Blue corner notice against Col Ullah

NEW DELHI: After issuing a red corner notice against Lashkar-e-Toiba founder Hafiz Saeed, Interpol has issued a blue corner notice against Colonel R Sadat Ullah ��� believed to be a Pakistani army personnel ��� who is named as an accused in the Mumbai terror attacks chargesheet.

The blue corner notice against Ullah has been issued with the purpose of gathering additional information from Interpol member countries about his identity and his activities in the Mumbai terror attack plot. According to the chargesheet, Ullah, who is suspected to be working for the Pakistani Army, is alleged to have accessed an e-mail account that the terrorists who attacked Mumbai used to set up an internet phone connection.

India, which has accused Pakistan of continuing to use terrorism as a state tool, is keen to establish Ullah���s identity.

A CBI spokesperson confirmed that blue corner notices were issued against 19 people including Ullah. Apart from seeking additional information on the 19 persons involved and accused in the Mumbai terror attacks, Interpol also issued red corner notices against LeT terrorist Abu Hamza, accused of training the 10 Mumbai terrorists.

Hamza was named by surviving Mumbai terrorist Ajmal Kasab as one of the many handlers, apart from Abu Jindal and Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, who motivated and trained the terrorists chosen for carrying out the attacks in Mumbai.

Hamza allegedly advised the terrorist on how the group should carry out attacks and taught them about using weapons. Further Abu Hamza along with the other handlers also saw off the terrorists when they boarded a ship in Karachi.

The Interpol notice identifies Abu Hamza as Mohammed Ramadhan Mohammed Siddique, 39, a Pakistani national. As per the Interpol notice, Hamza is accused of ���crimes against life and health... crimes involving use of weapons/explosives... kidnapping, terrorism, terror conspiracy, terror incitement���.���

The same categories of offences have been listed against LeT founder chief Hafiz Saeed, 59, and mastermind of Mumbai terror strike Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, against whom red corner notices were issued on Tuesday night.

Responding to the red corner notice against Saeed, Jamaat-ud-Dawa said it would frame an ���appropriate response��� to the red corner notice, according to reports. ���Our legal team is looking into the matter that has come to our notice and we will come out with an appropriate response,��� JuD spokesman Yahya Mujahid told a news agency.