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'''Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari''' {{aka}} '''Abu Hamza''' or '''Abu Jundal''' is an Indian [[Islamic militant|Islamic terrorist]] belonging to [[Indian Mujahideen]] and [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]]. He is accused of being involved in [[2008 Mumbai attacks]]. Zabiuddin Ansari (Abu Hamza)'s name was listed in the list of "50 most wanted criminals sheltered in Pakistan" released by India on 21 May 2011.<ref name=TOI_50_most_wanted>{{cite news|title=India releases BS of 50 'most wanted fugitives' in Pak|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-11/india/29532084_1_hafiz-saeed-fugitives-paramjit-singh-panjwar|access-date=25 June 2012|date=12 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705155413/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-11/india/29532084_1_hafiz-saeed-fugitives-paramjit-singh-panjwar|url-status=dead|work=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=2012-07-05}}</ref><ref name=sify_wanted_list>{{cite news|title=India's most-wanted terrorists|url=http://www.sify.com/news/India-s-most-wanted-terrorists-imagegallery-national-lfmrEchhceh.html?html=5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150422210000/http://www.sify.com/news/India-s-most-wanted-terrorists-imagegallery-national-lfmrEchhceh.html?html=5|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 April 2015|access-date=25 June 2012|newspaper=Sify News|date=12 May 2011}}</ref> He served as the handler of the 10 LeT terrorists during [[2008 Mumbai attacks]].

He is a suspect in several cases such as the ''Kalupur station blast'' case of 9 February 2006, the Aurangabad arms haul case of May 2006 and co-accused in [[2010 Pune bombing]] case.<ref name=TOI_Chidambram>{{cite news|title=Abu Jundal carried out 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks with Pakistan help: Chidambaram|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-29/india/32471652_1_syed-zabiuddin-alias-control-room-security-agencies|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126054236/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-29/india/32471652_1_syed-zabiuddin-alias-control-room-security-agencies|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2013|access-date=29 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=29 June 2012}}</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20130103075043/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-02-19/india/27809475_1_blast-powerful-bomb-explosion-ahmedabad 25 injured in Ahmedabad station blast], TNN 19 Feb 2006, AHMEDABAD, timesofindia.indiatimes.com</ref><ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_abu-jundal-brought-to-ahmedabad-in-2006-train-blast-case_1754752 Abu Jundal brought to Ahmedabad in 2006 train blast case, Sunday, 21 Oct 2012, Ahmedabad, PTI, dnaindia.com]</ref> He was deported from Saudi Arabia on 25 June 2012 and is currently in the custody of Indian security agencies.<ref name=BBC_mumbai_attacker>{{cite news|title=Mumbai attacks 'planner' questioned|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18589785|access-date=28 June 2012|newspaper=[[BBC News]]|date=26 June 2012}}</ref> On 2 August 2016, he was sentenced to life imprisonment in relation to the arms haul case by the special [[Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act|MCOCA court]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/2006-Aurangabad-arms-haul-case-Abu-Jundal-six-others-sentenced-for-life/articleshow/53500736.cms | title=2006 Aurangabad arms haul case: Abu Jundal, six others sentenced for life | work=Times of India | date=2 August 2016 | access-date=2 August 2016 | author=Rebecca Samervel}}</ref>

