Arrested Pak national Madni linked to JuD chief Saeed

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 today.  

Madni was arrested last 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-Taiba 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 $8,000, Rs 15,000 (Indian) and Rs 4,000 (Nepalese) besides an identity card and driving license from him.