ISI will never let Tiger Memon surrender: ex-militant-turned politician

Srinagar: Claiming to have met 1993 Mumbai serial blasts mastermind Tiger Memon in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), former militant turned Congress MLA Usman Majeed on Friday said the ISI will never let the former surrender.

Majeed also said the entire planning behind the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts was done by the ISI, adding that the Tiger Memon carried out latter's plan on the ground level. "I had met Tiger (Memon) in PoK few times... Entire Mumbai blasts were planned by ISI. It was all ISI's plan and conspiracy. Tiger and his team just carried it out on ground," Majeed told ANI.

"ISI will never let Tiger Memon surrender, they will kill him, but not let him surrender," he added. He also downplayed the incidents of Pakistan flag waving in Jammu and Kashmir, saying that the state will always be part of India.

"One must not pay attention to sporadic incidents of flag waving. It does not reflect the sentiment of the state...Jammu and Kashmir will always be part of India," he said.