==Early life==
Zabiuddin was born on 30 November 1980<ref name=TOI_newattack/> in a village ''Hathi Khana mohalla'' in [[Georai]] area of [[Beed district]] in [[Maharashtra]] in western [[India]].<ref name=rediff_beed>{{cite news|title=Why no one in Beed knows Zabiuddin|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-why-no-one-in-beed-knows-zabiuddin/20100209.htm|access-date=26 June 2012|newspaper=Rediff News|date=9 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072917/http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-why-no-one-in-beed-knows-zabiuddin/20100209.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> His father Syed Zakiuddin had worked as an insurance agent.<ref name=Rediff_Indian_face>{{cite news|title=Syed Zabiuddin, the Indian face behind 26/11|url=http://news.rediff.com/report/2010/feb/02/anniversary-26-11-syed-zabiuddin-indian-face-behind-attacks.htm|access-date=26 June 2012|newspaper=Rediff News|date=2 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206005951/http://news.rediff.com/report/2010/feb/02/anniversary-26-11-syed-zabiuddin-indian-face-behind-attacks.htm|archive-date=6 February 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> Syed Zakiuddin's family consists of five sisters and one son, Zabiuddin.<ref name=rediff_beed/> Zabiuddin had studied in [[Urdu]] up to Class X in Georai and joined Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Beed.<ref name=TOI_newattack>{{cite news|last=Chauhan|first=Neeraj|title=Abu Jundal was plotting new attack, recruiting terrorists for LeT|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-26/india/32423827_1_abu-jundal-jama-masjid-attack-lashkar|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103071920/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-26/india/32423827_1_abu-jundal-jama-masjid-attack-lashkar|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|access-date=26 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=26 June 2012}}</ref><ref name=toi12/>

He was arrested by the Indian police in Maharashtra in 2003 for stabbing and attempting to immolate a woman, with whom his family was entrenched in a marital dispute. Subsequently, he was sent to jail but was bailed on conditions of appearing at the relevant court hearings. He never returned for the proceedings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/26-11-abu-jundal-first-arrest-107201-2012-06-27|title=26/11 handler Jundal first arrested in 2003 in domestic case|last=MumbaiJune 27|first=P. T. I.|last2=June 27|first2=2012UPDATED|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-02-22|last3=Ist|first3=2012 17:40}}</ref>

Ansari moved to Pakistan after his college. He married in 2009 to a Pakistani woman and has a son in Pakistan.<ref name=wanted>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/abu-jundal-wanted-all-over-for-strikes-everywhere/968080/0 Abu Jundal: Wanted all over for strikes everywhere], Shalini Narayan, New Delhi, Fri 29 Jun 2012, indianexpress.com</ref> The Pakistani passport he used, showed him as a resident of [[Sheikhpura]] in Pakistan's [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] province.<ref name=TOI_passport>{{cite news|title=Pak passport of Jundal shows him as a resident of Punjab|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-03/india/32522801_1_pak-passport-abu-jundal-travel-document|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130208090130/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-03/india/32522801_1_pak-passport-abu-jundal-travel-document|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 February 2013|access-date=3 July 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=3 July 2012}}</ref>

==Militancy==
Zabiuddin went to Pakistan for terror training in mid-2000s and recruited cadres for [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]], and [[Indian Mujahideen]].<ref name=TOI_newattack/> He was quickly promoted in the ranks of Lashker-e-Taiba after he was indoctrinated by banned [[Students Islamic Movement of India|SIMI]] post Gujarat riots in 2002.<ref name=timesofind/>

Zabiuddin was introduced into LeT by a senior in college Fayaz Kagazi, who is suspected to be in Saudi Arabia. Fayaz also sent him for training to assemble bombs. He narrowly escaped an arrest in 2006 and reached Pakistan via Bangladesh.<ref name=wanted/>

Zabiuddin had lived in Pakistan for sometime after which he moved to Saudi Arabia where he worked as a teacher. He had been missing since 2005 and is known to have used at least ten aliases.<ref name=TOI_ISI_links/> Jundal also stayed for sometime in [[Bangladesh]].<ref name=TOI_ISI_links>{{cite news|last=Press Trust of India|title=Abu Jundal admits role in 26/11 attack, links with ISI|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-25/india/32407890_1_abu-jundal-terror-cases-isi-officer|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127015715/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-25/india/32407890_1_abu-jundal-terror-cases-isi-officer|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 January 2013|access-date=25 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=25 June 2012}}</ref>

