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'''Faheem Ansari''', also known as '''Mohammad Faheem Ansari''',<ref name="th-up-security">{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/30/stories/2008113057360700.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205182337/http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/30/stories/2008113057360700.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 December 2008|title=U.P. to sensitise hoteliers on security issues|last=Khan |first=Atiq|date=30 November 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=17 February 2009}}</ref> is an Indian Muslim who was charged with involvement in the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]] on false grounds. He was also charged with being a member of the [[Lashkar-e-Toiba|Lashkar-e-Taiba]] (LeT),<ref name="ians-arrests">{{Cite news|url=http://www.aol.in/news/story/2008021010289012000010/India/index.html|title=Yet another terror plot to target Mumbai foiled|date=10 February 2009|publisher=[[Indo Asian News Service]]|access-date=17 February 2009}}</ref> an Islamic [[List of designated terrorist organizations|terrorist organization]]. All these allegations were proven wrong. He was arrested in February 2009 along with five others,<ref name="ians-arrests" /> charged with these crimes and prosecuted, but was acquitted after being given benefit of doubt. The late [[Shahid Azmi]] was his lawyer and fought his case ''[[pro bono]].'' Faheem Ansari was discharged by court in May 2010, a few months after Shahid Azmi's death by gunmen in February 2010.<ref name="ie-charged">{{Cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/26-11-attacks-ansari-sabauddin-remanded-to-.../405003/|title=26/11 attacks: Ansari, Sabauddin remanded to police custody|date=31 December 2008|publisher=[[Indian Express]] – citing agencies|access-date=17 February 2009}}</ref><ref name=acquitted/> He was released after 12 years of detention because of a case, in which he was acquitted because of lack of evidence.<ref name="released">{{cite news|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/faheem-ansari-can-walk-free/articleshow/71885305.cms}}</ref> | '''Faheem Ansari''', also known as '''Mohammad Faheem Ansari''',<ref name="th-up-security">{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/30/stories/2008113057360700.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205182337/http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/30/stories/2008113057360700.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 December 2008|title=U.P. to sensitise hoteliers on security issues|last=Khan |first=Atiq|date=30 November 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=17 February 2009}}</ref> is an Indian Muslim who was charged with involvement in the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]] on false grounds. He was also charged with being a member of the [[Lashkar-e-Toiba|Lashkar-e-Taiba]] (LeT),<ref name="ians-arrests">{{Cite news|url=http://www.aol.in/news/story/2008021010289012000010/India/index.html|title=Yet another terror plot to target Mumbai foiled|date=10 February 2009|publisher=[[Indo Asian News Service]]|access-date=17 February 2009}}</ref> an Islamic [[List of designated terrorist organizations|terrorist organization]]. All these allegations were proven wrong. He was arrested in February 2009 along with five others,<ref name="ians-arrests" /> charged with these crimes and prosecuted, but was acquitted after being given benefit of doubt. The late [[Shahid Azmi]] was his lawyer and fought his case ''[[pro bono]].'' Faheem Ansari was discharged by court in May 2010, a few months after Shahid Azmi's death by gunmen in February 2010.<ref name="ie-charged">{{Cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/26-11-attacks-ansari-sabauddin-remanded-to-.../405003/|title=26/11 attacks: Ansari, Sabauddin remanded to police custody|date=31 December 2008|publisher=[[Indian Express]] – citing agencies|access-date=17 February 2009}}</ref><ref name=acquitted/> He was released after 12 years of detention because of a case, in which he was acquitted because of lack of evidence.<ref name="released">{{cite news|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/faheem-ansari-can-walk-free/articleshow/71885305.cms|title=Faheem Ansari can walk free |newspaper=The Economic Times |last1=Sharma |first1=Aman }}</ref> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Shahid (film)|''Shahid'']], 2012 film about Shahid Azmi | |||
==Citations== | ==Citations== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{2008 Mumbai attacks}} | |||
{{War on Terrorism}} | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ansari, Faheem}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Ansari, Faheem}} | ||
[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
[[Category:People from Mumbai]] | [[Category:People from Mumbai]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:People associated with the 2008 Mumbai attacks]] | ||
[[Category:Terrorism in India]] | [[Category:Terrorism in India]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Sunni Muslims]] | [[Category:Indian Sunni Muslims]] | ||
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] | [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] | ||
[[Category:Prisoners and detainees of Maharashtra]] | |||
[[Category:Indian people imprisoned on charges of terrorism]] | |||