World
Archived — This article has been archived. The information may be outdated.
Mumbai police seek Interpol help on 26/11 accused
NDTV··21 Aug
On 21 August 2026, Mumbai Police told a special court they have asked the Union Home Ministry to serve a proclamation through Interpol on six Pakistani accused in the 2008 Mumbai attacks case, including Lashkar-e-Taiba founders Hafiz Saeed and Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi. Special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said the ministry acknowledged the request on 3 August and asked for time.
Prism
What It Means For You
- If you follow the 2008 Mumbai trial, Friday's step is serving a court order abroad, not a verdict.
- Anyone named as a victim family member can note the six men have 90 days after service before an absentia trial can start under the new code.
- If you track extradition news, an absentia conviction would still need the person in Indian custody before a prison term is actually served.
What's Happening
- Nikam filed an interim report on the July proclamation rather than opening full evidence against the six on Friday.
- The police route is Home Ministry to Interpol, because the six are described as living in Pakistan.
- Roles of these men were described in court records through Ajmal Kasab and approver David Headley.
How Section 356 Changes A Trial When The Accused Are Abroad
- The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita replaced the old Criminal Procedure Code. Section 356 is the absentia-trial clause for proclaimed offenders.
- Hafiz Saeed has long been listed by India and others as a Lashkar-e-Taiba leader. He has not been produced in the Mumbai court.
- Ajmal Kasab was the only attacker tried and executed in India. The other plotters named here were never in Indian custody.
all-newstrending-nowtop-stories
