A two member team comprising of an official of the Intelligence Bureau and another of the CBI left for Chile to apprehend Abdul Rauf who is wanted in connection with hijacking of IC-814 flight to Kamdahar. It was reported from Chile that one of the accused Abdul Rauf, who had a red cornered notice issued against him, has been detained. Abdul Rauf, brother of Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar, is alleged to have financed the 1999 hijack.

There had been two false alarms in the past regarding detaining of Abdul Rauf in the past. Following the red corner notice issued by Interpol, a man named Abdul Rauf was detained in Seoul in 2004. Another man by the same name was detained in Lebanon in 2005. The Officials said it was unlikely that Rauf would be traveling in his own name. They said they would also seek the help of the FBI, which is also investigating the case as a US citizen, Jeanne Moore, was also on board the 1999 hijacked flight.

A crucial lead that the investigators are pursuing is the voice sample of Rauf, which led to the arrest of his co-conspirators. The team will try to get Rauf's voice samples to match it with the recorded call which was intercepted by the Mumbai Police, in which Rauf instructed Abdul Latif, another accused who has since been arrested, to call up the BBC offices in London and give details of the hijacking. Based on the call, the CBI had filed a charge sheet against Rauf charging him with financing and plotting the hijack.