Hyderabad, October 30: Officials of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday filed a chargesheet against Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Mohammed Zia-ul-Haq, the prime accused in the Odeon theatre bomb blast case, in the Nampally criminal court.
Besides Zia-ul-Haq, there were several LeT operatives and handlers, including Pakistanis and Bangladeshis, for whom the NIA was still on the lookout for conspiracy to wage war against India by supplying arms and ammunition, the chargesheet said.
The Pakistani suspects include Muzammil, Abu Zubair, Abu Ali, Mehmood Bhai, Abdul Rehman Makki, Rafee, Zaki-ur- Rehman Lakhvi (also accused in 26/11 Mumbai attacks), Abu Syed, Abu Zar, Nasar Javed, Abu Hafs and Iftekhar.
The lone Bangladeshi suspect Sydul Islam’s name also figures in the chargesheet. “However, they are yet to be traced and interrogated. Further, sufficient evidence is yet to be collected and the investigation is under progress,” NIA officials said.
Zia-ul-Haq is in judicial custody and is lodged in the Chanchalguda jail. Officials said that Haq had conspired with his Pakistani handler and LeT operative Abdul Aziz alias Abdul Rehan to execute terrorist attacks in India.
On the directions of Abdul Aziz, Haq visited Delhi and collected a consignment of arms and ammunition. “The hotel records in Delhi confirm his visit. A portion of this consigment was used in the grenade attack at the Odeon theatre on May 7, 2006,” the chargesheet says.
–Agencies