Madni linked to JuD chief Saeed

New Delhi, June 5 (PTI) Arrested Pakistani national Mohd
Omar Madni is a top aide of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Mohd
Saeed, a prime accused in the Mumbai attacks case, police said
Friday.

Madni was arrested Thursday evening by Delhi Police's
elite anti-terror wing Special Cell from near the Qutab Minar
in South Delhi.

"He is a close aide of Hafiz Saeed and has been operating
from Nepal from the past one year," a senior Delhi police
offical said.

Madni has been a close aide of Saeed since 2000 and was
involved in "talent scouting" for the Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit,
he said.

The UN Security Council had banned JUD, declaring it a
front for LeT.

Saeed, a prime accused in the Mumbai attacks case, was
set free on Wednesday by the Lahore High Court after a
six-month detention.

Madni sent many youth to terror training camps in PoK
besides using the porous Indo-Nepal border to send his people,
the official said.

Police have recovered a Nepali citizenship card from
Madni, who entered Bihar from Nepal, but they believe he is a
Pakistani national. A railway ticket from Aligarh to Delhi was
also found in his possession.

Police also recovered USD 8,000, Rs 15,000 (Indian) and
Rs 4,000 (Nepalese) besides an identity card and driving
license from him. PTI SJY
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