Date:25/08/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/08/25/stories/2006082508370100.htm

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Lashkar founder taken to undisclosed place

Nirupama Subramanian

ISLAMABAD: Lashkar-e-Taiba founder and leader of the Jamaat-ud-daawa Hafiz Saeed was taken to an undisclosed location by police early on Thursday, the group's spokesman said.

Mr. Saeed was placed under house arrest on August 10 for a period of one month.

In a statement, JuD spokesman Yahya Mujahid said police arrived at Mr. Saeed's Lahore home at 1 a.m. on Thursday with a letter authorising them to take him away. Mr. Mujahid said Mr. Saeed's son asked for a copy of the letter but the police would not give him one.

After an angry exchange, they took Mr. Saeed away without telling the family where he was being shifted.

The family had already challenged the house arrest in the Lahore High Court, where it is to come up for hearing on August 25.