The United States has announced a reward of up to $5 million for any information leading to the arrest or conviction of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) member Sajid Mir for his involvement in the November 2008 attacks in Mumbai. 

A statement from the US State Department’s Rewards for Justice program said, “Sajid Mir, a senior member of the Pakistan-based foreign terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT), is wanted for his involvement in the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India.”

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On November 26, 2008, India experienced its worst terror attack as ten LeT militants arrived in Mumbai by sea and carried out a series of coordinated attacks and bombings over the next three days which resulted in the death of 166 people, wounding over three hundred more.

The attacks started at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, where Ajmal Kasab and another terrorist opened fired on civilians with automatic rifles. Shootings and bombings were also carried out at the Taj Hotel, The Oberoi Hotel, Leopold Cafe, the Nariman (Chabad) House, among others. 

Nine of the terrorists were killed by security personnel while the only survivor, Kasab, was captured and sentenced to death. He was hanged on November 2011, 2012 at the Yerwada Central Jail in Pune. 

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“Sajid Mir was LeT’s operations manager for the Mumbai attack, playing a leading role in its planning, preparation, and execution. Mir was indicted in the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division (Chicago, Illinois) on April 21, 2011, and was charged with: conspiracy to injure property of a foreign government; providing material support to terrorists; aiding and abetting the killing of a citizen outside of the U.S.; and the bombing of places of public use,” the statement read.

“According to the indictment, during the attacks Mir advised the attackers to kill hostages, set fires, and throw grenades and also sought the release of a hostage in exchange for the release of a captured attacker. A warrant for Mir’s arrest was issued on April 22, 2011. In 2019, Mir was added to the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists List,” it added.