Lashkar founder detained again

Saeed was first placed under house arrest on August 10. But the High Court in Lahore ordered his release on Monday, saying the government had not provided sufficient evidence to justify his detention, said Ghazi.

Authorities said at the time of his original detention that they feared his activities could affect law and order but had nothing to do with an investigation into a plot foiled in London to blow up airliners over the Atlantic. Ghazi said Saeed had been taken to jail and would be held for two months, adding he said he would challenge the detention.

Saeed resigned almost five years ago from Lashkar-e-Toiba, a group active in fighting Indian security forces in India8217;s part of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. The group has also been accused or suspected of involvement in numerous attacks in Indian cities. Saeed then become head of a charity called Jamaat-ud-Dawa, which is regarded as a sister organisation of the LeT. A spokesman for the charity said Saeed had been held under a public order law.