Gujranwala: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Pakistan on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of 26/11 mastermind and UN-proscribed terrorist Hafiz Saeed until August 7.
Hafiz Saeed, the chief of terror outfit LeT, was arrested on Wednesday last over charges related to terror financing and was sent to seven days in judicial custody, which on Wednesday was extended by 14 days.
The court asked the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) to present a complete chargesheet against Hafiz by August 7.
His arrest came just two days after an ATC in Lahore granted interim bail to him and three of his aides until August 31 against surety bonds of PKR 50,000 each.
The CTD, which registered the cases in five cities of Punjab in Pakistan, had stated that JuD was involved in terror funding collected through charitable organisations including Al-Anfaal Trust, Dawatul Irshad Trust, and Muaz Bin Jabal Trust.
India labelled Hafiz's latest arrest as mere "drama" and "cosmetic".
"This has not been the first time that Hafiz Saeed has been arrested or detained. This drama has taken place at least eight times since 2001," said Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar on Thursday.
"The question is whether this time it would be more than a cosmetic exercise and whether Saeed will be tried and sentenced for his terrorist activities," he added.
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