The central security agencies of India had interrogated many arrested terrorists to study the case of Zabiuddin. From these interrogations it was known that he had been operating out of terror camps in [[Karachi]] and [[Pakistan administered Kashmir]]. It was also known that he was a key figure in the terror group Lashker-e-Taiba's plan to carry out the strikes in the remote areas of India.<ref name=timesofind/>

==Mumbai attacks==
{{Main|2008 Mumbai attacks}}
Zabiuddin was the Hindi tutor and handler of the 10 terrorists responsible for the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]] that claimed 166 lives. Zabiuddin is believed to be one of the four LeT men who had come to send off [[Ajmal Kasab]] and nine other terrorists from [[Karachi]] a week prior they went to [[Mumbai]].<ref name=toi12>{{cite news|last=Ali|first=S. Ahmed|title=Jundal deported from Saudi Arabia?|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-25/mumbai/32407767_1_ib-jundal-delhi-airport|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103102046/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-25/mumbai/32407767_1_ib-jundal-delhi-airport|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 November 2013|access-date=25 June 2012|date=25 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|agency=TNN}}</ref>

Investigators allege that Zabiuddin Ansari was present in Lashkar’s Karachi based control room during the Mumbai attack.<ref name=hindu_arrest_probe>{{cite news|last=Swami|first=Praveen|title=Zabiuddin arrest opens doors for 26/11 probe|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3568185.ece?homepage=true|access-date=25 June 2012|newspaper=[[the Hindu]]|date=25 June 2012}}</ref>
In telephone conversations between the terrorists and their handlers intercepted during the Mumbai attacks, a person speaking with a marked Mumbai accent can be heard instructing the terrorists to make a list of demands to the media.<ref name=hindu_2611_tape>{{cite news|title=26/11 tape: Zabiuddin Ansari briefs terrorists|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/resources/article3568903.ece|access-date=25 June 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=25 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627223253/http://www.thehindu.com/news/resources/article3568903.ece|archive-date=27 June 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The men inside the control room also issued instructions to the terrorists on operational decisions including killing hostages.<ref name=hindu_arrest_probe/>

Zabiuddin has claimed after his arrest that LeT chief [[Hafiz Muhammad Saeed|Hafiz Saeed]] was also present in the LeT control room from where they had directed the Mumbai attack terrorist incident. Zabiuddin has also said that [[Inter-Services Intelligence|ISI]] and [[Pakistani army]] officials were involved in planning Mumbai attacks and had attended the meetings.<ref name=TOI_Saudi_help>{{cite news|title=Saudis helped India nab 26/11 handler Abu Jundal|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-26/india/32423525_1_control-room-abu-jundal-mumbai-attacks|access-date=25 June 2012|date=25 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626015411/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Saudis-helped-India-nab-26/11-handler-Abu-Jundal/articleshow/14396009.cms|archive-date=26 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=live}}</ref> According to him, those present at the control room later celebrated the terrorist attack and was later destroyed by ISI in 2008.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130103075057/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-27/india/32440860_1_abu-jundal-control-room-lashkar At the end of 26/11 terror attacks, Karachi control room wore a celebratory look: Abu Jundal], TNN 27 Jun 2012, timesofindia.indiatimes.com</ref><ref>[http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/isi-destroyed-26-11-control-room-in-karachi-after-zaki-ur-rehman-lakhvi-s-arrest-abu-jundal-236977 ISI destroyed 26/11 control room in Karachi after Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi's arrest: Abu Jundal], Surabhi Malik, Prasad Sanyal, 28 June 2012, ndtv.com</ref>

