Discs contain footage of Babri demolition, Gujarat riots and jehad calls Express News Service
Mumbai: THREE compact discs (CDs) seized from Aurangaba d-based IT firm, Pragma Soft were played on Thursday in the special court where the Ghatkopar blast trial was being heard. The blast in a bus just outside Ghatkopar station on December 2, 2002 killed two people and injured several others. The discs contained footage of the Babri demolition, the riots that followed and the Gujarat riots. It also contained provocative calls for a jehad against India.
The raid on Pragma Soft-owned by accused Mujameel Zameel Sheikh, -yielded 30 CDs, 20 floppy discs and three hard disks. The prosecution presented its 89th witness, a computer expert who saw the Pragma Soft raid. The first CD depicted the Babri demolition and the riots that foll owed. In the background, a voice recited a poem urging Muslims to revolt against India. The 7-minute poem idolises Maulana Masood Azhar, leader of Pakista n-based Jaish-e-Muhammad. While coming down heavily on India, it calls for a jehad against Hindustan. The second disc contained vivid descriptions of the Gujarat riots and the angst of its victims, who narrate their tragedies and curse Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. The third disc shows a young boy giving discourses on Islam.