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Hafiz Saeed, LeT Founder and 26/11Attacks Mastermind, Placed Under House Arrest in Lahore

News18.com

First published: January 30, 2017, 10:26 PM IST | Updated: 0 mins ago

File photo of LeT founder Hafiz Saeed. (Reuters)

New Delhi: Hafiz Saeed, the Jamaat ud-Dawa chief and mastermind of the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, has been placed under house arrest in Lahore, Pakistani media reported late on Monday.

The JuD is most likely to be banned and its leadership may also be arrested, the Pakistan Today quoted a Dunya News report as saying.

Saeed, who is also the founder of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, carries a $10-million bounty on his head.

Further details awaited

Source: News18