In an application moved before District Judge Amar Nath, the National Investigation Agency said that Jundal alias Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari, who is presently in Arthur Road jail in Mumbai, could not be produced before the court on several occasions despite issuance of production warrant against him.
NIA had chargesheeted Jundal here for allegedly conspiring to carry
out terror activities in India, including the 26/11 Mumbai terror
attacks and Aurangabad arms haul case. In the plea, the agency said the
proceedings in the case lodged here was required to be expedited and the
trial could be commenced through video conferencing.
Referring to a resolution passed by Maharashtra government in May 2013,
the NIA said it "exclude the personal appearance of the accused Sayed
Zabiuddin Ansari after taking into consideration request of Commissioner
of Police, Mumbai to exclude the above-mentioned accused person from
the personal appearance before court in various cases registered against
him due to possibility of assassination bid on the life of accused by
rival group or a bid to kidnap."
The agency also said the resolution was challenged by Jundal before Bombay High Court, but his plea was dismissed.
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