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Who is Sajid Mir, 26/11 Mumbai Attacks conspirator reported to be poisoned inside Pakistan jail
Sajid Mir is a senior member of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and is wanted for his involvement in November 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai

One of the main conspirators of the dastardly 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, Sajid Mir, who was lodged in the Central Jail of Dera Ghazi Khan in Pakistan has been poisoned, according to unconfirmed reports.A few months back Mir was shifted from Lahore Central Jail.As per sketchy details, Mir was airlifted by the Pakistan Army to CMH Institute of Medical Sciences, Bahawalpur.Who is Sajid Mir?Sajid Mir is a senior member of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and is wanted for his involvement in November 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai.Believed to be in his mid-40s, Mir is one of India's most wanted terrorists and has a bounty of $5 million placed on his head by the US for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.In June, 2022, Mir was jailed for over 15 years in a terror-financing case by an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan.Pakistani authorities had in the past claimed Mir had died, but Western countries remained unconvinced and demanded proof of his death.In June this year, China blocked a move to designate Mir as a "global terrorist" by the UN.Slamming China, India said, it showed a lack of genuine political will of Beijing to fight the scourge of terrorism.On 20 June, 2023, a proposal was moved by the US and co-designated by India to blacklist Mir under the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council as a global terrorist and subject him to assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo.
First Published:Dec 04, 2023, 17:33:08 IST
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