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Friday, November 21, 2008

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Friday, November 21, 2008

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Mcoca slapped on ten accused in

Malegaon bomb blast; one more arrested

Panic in Saffron camp; Shiv Sena knocks on the door of the court to demand transfer of investigation to CID; Saffron terrorism accused too plan to move High Court against the imposition of the most draconian law on them; ATS chief Hemant Karkare vehemently denies any political pressure; indicates full completion of the investigation within 90 days

By Nadeem Asran

Mumbai, November 20: At last, Mumbai ATS had charged the ten arrested as accused for Malegaon bomb blast, under

Maharashtra Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). Moreover, the investigation team has further arrested the 11^th accused, Sudhakar Chaturvedi in the case. With this new development, there is panic in Saffron camp. On one side, while the accused have decided to move High Court against imposition of MCOCA on them, on the other side, a Shiv Sena volunteer has filed a Public Interest (PIL) petition in Bombay High Court demanding the case to be taken away from ATS and to be entrusted to CID. It may be noted that Saffron organisations have put out the blame that ATS under pressure from State government has been arresting Hindutvadis, as terrorists, to appease Muslims. However, ATS chief has summarily rejected this allegation and declared there is absolutely no political pressure on ATS. He has given indications that ATS will complete

Malegaon bomb blast investigation in 90 days.

Eleventh accused arrested

As further progress in the bomb blast investigations, ATS has today arrested 11^th accused person named as Sudhakar Chaturvedi, who was arrested by Matunga police at Dadar. Today ATS has arrested him in participating in the conspiracy to organise

Malegaon bomb blast.

According to ATC chief Hemant Karkare, under police questioning and narco test, the accused has admitted that Lt. Co. Purohit has procured for him, a fake army identity card to enter Deolali military area, near

Nasik, army uniform and a pistol. He admitted that in a meeting before the

Malegaon bomb blast, Pragya Singh Thakur, Major Ramesh Upadhyay as well as

Lt. Col Purohit participated. On that basis, ATS had taken custody of the accused and has started investigation with him.

It may be noted that Matunga police has arrested Sudhakar Chaturvedi on November 4. The fake pass for entry into military area in Deolali, the army uniform and the fake army identity card was recovered from him by the Matunga police. During questioning, he tried to mislead the police; but when he was given narco test, all truth came out.

Application of MCOCA on accused

ATS have filed charges under article 3 of MCOCA against Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, Mahant Dayanand Pandey, Lt. Col. Purohit and rest of the 7 arrested in

Malegaon blast case. Addressing a press conference, ATS chief Hemant Karkare indicated that all ten accused will be produced before MCOCA court on Friday, November 21^st. In an overflowing press conference, ATS chief declared that MCOCA was invoked on all ten accused arrested; on the basis of past criminal record of the arrested accused and the charge sheet earlier filed against Rakesh Dhawde.

It may be noted that cases including murder are registered against Rakesh Dhawde in Dombivali and Kalyan area. Besides, Jalna police had filed a charge sheet file of over 150 pages against him, for bomb blast and conspiracy to commit bomb blast in Parbhani’s Mohammadiah Masjid case and in Jalna’s Qadria Masjid case; which formed the basis of the imposition of MCOCA on all Malegaon accused. It may be noted, that Rakesh Dhawde and the rest of the accused including Pragya Singh Thakur, were given jail custody by Nasik court; however on appeal filed by Aurangabad police for investigating the accused in Nanded, Jalna, Purna and Parbhani bomb blast cases, the court transferred the custody to Aurangabad police after accepting their plea. During investigations, it came out that he was involved in conspiracy to carry out bomb blast in Nanded, Jalna, Purna and Parbhani’s Jama Masjids as well as providing funds for the operations. On being questioned about the imposition of MCOCA on the Malegaon accused and about the details of investigations till now, ATS chief Hemant Karkare has reiterated that completely neutral proceedings were carried out on the basis of strong proofs and within the legal parameters. Arrests of accused were carried out without any reference to any religion. On being asked about political pressure, he categorically denied that ATS has come into any political pressure.

