New Delhi: Home Minister P Chidambaram has confirmed that the arrested terrorist Umer Madni has links with terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba. Madni was arrested by the Delhi Police near Qutub Minar in Mehrauli on Thursday.
Speaking to mediapersons, the Home Minister said, "I compliment the Delhi police for the arrest of Umed Madni. The man arrested in Delhi has LeT links."
Reacting on BJP leader L K Advani's demand that just like the 9/11 commission, the country and Parliament be told what went wrong on 26/11, Chidambaram said, "I am amused with the demand of commission of inquiry into 26/11. Why didn't the BJP order an inquiry after Kandahar or Parliament attack?"
The BJP leader had voiced his demand while speaking in the Lok Sabha.
Meanwhile, the sources in Delhi Police have said that Madni is LeT's chief in Nepal and a key aide of Hafiz Saeed.
The sources also said that Madni's job is to recruit people for Lashkar-e-Toiba and has recruited over 30 people for Lashkar.
On Friday, the Special Branch of Delhi Police said that it will produce Madni in court.
Madni is also believed to be close to Hafiz Saeed, the Jammat-ud-Dawa chief and one of the main accused in 26/11. However, the JuD has been quick to deny Madni's links. The group's spokesman Yahya Mujahid said that Madni, who has been arrested in India, is not linked with JuD.
Nearly 7500 US dollars and some fake Indian currency was seized from him by the Delhi police at the time of the arrest. According to reports, Madni is also involved in "talent scouting" for the Lashkar-e-Toiba.