Authorities release name of main culprit in Mumbai terror attack

Authorities have released the name of the main culprit in the bombing of the home of Hafiz Saeed, the leader of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa, the mastermind of the Mumbai terror attacks.

They said on Saturday:

Bala has already been arrested in connection with the Hafiz Saeed house blast and three more have been arrested by the police.

He said the counter-terrorism unit had rushed to Karachi, Peshawar and Sheikhupura to gather additional information about the attack.

The three arrested criminals have been in frequent contact with Beta Paul, the main culprit in the case.

The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a police recruiting center in Baghdad. She currently resides in Dubai. Hafiz Saeed's brother planted the bomb in the car in front of his house. Authorities said he was on a police search to catch his brother.

The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of Hafiz Saeed's home in Jawaharlal Nehru province, Punjab. 3 were killed in the attack; More than 20 people were injured.

The attack was carried out by detonating an explosive device hidden in the car.

Hafiz Saeed was not at home when the attack took place. He is being held at the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore on charges of fundraising for terrorism.

Hafiz Saeed's Lashkar-e-Taiba carried out the 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai that killed 166 people. Sayyid later changed the name of the organization to Jamaat-ud-Dawa. The organization is currently banned.