Lahore: Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the mastermind of the Mumbai attacks, has been reportedly placed under house arrest in Lahore, according to media reports.
Pak TV channels reported that Saeed's movements had been restricted for reasons of security. There was no official word on the issue.
Saeed has also been barred from leading Eid prayers at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium. "Police party has been deputed outside his residence restricting his movement," Pak TV channel Geo News said.
A police contingent was deployed outside Saeed's home in Johar Town area of Lahore late on Saturday night to restrict his movements. However, it was not clear if he had been officially put under house arrest.
Saeed should be interrogated: Chidambaram
Home Minister P Chidambaram demanded that Pakistan interrogate Hafiz Saeed for the Mumbai terror attacks as all the evidence against him was in that country.
Reacting to reports that Saeed has been placed under house arrest, Chidambaram said he has no objection even if it was a "face-saving technique" by Pakistan.
"My demand is that now that he has been arrested he should be interrogated on the 26/11 incidents. His role in the 26/11 attacks must be investigated," he said on the sidelines of a function in the Capital.
"Evidence is in Pakistani soil. When Pakistan says give us evidence, it is not on Indian soil, all the evidence against Hafiz Saeed is on Pakistani soil," he said.
"Therefore, one must investigate in Pakistan and find the evidence in Pakistan," he said.
The Home Minister said two FIRs, which were filed against Saeed on Friday by Pakistani authorities, are unrelated to 26/11 attacks.
India has been insisting that Pakistan should take action against Saeed for his role in masterminding the Mumbai attacks but Pakistani authorities have claimed that the evidence provided by New Delhi against the JuD chief is not adequate for arresting or prosecuting him.
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