India has no confirmation about Ilyas Kashmiri's killing

New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) India has no confirmation that
top al-Qaeda linked militant, Ilyas Kashmiri, a key planner
behind the Mumbai terror attack, was killed in a targeted US
drone strike in Pakistan.
Government sources said New Delhi has contacted
several friendly countries asking about the authenticity of
the reports which suggested that Kashmiri, a key conspirator
in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks and wanted in India for his role
in the terror acts, was killed.
"No one has confirmed his killing yet. Indian
intelligence agencies also have not been able to corroborate
the report," a source said.
Since Indian agencies are trying to verify the
reports from different sources, a confirmation -- either way
-- about Kashmiri's fate is expected within a day or two.
Saturday, Secretary (Internal Security) in the Indian
Ministry of Home Affairs U K Bansal said Kashmiri was wanted
in India for criminal conspiracy and his prime agenda was to
harm India.
47-year-old Kashmiri, a former Pakistani army
commando, on whose head the US had put a price of USD five
million, was killed when a predator drone fired four missiles
Friday night at a compound in Ghwakhwa area of South
Waziristan.
His outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami confirmed his
death in faxed messages to TV channels in Islamabad.
BBC Urdu service broke the news first Saturday. PTI
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