Govt Behind Parliament Attack, 26/11: Ishrat Probe Officer

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NEW DELHI: In what is certain to escalate the already vicious fight between the CBI and the IB over the IshratJahan "fake encounter case", a former home ministry officer has alleged that a member of the CBI-SIT team had accused incumbent governments of "orchestrating" the terror attack on Parliament and the 26/11 carnage in Mumbai.

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RELATED ARTICLES Satish Chandra Verma may have to explain 26/11 R V S Mani, who as home ministry under-secretary signed the affidavits submitted in court in remark the alleged encounter case, has said that Satish Verma, until recently a part of the CBI-SIT July 16, 2013 probe team, told him that both the terror attacks were set up "with the objective of CBI removes IPS officer from Ishrat Jahan probe strengthening the counter-terror legislation (sic)". June 14, 2013 Mani has said that Verma "...narrated that the 13.12. 2001(attack on Parliament) was followed Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case: Gujarat sees by Pota (Prevention of Terrorist Activities Act) and 26/11 2008 (terrorists' siege of Mumbai) 'sinister... was followed by amendment to the UAPA (Unlawful Activities Prevention Act)." June 15, 2013 The official has alleged Verma levelled the damaging charge while debunking IB's inputs IN-DEPTH COVERAGE labelling the three killed with Ishrat in the June 2004 encounter as Lashkar terrorists. Home Ministry Terror Attack Contacted by TOI, Verma refused to comment. "I don't know what the complaint is, made when and to whom. Nor am I interested in knowing. I cannot speak to the media on such matters. Ask the CBI," said the Gujarat cadre IPS officer who after being relieved from the SIT is working as principal of the Junagadh Police Training College.

Mani, currently posted as deputy land and development officer in the urban development ministry, has written to his seniors that he retorted to Verma's comments telling the IPS officer that he was articulating the views of Pakistani intelligence agency ISI.

According to him, the charge was levelled by Verma in Gandhinagar on June 22 while questioning Mani about the two home ministry affidavits in the alleged encounter case.

In his letter to the joint secretary in the urban development ministry, Mani has accused Verma of "coercing" him into signing a statement that is at odds with facts as he knew them. He said Verma wanted him to sign a statement saying that the home ministry's first affidavit in the Ishrat case was drafted by two IB officers. "Knowing fully well that this would tantamount to falsely indicting of (sic) my seniors at the extant time, I declined to sign any statement."

Giving the context in which Verma allegedly levelled the serious charge against the government, Mani said the IPS officer, while questioning him, had raised doubts about the genuineness of IB's counter-terror intelligence. He disputed the veracity of the input on the antecedents of the three killed in June 2004 on the outskirts of Ahmedabad with Ishrat in the alleged encounter which has since become a polarizing issue while fuelling Congress's fight with Gujarat CM Narendra Modi.

Gujarat Police has justified the encounter citing the IB report that Pakistani nationals Zeeshan Zohar, Amzad Ali Rana and Javed Sheikh were part of a Lashkar module which had reached Gujarat to target Modi and carry out terrorist attacks.

In its first affidavit, filed in August 2009, the home ministry had cited IB inputs that those

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killed with Ishrat in the alleged encounter were part of a Lashkar sleeper cell, and had objected to a CBI probe into the "encounter".

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Brazil's economy is booming. Invest in forestry,12%p.a. See more In its second affidavit, filed in September 2009, the home ministry, irked by the Gujarat government treating the first affidavit as justification of the encounter, said the IB input did not constitute conclusive proof of the terrorist antecedents of those killed. It supported the demand for a CBI probe.

Mani said Verma doubted the input saying MHA's first affidavit was actually drafted by IB officer Rajinder Kumar, who looked after IB's operations in Gujarat at the time of Ishrat "encounter" and now runs the serious risk of being chargesheeted by the CBI for hatching the conspiracy behind the alleged extra-judicial killings.

Mani said Verma stuck to his guns even after being told that the home ministry did not need outside help. The former home ministry official said Verma insisted that the "input" was prepared after the encounter.

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Gaurav Mahendru (Delhi) 09 Oct, 2013 09:18 PM basically sympathisers of islamic fascists and supporters of hindu genocide have raised the bogey of hindu involvement in massacre of hindus in mumbai . it is a known fact that islamic fascist always cover up their tracks by bribing and threatening weak government officials depending upon what narrative suits them, islamic fascist have justified killing innocents and now comes the shocker, a government official has sided with the perpretator of the gruesome and cold blooded murder of indians in mumbai.

pardysingh (Location) 11 Aug, 2013 11:17 PM Who cares. Once Modi is PM, the only arguments will be which state of India is developing faster.

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krishnak2041 (Bareilly) 23 Jul, 2013 06:57 PM This kind of stories will continue to make the headlines till CBI , parrot in the cage,becomes free and the 2014 elections are over. The present central govt and congress leaders must malign Modi even at the cost of national security , both internal and external.

Rohan Kusnur (Mumbai, Maharashtra) 21 Jul, 2013 10:20 PM

For all my Indian Muslim friends.. Kindly watch a video by Mr. Najam Sethi, one of the most respected Pakistani journalists discussing this issue on his show Aapas Ki Baat on Geo News, Pakistan. Please watch it and draw your own conclusions. This website does not allow me to post any links. You can find it easily on youtube. Just search for "Aapas Ki Baat 19th July 2013". Conspiracies are never what they seem.

sher dil (canada) replies to Rohan Kusnur 22 Jul, 2013 06:41 PM Najam sethi is a proindian journalist , he would always speak in favour of india and cover India's fault . He would never question indian security failures. There is never smoke withour fire .Its time that india drama is opening up !

Gaurav Mahendru (Delhi) replies to sher dil 09 Oct, 2013 09:19 PM bribing and threatening R V S Mani or enlisting the support of sympathisers of islamic fascist is not going to absolve muslims of the blood of innocents that they have on their hands. by lying islamic fascists have only confirmed that islam is a religion of death

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