Abdul Rehman Makki, accused of 26/11 terror attacks, dies in Pakistan | Latest news India

One of the accused in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, Abdul Rehman Makki died of a heart attack, news agency PTI reported on Friday.

26/11 terror attack suspect Abdul Rehman Makki found dead in Pakistan of heart attack(OSINTJK/X)

The brother-in-law of the alleged mastermind of the attacks, Hafiz Saeed, Hafiz Abdul Rehman Maaki was deputy chief of Jamaat-ud-Dawa.

The banned organization confirmed that he had been ill for the past few days and was undergoing treatment for diabetes at a private hospital in Lahore.

“Makki suffered a cardiac arrest early this morning and breathed his last in the hospital,” a JuD official told PTI.

Makki was sentenced to six months in prison in connection with a terrorism financing case in 2020 by an anti-terrorism court. Since then, the terror accused has kept a low profile.

The Pakistan Mutahida Muslim League (PMML) issued a statement saying Makki was a supporter of Pakistani ideology.

He was also designated a global terrorist by the United Nations in 2023, subjecting him to an asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo.

Last month marked 16 years since the horrific attacks that brought the city of Mumbai to a standstill. A group of Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists came to Mumbai on 26 December 2008 by sea route from Pakistan and besieged the city, leaving over a hundred people dead.

In April, rumors surfaced on social media that alleged mastermind Hafiz Saeed had also been hospitalized due to an illness, The Economic Times reported.

In a press conference in January this year, the Pakistani government also claimed the role of the Indian state in carrying out terrorist killings in Pakistan, which the Ministry of External Affairs denied and termed as propaganda.