was appointed the LeT chief there. In January this year, Sabahuddin helped Fahim Ansari cross into India.
Sabahuddin and Ansari have reportedly admitted to have been waiting for an arms shipment in Nepal at the time of their arrest.
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