Madni reveals LeT links with Maoists, police tells court

New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI) Investigators Friday told a Delhi
court that Mohd Omar Madni, a suspected militant, has
disclosed about the links between Pakistan-based terror outfit
Lashker-e-Taiba and Maoists in Jharkhand.

"He (Madni) revealed that LeT was acting in coordination
with CPI (Maoists) in Jharkhand. He has acted as conduit for
LeT and provided training to recruits in Pakistan-Occupied
Kashmir and sent them to India to carry out terror strikes,"
the public prosecutor told the court which extended the
police remand of Madni for seven days.

Delhi Police, which is interrogating Madni, contended
that his custodial quizzing was necessary to ascertain his
emails details and bank account which revealed transactions
to the tune of Rs 25 lakh.

Metropolitan Magistrate Manish Yaduvanshi allowed the
plea of the police, which has arrested the militant under the
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

50-year-old Madni, a resident of Bihar who acquired
Nepalese citizenship, was arrested on June four from near
Qutub Minar area in South Delhi and produced before the court
after the completion of 14 days police custody.

The investigating agency sought police remand of Madni
under the recent amendments of the Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Act which empowers them to interrogate an accused
in custody for 30 days.

Bakshish Singh, who was appointed amicus curiae, opposed
the plea of the police, saying they had already been provided
with enough time to interrogate the accused. PTI ATP
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