According to him, the coordinated attacks were previously scheduled for 2006, using Indian youth for the job. However, a huge cache of AK-47s and [[RDX]], which were to be used for the attacks, was recovered from [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]] in 2006 thus leading to the dismantling of the original plot. Subsequently, Abu Hamza fled to [[Pakistan]] and along with Lashkar commanders, scouted for Pakistani youth for the attacks. In September 2007, ten people were selected for the mission. In September 2008, these ten terrorists tried sailing to Mumbai from [[Karachi]], but failed to complete their mission due to choppy waters. The LeT terrorists tried again in November 2008 and managed to execute the final attacks.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/26-11-had-been-planned-originally-for-2006-reveals-abu-hamza-236374|title=26/11 had been planned originally for 2006, reveals Abu Hamza|publisher=NDTV|date=26 June 2012| access-date=26 June 2012}}</ref>

He was accused of crimes involving the use of weapons, explosives and terrorism.<ref name=hindu_key>{{cite news|title=Key 26/11 terrorist arrested|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3568185.ece?homepage=true|access-date=25 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=25 June 2012}}</ref> India had secured an [[Interpol Red Corner notice]] against him.<ref name=timesofind/>

==Arrest==
Security agencies had been chasing him for 3 years in Delhi.<ref name=timesofind>{{cite news| url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-25/india/32408183_1_ansari-hindi-tutor-terrorists| archive-url= https://archive.today/20130126031920/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-25/india/32408183_1_ansari-hindi-tutor-terrorists| url-status= dead| archive-date= 26 January 2013| work= [[The Times of India]]| title= Key Mumbai terror attack handler arrested in Delhi| date=25 June 2012}}</ref> The first tip-off about his presence in Saudi Arabia was given by a terrorist who was arrested by the Indian security agencies in connection with the [[2010 Jama Masjid attack]].<ref name=TOI_ISI_links/> Intelligence agencies, including western agencies, zoomed in on Ansari's location after he set up a website for recruiting youth for Lashkar under an alias ''Kaasif''. This alias was known as one used by Ansari to the Indian intelligence agencies. Also, the US agencies noticed a high traffic between Ansari's website and other jihadi websites they were monitoring, and they asked Saudi intelligence to detain Ansari.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-29/india/32471962_1_abu-jundal-intelligence-agencies-mahmoud-mohammad-ahmed-bahaziq|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126050827/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-29/india/32471962_1_abu-jundal-intelligence-agencies-mahmoud-mohammad-ahmed-bahaziq|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Choice of alias while launching website gave Abu Jundal away|date=28 June 2012}}</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20130103071920/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-26/india/32423827_1_abu-jundal-jama-masjid-attack-lashkar Abu Jundal was plotting new attack, recruiting terrorists for LeT], Neeraj Chauhan, TNN, 26 Jun 2012, indiatimes.com</ref>

The arrest of Abu Jundal could be more significant than that of [[Ajmal Kasab]] as Jundal was amongst six main planners of the attacks. His evidence could have more credibility because of his presence in [[Pakistan]]. Investigation has confirmed some state support during the attacks when Abu Jundal and others from a control room in Karachi gave orders to 10 attackers.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120629073409/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/2611-jindal-could-be-more-crucial-than-kasab/268050-3.html 26/11 case: Abu Jindal could be more crucial than Ajmal Kasab], CNN-IBN, 26 Jun 2012, ibnlive.in.com</ref><ref>[http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/why-abu-jundal-is-a-bigger-catch-than-kasab_783959.html Why Abu Jundal is a bigger catch than Kasab...], Deepak Nagpal, Wednesday, 27 June 2012, zeenews.india.com</ref><ref name=braman>[http://www.rediff.com/news/column/the-possible-diplomatic-impact-of-abu-jundals-arrest/20120626.htm The possible diplomatic impact of Abu Jundal's arrest], B Raman, 26 June 2012, rediff.com</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/28/world/asia/india-says-pakistan-aided-abu-jindal-in-mumbai-attacks.html India Says Pakistan Aided Planner of Mumbai Attacks], HARI KUMAR, NEW DELHI, 27 June 2012, nytimes.com</ref>

