26/11 terror attack: 23 charges framed against Abu Jundal

The special MCOCA court presided by judge Govind Sanap on Wednesday framed as many as 23 charges against the alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal for his alleged role in the 26/11 terror attack that shook the city on November 26, 2008.

The prosecution in December 2013, had filed 22 draft charges against the accused. However, the court framed an additional charge of abetment against the accused.

As per the prosecution, the accused along with the convicted and deceased accused — Ajmal Kasab and his other associates — had allegedly entered into criminal conspiracy to wage war against the country, thereby allegedly committed terrorist activities in the country.

Jundal was allegedly operating the entire terror attack by sitting in a control room outside the country. The prosecution further claimed that the accused was the one who had also assisted Kasab in killing number of people in Mumbai with the help of lethal weapons. Hence, the prosecution had slapped the charges of criminal conspiracy, waging war against the nation, murder, kidnapping for murder, cheating and forgery under the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

The prosecution has also slapped Jundal with charges under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Explosive Act, Explosive Substance Act, Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, Railways Act and Customs Act.

When dna contacted special public prosecutor advocate Ujjwal Nikam, he said: "The court framed a total of 23 charges against the accused. Meanwhile, orders on the prosecution's application on making the US terror convict, David Headley, an accused in 26/11 terror case, passed for Friday."

Jundal, a resident of Beed, Aurangabad was allegedly the one who was operating from the Control room in Pakistan, assisting several terrorists like Kasab, thereby providing them with vital information of the city for the attack.

Charges against Jundal
120 (B) IPC: Hatching conspiracy
121 r/w 120IPC: Waging war against country in conspiracy
122 IPC: Collecting arms with intension of waging war against nation
302 IPC: Murder
307 IPC: Attempt to murder
333 IPC: Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty
342 IPC: Wrongful confinement
343 IPC: Wrongful confinement for more than three days
364 IPC: Abduction
419 IPC: Cheating by personation for committing forgery
471: Using forged document as a genuine one
436 IPC: Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house
109 IPC: Punishment for abetment of crime.

UAPA explosives
Several sections under the prevention of damage to public property act
Several sections under customs act