JAIPU: Eight Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives, including three from Pakistan, were awarded life imprisonment by an additional district court in Jaipur on Wednesday for plotting terror strikes and recruiting Indians to the Pak-based militant organization.Along with their life sentences, the three have been slapped with a penalty of Rs 3 lakh each under Section 20 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.The Pakistani LeT members - Asgar Ali, Shakkar Ulla and Mohammad Iqbal - were lodged in separate jails in India. Despite being in prison, they were able to make contacts with people outside to recruit members for their organization. They were acting at the behest of Lashkar commander in Pakistan Walid alias Vicky.The court also made strong remarks against the jail officials who had given a "free hand" to the Pakistanis. The five Indians sentenced in the case are Babu alias Nishachand Ali, Hafiz Abdul, Pawan Puri, Arun Jain, and Kabil. All of them were in touch with a LeT commander based in Pakistan and the jailed Pakistani LeT men.

Source: Times of India December 06, 2017 21:00 UTC