India seeks extradition of LeT founder Hafiz Saeed

Hafiz Saeed

India has conveyed a request to the Pakistan government regarding the extradition of 26/11 attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed to India for facing trial in a particular case, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday.

Allowing the radical outfits including Hafiz Saeed's son to contest polls in Pakistan, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi that Pakistan has been indulging in the main streaming of "radical outfits" as a part of its state policy, adding that India continues to monitor the situation as it has "serious security implications" for regional security Notably, Saeed, who is a UN-proscribed terrorist is the founder of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). He was the mastermind of the deadly 26/11 attacks in Mumbai and is wanted in India in numerous cases.

He said that India has conveyed the request with all relevant supporting documents. Addressing the weekly briefing, Bagchi said, "The person in question (Hafiz Saeed) is wanted in numerous cases in India. He is also a UN-proscribed terrorist. In this regard, we have conveyed a request along with relevant supporting documents, to the government of Pakistan to extradite him to India to face trial in a particular case. "We have been flagging the issue of activities that he's been wanted for. This is a recent request," he added.

"The issue of radical elements normalised and participating in elections in Pakistan...it is an internal affair so let me not comment on it. But, the main streaming of radical outfits in Pakistan is nothing new and has been a part of their state policy for a long time," Bagchi said.

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