Hafiz Saeed arrested by CTD in Pakistan just a day after he was granted bail

Mumbai terror attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed has been arrested by CTD just a day after he was granted bail by Pakistan's anti-terror court, according to unconfirmed media reports.

Saeed and his three aides were granted pre-arrest bail on Monday by the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore in a case pertaining to the banned outfit's illegal use of land for its seminary. It is, however, unclear whether he was arrested today over the same case.

Saeed-led JuD is believed to be the front organization for the Lashkar-e-Taiba which is responsible for carrying out the 2008 Mumbai attacks. The US declared the LeT as a foreign terrorist organization in June 2014.

The US Department of the Treasury has designated Saeed as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, and the US, since 2012, has offered a USD 10 million reward for information that brings Saeed to justice.

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Under pressure from the international community, Pakistani authorities have launched investigations into matters of the JuD, LeT and the FIF regarding their holding and use of trusts to raise funds for terrorism financing.