Islamabad, Jan 8 (UNI) A Pakistan court on Friday sentenced Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander and mastermind of 26/11 terror attack Zaki-ur-rehman Lakhvi, to 15 years in jail.
Lakhvi and six others were accused in the November 26 strike that killed 166 people, leaving a deep scar on the India-Pakistan relations. The other six accused include Abdul Wajid, Hamad Amin Sadiq, Mazhar Iqbal, Younus Anjum, Shahid Jameel Riaz and Jamil Ahmad.
Lakhvi was first arrested in 2008, but later released on bail.
Earlier this month, he was arrested on charges of terror financing by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab Police.
In a statement issued on January 2, the CTD had said that Lakhvi was suspected of running a medical dispensary to collect and disburse funds for financing terrorism.
Apart from the 15-year sentence, the Court, in its verdict, also imposed a penalty of Rs three lakh on him.
A UN Security Council sanctions committee considers Lakhvi as LeT's chief of operations and accuses him of being involved in militant activity in a number of other regions and countries, including India, Chechnya, Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan.
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