Interpol To Issue Red Corner Notice Against Hafiz Saeed

A Red Corner Notice (RCN) will be issued next week, possibly by Tuesday, by Interpol against Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, who has been chargesheeted for masterminding the Mumbai carnage in a move which will make it difficult for Pakistan to let the dreaded chief of JuD roam freely.

Government sources said that the CBI, which acts as the nodal agency for all dealings with Interpol, has already written to the world police body, based on the 26/11 chargesheet, to get an RCN issued against Saeed who was let off by the Lahore High Court as Islamabad didn't press charges against him.

Interpol issues an RCN against any accused after it receives all information and evidence against him from the country in which the crime has been committed. "The RCN will be issued on the basis of the non-bailable warrant issued against Saeed by a Mumbai court earlier and also all the evidences gathered against him by the Mumbai police. These have been handed over to the CBI to let the agency take up the case with Interpol,'' said a source.

While Saeed is known for his venomous utterances against India for several years, 26/11 is the first time his name has featured in a chargesheet. According to the evidence provided by India to Pakistan, which Islamabad has conveniently ignored till now, Saeed motivated terrorists to attack Mumbai and was also involved in their training.

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