===Diplomatic negotiations===
Initial attempts to get Zabiuddin into custody had failed because, although a native of Beed in Maharashtra, he had used a Pakistani passport to travel to Saudi Arabia, under the alias Riyasat Ali. The passport also showed his father's name as Mohammed Khushi and residence as to Sheikhupura in Punjab, Pakistan.<ref name=dnaSample/> According to the Indian home ministry, Pakistan’s ISI exerted immense pressure on Saudi Arabia for months, to prevent Jundal being handed over to India.<ref name=HT_DNA_test/><ref>[http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/abu-hamza-was-in-saudi-arabia-to-gather-funds-for-big-terror-strike-pakistan-tried-to-prevent-his-ex-235989 Abu Hamza was in Saudi Arabia to gather funds for big terror strike; Pakistan tried to prevent his extradition: Sources], Rashmi Rajput, Tanima Biswas, Surabhi Malik, 26 June 2012, ndtv.com</ref> He was considered a prized catch by India, due to his status as a Lashkar-e-Taiba insider who could expose the role of ‘Pakistani state actors’ in the Mumbai attack. In a diplomatic game that involved three countries, India, too, stepped up pressure and sent several documents to the Saudi authorities to establish that Jundal, although using a Pakistani passport, was actually an Indian citizen.<ref name=HT_DNA_test>{{cite news|title=DNA test, hard bargain with Saudi nets 26/11 prized catch|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/DNA-test-hard-bargain-with-Saudi-nets-26-11-prized-catch/Article1-878563.aspx|access-date=26 June 2012|newspaper=hindustan Times|date=26 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625225249/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/DNA-test-hard-bargain-with-Saudi-nets-26-11-prized-catch/Article1-878563.aspx|archive-date=25 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

According to Indian Government sources, his arrest came after months of diplomatic negotiations involving authorities in Riyadh, Washington DC, and New Delhi.<ref name=hindu_arrest_probe/> Indian dignitaries visiting Saudi Arabia had also lobbied Saudi authorities for assistance in Ansari’s case. [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]] director Nehchal Sandhu is known to have directly worked with his Saudi counterpart, Prince [[Muqrin bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud|Muqrin bin Abdulaziz]], then director General of Saudi Intelligence agency [[Al Mukhabarat Al A'amah]] during the investigations.<ref name=hindu_arrest_probe/> The Indian and Saudi Intelligence services had identified Ansari on the basis of intercepted phone communications.<ref name=hindu_arrest_probe/>

===DNA identification===
DNA test was also used to establish his identity. A DNA sample obtained from Ansari's family was sent to the Saudi authorities by India. The DNA test had matched and Saudi authorities were persuaded for handing him to India.<ref name=dnaSample>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/saudi-rejected-indian-dna-test-so-blood-sample-was-sent/968110/0 Saudi rejected Indian DNA test, so blood sample was sent], Pranab Samanta, New Delhi, Fri 29 Jun 2012, indianexpress.com</ref><ref name=HT_DNA_test/><ref name=TOI_DNA>{{cite news|title=DNA test, voice sample convinced Saudi of Jundal's nationality|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-27/india/32440025_1_abu-jundal-voice-samples-blood-samples|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126134427/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-27/india/32440025_1_abu-jundal-voice-samples-blood-samples|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2013|access-date=27 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=27 June 2012}}</ref>

===Deportation===
On 21 June 2012, the Intelligence Branch took custody of Abu Hamza alias Sayed Zabiuddin on his deportation from [[Saudi Arabia]] at the [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]] in [[New Delhi]], and on 25 June 2012, formally handed him over to Delhi Police, that announced the arrest, for him to be produced at the New Delhi Court for trial. The arrest of Sayed Zabiuddin was touted as the most significant development in the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]] case after Kasab's arrest.<ref>{{cite news|title=Key 26/11 conspirator Abu Hamza arrested at IGI airport in Delhi|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/key-2611-conspirator-abu-hamza-arrested-in-delhi/267741-3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627125422/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/key-2611-conspirator-abu-hamza-arrested-in-delhi/267741-3.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 June 2012|access-date=25 June 2012|newspaper=IBN Live|date=25 June 2012}}</ref>

