The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday brushed aside media's questions about the growing string of targeted killings of anti-India terrorists in Pakistan, saying that the government would prefer individuals wanted in connection with terror activities in India to face trial in the country itself.
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"Those who are wanted in India to face justice for criminal and terrorist activities, we would like them to come to India and face our legal system but I cannot comment on developments that are taking place in Pakistan," MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi stated. The remarks followed the puported killing of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Hanzla Adnan alias Adnan Ahmed by unknown gunmen in Pakistan's Karachi earlier this month.
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Adnan, who was considered a close aide of LeT chief and 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed, was allegedly at the helm of the conspiracy that led to an attack on a Border Security Force (BSF) convoy in Jammu & Kashmir's Udhampur in 2015. Adnan is also believed to have masterminded another attack on security forces in J&K, which resulted in the death of eight Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in 2016.
A few of the recent targeted killings in Pakistan have been publicly blamed on India's external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), by the country's authorities. However, Pakistan has not been able to present any concrete evidence to substantiate its claims so far.
(With inputs from ANI)