Minefield ahead for CBI on trail of Ishrat killers

Minefield ahead for CBI on trail of Ishrat killers

 

Posted: Sat Dec 03 2011, 06:07 hrs Ahmedabad:

The CBI, which is about to begin probe into the 2004 encounter killings of Ishrat Jahan, Javed Shaikh and two others, may find itself pitted against officials of the central intelligence agencies whose inputs led the Centre into filing an affidavit in the Gujarat High Court that the slain four were LeT operatives out to kill top political leaders.

In the affidavit filed by in August 2009, the then under secretary (internal security) in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, R V S Mani, had highlighted the contradictions between the versions put forward by Shamima Kausar and Gopinath Pillai, the mother and father of Ishrat and Javed alias Pranesh Pillai respectively, about the duo. The affidavit stated "it is evident that Javed and Ishrat were activists of the terrorist organisation, LeT".

"...these contradictions clearly reflect that neither Gopinath Pillai nor Shamima Kausar have chosen to disclose the correct facts relating to occupation, activities and movement of Javed and Ishrat. On account of fact, both Javed and Ishrat were involved in such activities disclosure of which would result in reflection of the bonafide of the police action against these four persons...", Mani stated in the affidavit.

 

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