==Interrogation==
In July 2012, he was interrogated by several Indian security agencies for several cases of which he is accused.<ref name=TOI_express_treatment>{{cite news|title=Abu Jundal given express treatment by Pakistani government|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-04/jaipur/32536471_1_three-cubs-ranthambore-national-park-t-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529083848/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-04/jaipur/32536471_1_three-cubs-ranthambore-national-park-t-25|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 May 2013|access-date=4 July 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=4 July 2012}}</ref>

===Pakistani passport and IDs===
Zabiuddin although being an Indian, held a Pakistani passport and two Pakistani identity cards, which pointed towards Pakistan's involvement.<ref name=TOI_India_share>{{cite news|last=PTI|title=India won't share information on Abu Jundal with Pakistan, NIA seeks his custody|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-28/india/32456487_1_abu-jundal-nia-investigation-agency|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126053025/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-28/india/32456487_1_abu-jundal-nia-investigation-agency|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2013|access-date=28 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=28 June 2012}}</ref> One of the two Pakistani identity cards provided to him was for internal use in Pakistan while the other was to be used outside Pakistan.<ref name=TOI_behest_ISI/> His Pakistani passport was issued in the name of ''Riyasat Ali'', and was arranged by a senior Lashkar commander and Mumbai attack plotter ''Muzammil''.<ref name=TOI_behest_ISI>{{cite news|title=Abu Jundal escaped arrest in Pakistan at ISI's behest|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-29/india/32472185_1_abu-jundal-major-iqbal-pakistan-army|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113023929/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-29/india/32472185_1_abu-jundal-major-iqbal-pakistan-army|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 November 2013|access-date=28 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=29 June 2012}}</ref>

His Pakistani passport and National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis were made in the name of Riyasat Ali. The documents had mentioned his address at a place close to [[Muridke]], where the Lashkar-e-Taiba headquarters is situated.<ref name=TOI_express_treatment/> However, Pakistan has strongly rejected any insinuation of involvement by state actors in any acts of militancy in India.<ref name=pak>{{cite news|title=Islamabad rejects its role in Mumbai attacks|newspaper=News Pakistan|url=http://www.newspakistan.pk/2012/07/05/islamabad-rejects-role-mumbai-attacks/|access-date=2012-07-06}}</ref> Pakistani Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani while on a visit to India offered a joint investigation into Mumbai attacks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Islamabad rejects its role in Mumbai attacks|work= NewsPakistan| url = http://www.newspakistan.pk/2012/07/05/islamabad-rejects-role-mumbai-attacks/ | access-date = 2012-07-06 }}</ref>

===The Karachi Control Room ===
According to Indian government, the Karachi control room was created by Pakistani intelligence agency [[Inter-Services Intelligence|I.S.I.]] along with [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] in Pakistan to monitor a Bombay attack. Accordingly, the [[Delhi Police]] has registered a criminal case of conspiracy to launch another terror attack on India.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130126035210/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-22/india/32787891_1_indian-agencies-pune-s-german-bakery-indian-nationals ‘Project Karachi’ still a threat to India, reveals 26/11 plotter Jundal], Raj Shekhar, TNN, 22 Jul 2012, indiatimes.com</ref><ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/The+Karachi+project/1/84662.html The Karachi project], Sandeep Unnithan, 18 February 2010, intoday.in</ref><ref>[http://news.in.msn.com/internalsecurity/news/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3739896&page=0 Karachi Project: A nefarious plan to destabilize India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019170534/http://news.in.msn.com/internalsecurity/news/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3739896 |date=19 October 2012 }}, Raj Narayan, India Syndicate, 28/03/2010, news.in.msn.com</ref>

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