Muslims not involved in bomb blast

In reference to news published in an English newspaper about involvement of Muslims in

Malegaon bomb blast, Hemant Karkare has said: no Muslim was involved in this blast. He said, news in media is being published merely on the basis of conjecture. He complained that at several places, news was published with reference to him even though he has not spoken to any reporter. On being asked about the use of RDX in Samjhauta Express bomb blast, he said, it came out during ATS cross examination of a witness. He further added that at present, ATS is only investigating the

Malegaon bomb blast.

Forensic examination of Mahant’s laptop

About the laptop belonging to one of the accused, Mahant Dayanand Pandey, ATS chief said, the laptop had been handed over to Forensic Laboratory at Kalina for further testing. He said, details about financial dealings could come out of the laptop examination. In this regard, Hemant Karkare had given indication that within about 90 days, there is a possibility that the investigation of the bomb blast will be completed.

(Translated from Urdu)

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Blue film depicting Mahant with Kashmiri girls on his laptop found by ATS - URDU TIMES, Urdu Daily, Mumbai

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Devilish face of the Mahant exposed

Blue film depicting Mahant with Kashmiri girls on his laptop found by ATS

Secret exposed from laptop seized; Mahant pleads: Take my life but don’t expose my secret

Mumbai, Nov 17: (Through Aslam Shaikh) – Maharashtra Anti- Terrorist Squad (ATS) had their hands on a laptop, for which the smart-aleck Mahant Amaranad is pleading with the officers: “Take my life but don’t let the laptop secrets go public.”

According to informed sources, ATS was busy after the very arrest of Sudhakar Duwaidi, carrying on searches at residences of the Mahant and other related places and only this evening ATS came across a laptop. When the officers of ATS operated the laptop of Mahant Sudhakar Duwaidi, they were aghast at finding Mahant Sudhakar Duwaidi alias Dayaram Pande alias Amaranand is having a romp with Kashmiri girls. Reliable sources informed that to watch the porn material that can be called as blue film was nothing less than a torture. It may be noted, Sudhakar Duwaidi had resigned from Air Force to take up Sanyas (renouncing public life and adopting spiritual ascetic life of renunciation). An Acharya from Benaras (Varanasi) had awarded him the spiritual position of a Mahant. After getting the title of Mahant, Sudhakar Duwaidi had stayed for 3 months in Faridabad’s Mata temple and became the head of math (Math is a religious monastic order- ED) of Kashmir. It is interesting to note that Mahant Sudhakar would never reside in his math (monastery) but together with his two disciples, he used to stay in Sanktadevi Lodge where two rooms were always reserved for him. According to ATS, Mahant Sudhakar Duwaidi had purchased properties worth millions in Faridabad, Kanpur and Kashmir and he is very close to Sadhvi Pragya Singh. ATS had arrested Mahant Sudhakar Duwaidi on September 29, as an accused in Malegaon bomb blast. Investigation agency is questioning the Mahant in connection with bomb blasts at Kanpur, Ajmer and other religious places. Sources inform that ATS is readying to send out the seized laptop for further scientific probing. According to ATS, they were interested in extracting information from the laptop about his financial dealings, but with the exposure of his blue film activities, the Mahant has been thoroughly exposed. According to information, ATS team is to use the pictures in the laptop to try to identify other culprits associated with the Mahant. On the other hand, the Mahant insists the all resting of laptop should be stopped.

