Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the voice in the ears of 26/11 Mumbai attackers

December 18, 2014 18:11

Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi was among the seven Pakistanis accused of planning and abetting the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks that he allegedly planned along with Hafiz Saeed.

The LeT commander was named before Indian investigators by Ajmal Kasab, the only terrorist captured alive after the 60-hour siege that left 166 dead in India's financial capital.Kasab, who was executed in 2012, had confessed that he was recruited by a "Zaki Chacha" who turned out to be Lakhvi, the operational commander of LeT.

Lakhvi allegedly mentored the Mumbai attackers and told them that they were striking at a city that is India's economic strength, according to Kasab's confession. Read more

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