India conveys strong concerns to Pakistan over bail to 26/11 accused Zaki-Ur-Rehman-Lakhvi​

India on Friday conveyed to Pakistan strong concerns of government and sentiments of people on grant of bail to Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Zaki-Ur-Rehman-Lakhvi​, said Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin​.

Despite repeated assurances that have been received, we have seen both the prosecution of the seven accused in the Anti-Terror Court in Islamabad, as also the investigation by the authorities into the larger conspiracy surrounding the Mumbai attack case, proceeding at a glacial pace.

The story of repeated postponements, adjournments and unavailability of concerned law officers or witnesses is well documented and does not require repetition. The move to grant bail to Zakiur Rahman Lakhvi yesterday has taken this saga to another level, official spokesman in the External Affairs Ministry Syed Akbaruddin said.

We have, therefore, communicated to Pakistan through diplomatic channels our strong concerns on this matter and the sentiments across the spectrum of Indian society that that this will make a mockery of Pakistan's commitment to fight terror groups without hesitation and without making distinctions, the spokesman said.

Lakhvi is among the seven Pakistani nationals accused of planning and abetting the brazen terror attack in Mumbai on November 26, 2008 that left 166 dead, including foreigners.

Earlier on Thursday, an outraged India had told Pakistan that release of LeT commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi on bail was unacceptable to it and demanded immediate steps for reversal of the decision.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh also blamed Pakistan for the bail granted to Lakhvi.

Rehman Lakhvi and six other accused had filed bail applications even as no proceedings of the case took place at the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, as lawyers were observing strike to condemn the terrorist attack on an Army-run school in Peshawar that left 141 people, mostly children, dead.

Four witnesses had earlier identified the seven accused on December 10 in an anti-terrorism court hearing in Rawalpindi, conducting trial of the Mumbai terror attacks. The witnesses from the port city of Karachi identified one of the accused who had purchased boats from them.

LeT operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, Abdul Wajid, Mazhar Iqbal, Hamad Amin Sadiq, Shahid Jameel Riaz, Jamil Ahmed and Anjum have been charged with planning, financing and executing the attacks in India's financial capital that killed 166 people in November, 2008.