Mumbai Terror Victims Sue Pakistan for $688M
Nine American and Israeli victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks have demanded a compensation of $688 million from the Pakistan-based perpetrators of the terror assault, including the chiefs of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
In a re-submission before a New York court last month, the nine victims of the Mumbai attacks — from the U.S. and Israel — argued for a “trial by jury” and “default judgment” against Jamaat-ud-Dawa/Lashkar-e-Taiba.
They also argued for a “trial by jury” and “default judgment” against JuD chief Hafiz Saeed, LeT commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, Sajid Majid, Azam Cheema and two other Pakistani nationals Major Iqbal and Major Sameer Ali.
The compensation has been sought by the family members of seven persons who were brutally killed by LeT terrorists and two others who were injured.
The 26/11 American and Israeli victims had first filed their case on Nov. 19, 2010.
They had also sought action against ISI and its chief, but the court ruled that out after the U.S. State Department told the court that they enjoyed diplomatic immunity as they were a part of a foreign government.
According to court papers, LeT, its leaders and other defendants were served with court summons and complaints.
But they have failed to answer or otherwise defend against this action, alleged the attorney on behalf of the 26/11 victims, including Rabbi Shimon Rosenberg, father of Rifka Holtzberg, who was murdered alongside her husband Rabbi Gabriel Holtzberg during the attack on the Chabad House in Mumbai.
Among others include Rabbi Nachman Holtzberg, father of Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, who was killed in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
Other plaintiffs are Moses Shvarzblat and Maribeth Jeswani on behalf of family members killed in the attacks.
Andreina Varagona, who survived after getting shot in her right arm and leg in the attack, sued on her own behalf.
As many as 166 people died and more than 300 were injured when ten LeT terrorists carried out the attack on multiple locations in Mumbai, including the Oberoi Trident Hotel, the Taj Mahal Hotel, the Leopold Cafe, the Cama and Albless Hospital, the Metro Cinema, the CST Railway Station and the Chabad House.
In June, the U.S. added LeT affiliates, including the JuD, to its list of designated terror organizations.
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The headline contradicts the article, which says that the suit against Pakistan was dismissed, and this suit is only against the terrorists who are not part of the government.