Lahore, Sep 21 (IANS) Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and chief of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa group, has been put under house arrest at his residence here, a media report said Monday.

A posse of police personnel has been deployed outside his residence, "restricting his movement", Geo TV reported Monday.

Police in Faisalabad Thursday lodged two first information reports (FIRs) against Saeed for making a speech last month in which he called for jihad or holy war and appealed for funds for the Jamaat-ud-Dawa, an Islamic charity that India and the US suspect is a front for terror operations and is now banned by the UN.

India has been relentlessly asking Pakistan to take tangible action against Saeed before talks, suspended after the 26/11 attacks, can resume.

Saeed has also been charged under Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act for making anti-state speeches.

The cases against Saeed were filed in connection with his visit to Faisalabad Aug 27-28, when police said he had attended Iftar dinners and exhorted members of the banned outfit to wage a jihad.

The US had intensified pressure on Pakistan, asking it to bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks, including Saeed, to justice.

US Ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer Friday called for "swift punishment" for architects and perpetrators of the Nov 26 Mumbai mayhem.

Over 160 people were killed in the Nov 26-29 Mumbai terror attacks last year. The carnage was carried out by 10 terrorists from Pakistan who sneaked into India by sea. One of the terrorists, Ajmal Amir Kasab, was arrested.

"Swift and lengthy punishment for six suspects of Mumbai attacks in Pakistan is important for the US and India," Roemer said in New Delhi.