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Rehana Begum, the mother of Abu Jundal, an alleged conspirator in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, has said that her son is innocent and has not been associated with any militant organisation. Jundal's mother denied her son's involvement in the attacks. "I have faith and I truly believe that my son cannot do anything like this, nor can he be associated with any such activity," she told media in Beed, Maharashtra . Rehana Begum demanded that a thorough enquiry should be done before pronouncing a decision on Jundal. "There should be a thorough and complete investigation, after which the right decision must be taken. If he is proved guilty, then he should be punished," she said. Abu Jundal was arrested on his arrival from Saudi Arabia at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport by Delhi Police on June 21. He is currently in the custody of Special Cell till July 5. According to reports, Abu Jundal alias Syed Zabiuddin, who is now being interrogated for his involvement in 26/11, has in his interrogation reportedly revealed how he chose young men, indoctrinating them before they were sent for terror training. Jundal has admitted his active role in the 26/11 attack, saying he had worked in close tandem with terror mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi. He has during his interrogation confessed his role in the countries worst terror attack and admitted that he was present in the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) control room in Karachi from where direction was being to the 10 terrorists who carried out the strike.

Abu Jundal's mother claims her son is innocent