LeT chief Hafiz Saeed has been chargesheeted in a terror financing case by a Gujranwala court besides being named as an accused in four similar cases. The five cases in which Saeed has been named with a few others for allegedly funding terror activities have been registered across Gujranwala, Multan and Lahore. Indian agencies are waiting to see if he is chargesheeted in four other cases as well and there are credible curbs on Lashkar chief’s movements

NEW DELHI: In a move that did not catch much notice outside Pakistan, Lashkar e Taiba chief and 26/ 11 main accused Hafiz Mohammad Saeed has been chargesheeted in a terror financing case by a Gujranwala court besides being named as an accused in four other similar cases.

India continues to await significant action against Saeed and recent developments are seen as intended to fend off international pressure in the context of FATF greylisting. Agencies here are waiting to see if he is chargesheeted in the four other cases as well and there are credible curbs on the Lashkar chief's actions and movements.

The five cases in which Saeed has been named with a few others for allegedly funding terror activities have been registered across Gujranwala, Multan and Lahore. As per details gathered by TOI, the provisions invoked against Saeed relate to Section 11 of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, (ATA) of Pakistan.

The ATA cases registered against Saeed include case no 32/19 in Gujranwala, relating to a seized property in Moza Makwal; case no 90/19 in Multan, regarding a property in Tehsil Mian Channu ; case no 16/19 in Lahore, relating to a property seized in Raiwind Mandi, Lahore; and case no 21/19 and 22/19 at Sahiwal, Lahore, about seized properties in Lahore and Tehsil Arifwala respectively.

On the face of it the cases seem mild considering Saeed's direct role in planning and executing terror activities in India and the global links Lashkar has developed. LeT has been a portal for jihadi fighters who have travelled to several destinations and the group is known to run camps in Afghanistan as well. LeT is proscribed by the US and UN sanctions list as well.

The charges invoked against the LeT boss and others are under Section 11-F of ATA, dealing with solicting funds or raising funds for a proscribed organisation; Section 11-H dealing with receiving or providing money for buying a property that one knows may be used for purposes of terrorism; and Section 11-N that provides for imprisonment for a term of not less than six months and not exceeding five years, with fine, for any person who commits an offence under Sections 11-H to 11-K.