New Delhi: Abu Jundal, a key planner and director of the deadly 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai, who is in the custody of Delhi Police after being deported from Saudi Arabia, continues to spill more secrets.
Sources say he has now given inputs about the Lashkar-e-Toiba's sleeper cells in the country to the police. Based on which, police teams will be carrying out raids across Maharashtra.
Police say Jundal used a different name in each incident he was involved in and has been questioned about all terror attacks that took place in the past six to seven years.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will continue questioning him on Wednesday.
Sources say that Abu Jundal was involved with all aspects of 26/11 attack. He admitted that the planning for the attack began in early 2008. Jundal told interrogators that he knows top operatives of other terror groups including Indian Mujahideen's Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal and used to meet them in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
Intelligence Bureau and Delhi Police officials also interrogated Jundal on Tuesday. Jundal has told interrogators he was sent to Saudi Arabia by LeT to recruit Indians living in the kingdom and raise finances. He also said he had used a Pakistani passport with the active help of the ISI.
Jundal's questioning also revealed he was first arrested by Saudi authorities a year ago and remained jailed for several months before being deported. Sources said the fact he is an Indian made his deportation easier, a key development which was played down by the government.
"We don't want to shout from rooftops. This is a significant breakthrough for us," said Akbaruddin, spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs.
Sources said Jundal was more critical as unlike Ajmal Kasab, who was a foot soldier, Jundal was in the control room and a key part of planning.
The Mumbai Crime Branch will now want to confront Jundal with Kasab, the foot soldier who carried out the attacks, and corroborate evidence provided by the latter with those of Jundal, with his voice samples being the key.
Jundal's arrest has now set in motion a flurry of activity. Several state police forces and the National Investigative Agency are lining up to interrogate him. According to sources, Jundal could be linked to the massive 2006 arms haul in Aurangabad, the German Bakery blast in Pune, and the Ahmedabad railway station blast.
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