(Translated from Urdu)

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Monday, November 17, 2008

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Monday, November 17, 2008

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Nanded Bomb Blast: CBI investigation under a cloud

CBI ignored the report of a phone discussion between an accused and an office bearer of a Sangh Parivar organisation

Mumbai, November 16, (Agencies): CBI investigations in the Nanded bomb blast case of 2006, has come under a cloud of suspicion and doubt. In fact, CBI had not taken any serious note of a report in which the first ever indication of military training of a self-proclaimed Hindutva extremist organisation had come to light. Central Security Agency sources have disclosed that the accused in the case had admitted about Bajrang Dal member Naresh Kumar Kondwar has allegedly planned bomb attacks near 3 Masjids which had shaken the cities of Jalna and Parbhani in Maharashtra in the years 2003-4. In those blasts, the accused had got his vocal cords damaged which were later operated upon and repaired.

The Nanded bomb blast occurred at the house of the RSS member Lakshman Raj Kondwar in which his son Naresh and VHP activist Himanshu Panse died while assembling bombs. Sources have reported that though CBI had filed charge sheets against 10 persons, but could not proceed with the leads given in investigations by some of the accused. It is alleged that in these cross examinations, the accused had confirmed their involvement in earlier bombings. Investigative agencies found, at the house of Raj Kondwar, caps, fake beards and plans for attack on a Masjid at Aurangabad, which is at a distance of 200 kilometers from Nanded. Investigators further hold that the accused had informed how Naresh has sent him to Pane on his train ticket on the same day when in 2004 explosives were thrown at a Jalna Masjid (Mosque). This was to frame an alibi that on the day of the blast, Naresh was not in the district. ATS is trying to find clues for possible involvement of the accused in Nanded blasts in other blasts. Meanwhile CBI had sent its team to Mumbai to get fresh leads to assist in the investigation.

CBI kept silence in this matter. But it was admitted by some of its officials that their investigation remained restricted to Nanded bomb blast only. On the condition of non-disclosure of their identity, officials in the CBI had disclosed that during the investigation, they had received a report about a phone call by the accused to an important functionary of a Saffron organisation in Ayodhya. However, it was not given any importance. CBI now wishes to investigate the 10 arrested accused in Malegaon blast including Lt. Col. Purohit. Agency had reportedly filed charge sheet against ten accused on March 15, 2008. On the other hand, investigators are amazed at the ATC contention of the use of the dangerous RDX in Samjhauta Express bombing. Those who had investigated this matter earlier could not find any trace of RDX in Samjhauta Express bombing. After reports from forensic experts, ATC officers hold that there is need to further cross-examine Lt. Col Purohit so that they would find out the source of RDX used.

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Monday, November 17, 2008

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CBI DEMANDS ACTION AGAINST SPECIAL CELL OF DELHI POLICE

New Delhi, November 16: (Agencies) – CBI has announced that no proof was found against the two suspected members of Kashmiri terrorist organisation Al Badr, arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police in 2006. Giving relief to aging Ma’arif Qamar and Irshad Ali, arrested by Secret Cell of the Delhi Police, CBI has filed a preliminary affidavit with the court. According to its report, there were no proofs found against both of the accused.

CBI has requested the court to allow it take action against 3 officers of the Special Cell of Delhi Police. CBI has informed the court that following direction by Delhi High Court, investigation of the case was conducted by Vinay Tyagi, Ravindar Tyagi and Subhash Vats; all three of them held important post in Special Cell.

In its preliminary report of November 11, CBI has demanded the arrest of the three officers of the Special Anti-terrorist Cell of Delhi Police for Fake arrests and other serious crimes.

Rashtriya Sahara, Urdu Daily, Mumbai

Monday, November 17, 2008

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Nagpur the shelter town of terrorists, not Azamgarh or Hyderabad

Those demanding proof of patriotism from Muslims turned out to be traitors in every sector; Narrow minded politics cause of divisions in the nation; Peace Caravan of Jamat e Islami reaches Hyderabad; Address by Jamat Amir Jalaluddin Omari and others

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Friday, November 14, 2008

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IMAM KA’ABA WILL DELIVER JUMA KHUTBA IN MUMBAI

On reaching Mumbai, ‘the bride of the cities’, Imam Ka’aba led Maghrib prayers at Jama Masjid (Crawford Market); advises Muslims to hold on to their Muslim identity, to be patient and tolerant and to do good to their neighbours

