DLD‰‰†‰KDLD‰‰†‰DLD‰‰†‰MDLD‰‰†‰C Crooning glory: Extra effort: THE TIMES OF INDIA Minogue hits a Manya’s focus Monday, April 14, 2003 classical note is for real... Page 7 Page 8 TO D AY S LUCKY 878 Lay then straight Diamond Jubilee 875 842 W inny the Pooh House with bamboo door 854 Your Dambola Ticket available in Delhi Times on 13th April, 2003 OF INDIA Numbers already announced : 72, 9, 23, 85 MANOJ KESHARWANI There’s something fishy about smuggling The use of rotten fish as a decoy for smuggling drugs is the latest trick up the smuggler’s sleeve ARUN KUMAR DAS If you haven’t guessed and heroin don’t find a menti- where drugs have been hidden within Times News Network already, innovation is the on in the smuggler’s hand- wheel-chairs and dead bodies. There is name of the game. Smugg- book. ‘‘New methods of sm- no guessing the exact modus operandi.’’ hings are definitely getting curi- ling of drugs was never uggling have been adopted Bhargav, on his part, maintains that ouser and curiouser. We’re talk- such an intellectual cat- for hashish and heroin. For officialdom is a step ahead — but only Ting about the artful dodgers of and-mouse game as it is instance, specially-made just. ‘The part played by our intelligen- the smuggling world, who have taken to now. Smugglers have re- wooden handicraft items, ce network is of utmost importance. We camouflaging cocaine within rotten fi- peatedly changed their complete with cavities, are would never have been able to make the sh and packets of suji. The logic, of co- modus operandi over used to smuggle these dr- recent cocaine seizure — the largest in urse, is simple enough. While the use of the years. But the latest ugs,’’ says customs com- the Capital so far — if we didn’t have pr- rotten fish is a scent-per-scent attempt trick of hiding cocaine missioner KR Bhargav. ior intelligence inputs. Also, our highly- to fool sniffer dogs, suji is a good decoy within rotten fish is the Sleuths smart, smug- trained sniffer dogs do play their part.’’ for the white powder that is cocaine. latest and, possibly,one of glers smarter? ‘‘Admi- The official assurances notwithstan- ‘‘A recent seizure of half a kg of coc- the most creative. ttedly, drug-smugglers ding, the fact of the matter is that, whe- aine, camouflaged within rotten fish ‘‘While the smuggli- have become smarter. ther it is hashish, heroin or cocaine, all and packets of suji, was sent to the Cen- ng of cocaine is normal- So much so, it has beco- these drugs are still being sneaked into tral Revenue Control Laboratory for te- ly inbound and directed me difficult to nab them Delhi. And it would be reasonable to ex- sts and was detected to contain 65 per from south America, even when we have pect that smugglers will continue to ho- cent of pure cocaine. The approximate hashish and heroin ARTFUL DODGER specific infor- odwink official sleuths. Reasonable bec- value of the seizure is around Rs 1 cro- comprise outbound consignments,’’ re- mation,’’ maintains a senior official of ause, when it comes to tricks, these men re,’’ informs a senior customs officer at veals the customs official. the narcotics and crime prevention de- know their dope. the IGI airport. But this doesn’t mean that hashish partment, ‘‘We have come across cases [email protected] SPY HARD WITH Sharma meets Sharma at Tihar Times News Network While Tihar authorities are being extra ca- A VENGEANCE! utious about the VIP ward, the inmates are all it a coincidence or what you will, but currently spend their time reading newspap- SURESH NAIR ent and an ISI agent get togeth- Can increasing number of those who are ers, taking walks in the morning, practising Times News Network er to thwart a nuclear threat to supposed to be administrators of the law are yoga, performing religious rites and, of cour- Mumbai. ‘‘It’s aimed at the in- now finding themselves behind bars. With the se, planning their future course of action. ames Bond is warned. Ind- ternational market,’’ says the entry of DDA vice-chairman Subhash Shar- ‘‘While Subhash Sharma spends most of his Jian spies are crawling onto film-maker, who has roped in ma (a 1970-batch IAS officer) time in puja-paath, Sharan is the international arena in an Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay and DDA commissioner (land BEHIND BARS rather keen on knowing what attempt to woo crossover audi- Dutt, Ajay Devgan, Nana Pat- disposal) Anand Mohan Sha- is happening outside and has ences with cross-border terror- ekar and Sunil Shetty. ‘‘Post- ran (a 1990-batch IAS officer), been seen to be sharing books ism films. So what if it takes 9/11, the West is interested in the ‘VIP’ roll call at Tihar’s Ja- with RK Sharma,’’ informs a Sunny Deol to jump 11,000 feet what is happening in Asia. I’m il No 1 has now reached four, senior official at Jail No 1. from Switzerland’s Jungfrau quite excited about handling with RK Sharma, a 1976-batch As far as meeting relatives mountain? And where Pierce something so challenging.’’ IPS officer and the main ac- or friends is concerned, both Brosnan would have used a do- Anil Sharma, who has direc- cused in the Shivani Bhatna- DDA officials will have to wait uble, the hero of The Hero: Love ted The Hero, admits that it wo- gar murder case; and 1977- till April 16. According to Ti- Story of A Spy did it by himself. uld be impossible to do a 007 in batch IPS officer Harish Kum- har Jail legal officer Sunil Ku- After all, it’s a do-or-die situati- Hindi. ‘‘We just can’t compete ar, who is charged with fraud, mar, ‘‘Going by the rules only on for Bollywood. with films such as Die Another being currently lodged at the two meetings are allowed per Spies, co- Day or high-security jail’s VIP ward week. Since both Sharma and unter-spies, MOVIE MAKEOVER XXX in for the past few months. Whi- Sharan were lodged at Tihar le both IPS officers and Shar- on April 10, and there have be- an belong to the Haryana ca- en quite a few holidays since dre, Sharma is a UT-cadre IAS then, the earliest working day officer. Of course, all these se- on which they can meet rela- A GLASS ACT! Delhi Times freeze frames the focus of Himanshu Malik as the nior government officials ha- NEELABH tives and friends is April 16.’’ budding Bollywood biggie strikes a reflective note, at the Taj Mahal Hotel ve been suspended. RK Sharma, in turn, will be (To send this photograph to a friend, log on to www.timescity.com/delhi/) ‘‘All we are doing is followi- Subhash Sharma joins RK allowed outside the jail on a ng rules. No special favours Sharma at Tihar’s Jail No 1 five-day custodial parole with are being shown to these IAS effect from April 17 so that he and IPS officers,’’ maintains Tihar jail DG can attend his elder daughter’s marriage. Himanshu’s khwaish? A hit! Ajay Aggarwal, ‘‘These inmates are not above But, be it RK Sharma or Harish Kumar, the law. However, because of security consid- Subhash Sharma or Anand Mohan Sharan, VINOD NAIR was nothing in it for me,’’ sa- theatre. My first two plays did erations, they have been lodged in a separate interaction with friends and family can only Times News Network ys Himanshu, who studied at rather well and I was offered ward in Jail No 1. We are going by the Tihar be a short-lived interlude. For the long arm of the Air Force Golden Jubilee a role in Tum Bin.’’ jail manual and no out-of-the-way arrangem- the law has a strange way of catching up with t’s a familiar story. First, School before graduating in Tum Bin, of course, did re- ents have been made as regards their meeting those charged with crime. And so it has in the Ithey dabble in modelling to mechanical engineering fr- asonably well, and Himanshu friends and relatives. In fact, they are also be- case of these suspended IPS and IAS officers. make a name for themselves. om the Delhi College of Engi- is rather upbeat about his fo- ing served the regular Tihar food.’’ [email protected] Then, they move on to the gr- neering. ‘‘While modelling, I rthcoming films. ‘‘There is terrorists with turbans and terms of budget,’’ he says. But eener pastures of Bollywood signed a five-year contract Govind Menon’s Khwaish beards, looking fresh out of a Sharma is sure that his film to earn fame for themselves. with a top-end textiles com- and JP Dutta’s LoC. In Khwa- training camp in Afghanistan The Hero will appeal across the But Himanshu Mallik main- ish, I essay the role of a lover or Pakistan. Looks like the In- globe. ‘‘People will identify tains that he is not part of the and in LoC, a film based on dian dream factory is slowly with it because of the current bandwagon. A familiar face CINEMA SCOPE the Kargil war, I play an in- making an effort to woo the gl- situation worldwide.’’ in the modelling world till not pany.By the time the contract teresting character called Vi- obal audience through movies While the trend of showing too long ago, the Tum Bin star expired, I was bored and vek Gupta.’’ which aren’t joint family jug- cross-border terrorism argu- turned his attention to films needed to do something else.’’ Himanshu Mallik has cr- gernauts.