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2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi arrested in Pakistan

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The mastermind of the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai and operations commander of Laskar-e-Toiba (LeT) Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi has been arrested in Pakistan over terror financing charges. The LeT commander, who was out on bail since 2015, was arrested by Punjab province’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in a terror financing case registered in a Lahore police station.

“Following an intelligence-based operation conducted by the CTD Punjab, proscribed organisation LeT leader Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi was arrested on charges of terrorism financing,”news agency quoted officials as saying.

“Lakhvi is accused of running a dispensary, using funds collected for terrorism financing. He and others also collected funds from this dispensary and used these funds for further terrorism financing. He also used these funds for personal expenses,” the CTD said.

The CTD said that in addition to belonging to proscribed organisation LeT, Lakhvi is also a UN-designated individual.

“His trial will be held before the Anti-Terrorism Court in Lahore,” it added.

Lakhvi, who was on bail since 2015 in the Mumbai attack case, was arrested by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD). However, officials did not mention his place of arrest.

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