By Saeed Ahmed Khan

Mumbai, Nov 13: Imam Ka’aba reached Mumbai today early in the morning. He is staying at the Hotel Taj and will lead Friday prayers at Somaiya Grounds, (the site of Dr. Zakir Naik’s organised ten-day World Islamic Conference). Indian government has made special security arrangements for his safety. He arrived at Mumbai airport around 7.30 early this morning. After arrival, he led Maghrib prayers at Jama Masjid (Crawford Market). He was introduced to city’s eminent citizens at a dinner organised at Islam Gymkhana. On Friday, November 14, he will deliver Friday Khutba (sermon) and lead Juma prayers at Somaiya Grounds. He will later inaugurate an Islamic Exhibition at the site and open the ten-day World Islamic Conference by reciting the Quran at the beginning of the inaugural session at 6.30 PM. He will later leave for

Sri Lanka in the night.

Imam of Makka haram, Shaikh Adil al Kalbani, under special security provided by Indian authorities, is staying at Taj Mahal Hotel. After his arrival, he had a short meeting with journalists and answered their queries. He was especially appreciative of Indian Muslims who have been welcomed around the world with respect and dignity. He advised them to hold on to their identity and with discretion and deliberation, spread the sacred deen of the one and only Allah. He exhorted them to be good to their neighbours as ‘only those Muslim will counted as good that are good to their neighbours’.

Imam Ka’aba, referring to western media’s Islamophobia and their campaign to hurt Muslim feelings, said, whatever may be the adversities, Muslims should not forgo patience and perseverance. With sincerity and godliness, if Muslims follow their deen and follow the Sunnah of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), the detractors of Islam will get their answer.

In answering a question, as to why Arabs consider themselves to be better than others and whether it is something to do that the Prophet was born in their midst, Imam replied that in Islam, this is of no consequence. In Quran it is clearly laid out, that only those are near to God, who fear His wrath and hold fast to the faith. An example is how even those near and dear relations of the Prophet, who never accepted Islam, joined the enemy camp and died unbeliever, are considered destined to land in hell. While a black Negro African slave Bilal of Habash (

Ethiopia) sought refuge in the lap of Islam and was raised to the highest level of piety.

(ViaMedia.MumbaiNews adds: All 3 Mumbai Urdu newspapers published two full pages as cover to their main paper, as full colour advertisement pages announcing the full ten-day programme of the World Islamic Conference, organised by Islamic Research Foundation that is headed by Dr. Zakir Naik.

“In this conference, Ulema, scholars and intellectuals from all schools of thought, will speak on various aspects and viewpoints on the religion of Islam. For you and your children, it is a ten day training programme to let them know, understand and learn the real message of Islam.”

The Conference will be held from 14 to 23 November, 2008, from 10.00 in the morning to 10.00 in the night, with interval for prayers and food.

Separate enclave for women.

Entrance free.

Believers of all faith invited.

Speakers include:

Maulana Fuzail

ur Rehman QasmiMaulana Ashfaq SalfiMaulana Jalaluddin UmriMaulana Salman NadviMaulana Mahmood MadaniMaulana Razaullah Abdul KarimMaulana Sirajul HasanMaulana Abu Zafar Hassan NadviMaulana Kaleem SiddiquiMaulana Aijaz AslamMaulana Abul Aas WahidiQari Qasim BhopaliDr. Wasiullah AbbasDr. Ubaidullah FahadMaulana Muqeem FaiziMaulana Ahmed Siraj QasmiMaulana Shaikh Zafarul Hasan MadniMaulana Faizur Rehman NadviDr. Shoeb SayyadDr. Yehya AlawiMaulana Tariq AbdullahMaulana Sana’ullah MadniMaulana Rafiq MadniDr. Zakir Naik

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