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India irate as accused in Mumbai blitz bailed
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A Pakistani court granted bail yesterday to a man accused of masterminding a deadly 2008 rampage through the Indian city of Mumbai, lawyers said.
The decision to grant bail to Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi drew quick condemnation from India and is likely to hinder attempts to patch up relations between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
The court ruling came as Pakistan was struggling to come to terms with its biggest ever militant attack, the killing on Tuesday of 132 school children in Peshawar by the Taliban.
India condemned the attack.
Lakhvi was arrested in Pakistan in 2009 in connection with the attack on Mumbai by Pakistani militants in which 166 people were killed. The sole surviving gunman had identified him as the mastermind.
Since then, he has been held in jail in the city of Rawalpindi.
“Yes, the court has issued Lakhvi’s bail orders today, against a surety amount of 1 million rupees (US$10,000),” his lawyer Rizwan Abbasi said.
Prosecutors could challenge the ruling, one said. “After reading through the detailed order, we will be in a position to decide if we are going to challenge the court’s decision,” said prosecutor Chaudhry Azhar.
India blamed Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba for the Mumbai attack. Ten gunmen spent three days spraying bullets and throwing grenades around city landmarks.
Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh said his bail was deeply unfortunate. He said Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had vowed to crush all militants after this week’s school attack.
“I hope the Pakistan government will appeal to the upper court so that Lakhvi’s bail is cancelled,” he said.
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