Kasab was roped in 'Operations Jundal' by security agencies last year

The hunt for Jundal and his eventual deportation to India had also involved seeking the help of Kasab, the lone surviving Pakistani gunman who was part of terror outfit Lashker Taiba's Mumbai operation in 2008.
Kasab was roped in 'Operations Jundal' by security agencies last year

Indian security agencies may have gothold of Mumbai attack key handler Zabiuddin Ansari alias AbuJindal after one of the longest covert operation but it wassome vital evidence provided by 26/11 death row convict AjmalKasab that pointed to his active involvement.

The hunt for Jundal and his eventual deportation to Indiahad also involved seeking the help of Kasab, the lonesurviving Pakistani gunman who was part of terror outfitLashker Taiba's Mumbai operation in 2008.

Immediately after the arrest of Jundal in the first weekof May in Saudi Arabia last year following intelligence inputsprovided by Indian security agencies, the authorities inRiyadh informed India about his detention.

Saudi Authorities at the same time also informed that hisname was Riyasat Ali and he had a Pakistani Passport andComputerised Personal Identification Card issued at Karachi,officials associated with the probe said today.

The photograph of Jundal was discreetly sent to Kasab,who is lodged in the high-security Arthur Road jail here, toidentify the person but the accused could not identify him,official sources said.

The sources pointed fingers at the outdated data base ofwanted people especially by Maharashtra Police which wasgiving anxious moments to security agencies.

This operation to identify Jundal was kept under wrapsand even the higher ups in Maharashtra Police were not kept inthe loop.

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