New Delhi:
Reports in Pakistan suggest that the detained Pakistani militant Omar Saeed Sheikh was the man who made hoax calls to President Asif Ali Zardari after 26/11.
The caller had claimed to be the then External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
According to the Dawn newspaper, Omar, who made the calls from inside a jail, wanted to heighten India-Pakistan tensions.
Omar was secretly using a mobile phone in jail and he used a UK-registered mobile SIM to try and get in touch with Zardari, claiming to be Pranab Mukherjee.
He also managed to make a call to the army chief. An attempt was made to get through to the US Secretary of State, but security checks prevented that.
The caller had claimed to be the then External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
According to the Dawn newspaper, Omar, who made the calls from inside a jail, wanted to heighten India-Pakistan tensions.
Omar was secretly using a mobile phone in jail and he used a UK-registered mobile SIM to try and get in touch with Zardari, claiming to be Pranab Mukherjee.
He also managed to make a call to the army chief. An attempt was made to get through to the US Secretary of State, but security checks prevented that.
