He was arrested and served time in prison for the 1994 kidnappings of Western tourists in India , an act which he acknowledges . He was released from captivity in 1999 and provided safe passage into Afghanistan with the support of Taliban in exchange for passengers aboard hijacked Indian Airlines Flight 814 . He is most well known for his role in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of '' Wall Street Journal '' reporter Daniel Pearl . Saeed was arrested by Pakistani police on 12 February 2002 , in Lahore , in connection with the Pearl kidnapping , and was sentenced to death on 15 July 2002 by special judge of anti terrorism court Syed Ali Ashraf Shah for killing Pearl . His judicial appeal has not yet been heard . The delay has been ascribed to his purported links with MI6
Indian Airlines Flight 814
Indian Airlines Flight 814
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh