New York: The founding member of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT), Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhuttavi, is "Confirmed Deceased", the United Nations Security Council stated.
He also served as the deputy to 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed.
The date on which the narrative summary about Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhuttavi became available on the Committee's website was March 14, 2012, whereas it was updated on December 19, 2023.
Bhuttavi was one of the key masterminds in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. The Mumbai attacks killed over 150 people and injured many more.
"Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhuttavi was a founding member of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) (QDe.118) and deputy to LeT emir Hafiz Muhammad Saeed (QDi.263). Bhuttavi served as the acting emir of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba/Jamaat-ud-Dawa (LeT/JuD) on at least two occasions when Saeed was detained," according to the UNSC.
Moreover, he is also responsible for LeT/JuD's madrassah (religious school) network.
In mid-2002, Bhuttavi was in charge of establishing a LeT organisational base in Lahore, Pakistan, it further said. (with ANI inputs)
