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Rehman Khalil admitted to hospital, in "very serious" condition
The leader of a Pakistan-based terror outfit active in Jammu and Kashmir was battling for life in a hopsital today after unidentified men severely tortured and dumped him near a mosque, the group's spokesperson said.Harkat-ul- Mujahideen's leader Fazal-ur-Rehman Khalil was kidnapped yesterday by a group of men after he offered prayers in a mosque here, Sultan Zia told reporters here. He was thrown outside the same mosque in the night after being subjected to "severe torture", Zia said. Khalil was battling for life in a hospital and doctors described his condition as "very serious", Zia said adding he had no idea about the identity of the assailants. Khalil's group had very close ties with Taliban and Al-Qaeda, and is actively involved in militancy in Kashmir. Many of his supporters also crossed into Afghanistan to support Taliban when the US-led forces launched attacks in Afghanistan in late 2001. Khalil was earlier leading 'Harkat-ul-Ansar' group but changed its name after the US State Department put the group on the list of terrorist outfits in 1994. President Musharraf outlawed the group in 2000 and it has been working with a new name 'Jamiat-ul-Ansar' since then. He was detained on several occasions by the security agencies since 2001 after the government changed its Afghan policy but was freed later. Posted by: Dan Darling 2006-03-30 |
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