Man jailed in Pakistan for India 2008 attack

Pakistan has sentenced one of the men linked to the Mumbai Attacks to 15 years in prison for terror financing related to the 2008 assaults.

According to a document Sajid Majeed Mir was arrested in 2020 and sentenced in May this year, but his detention and sentencing were never disclosed by Pakistan.

He was sought by the FBI in connection with the 2008 attacks on India’s financial hub that killed 166 people, including six Americans.

Under its rewards for justice programme, the United States offered up to 5 million dollars for information on Mir’s alleged involvement in the attacks in neighbouring India.

However the court documents provided no details on Mir’s involvement in terror financing.