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| Now, a terror suspect who holds human rights degree |
| 2008-08-18 |
| Even as Ahmedabad crime branch got the custody of 9 accused in the serial blasts case for two weeks, the profiles of some of those involved in the blasts have made the security agencies sit up and take notice. Usman Agarbatiwala holds a diploma in human rights from the MS University, Vadodara.Today, he's one of the 9 suspects in the custody of the Gujarat crime branch for their alleged role in the Ahmedabad serial blasts.A month before the blasts Usman even sought admission to a mass communication course, but failed to get through. Investigators claim a laptop seized from him, now sent for forensic tests, could unravel many sinister designs. But his family says he's innocent. Mohammad Rais, his brother, says, "He has never gone out of home even for a day. He is being implicated in the case just because he was associated with SIMI and is a Muslim." But Chief Minister Narendra Modi was quick to congratulate his police force for what he called the fastest breakthrough in any of the terror strikes in the recent past.And he attacked the Prime Minister for not clearing the Gujarat Control of Organised Crime bill that has been pending with the home ministry for the last 4 years. "Don't you think that the time has come to ignore political pressures and clear the bill so that the terror network is foiled?" he asks. His cops on the other hand were busy grilling Abu Bashr, the alleged mastermind behind the blast who was arrested in UP and brought to Ahmedabad late on Saturday. Sources in crime branch said that the investigators were trying to grill Abu Bashr in order to ascertain the identity of the youths who had attended training camps at Kerala and Halol in central Gujarat. With this they hope to get leads on other blast cases as well. Buoyed by the arrests, Chief Minister Narendra Modi demanded that the Centre clear the Gujarat Control of Organised Crime bill (GCOC) that has been pending with the Union Home Ministry for the last 4 years. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #2 Having earnt a diploma in human rights, Mr. Agarbatiwala knows exactly what not to do. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-08-18 10:08 |
| #1 He is being implicated in the case just because he was associated with SIMI and is a Muslim." Gee, is that all? Guantanamo is full of guys who are only there because they were associated with Al Qaeda and were Saudis. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-08-18 09:45 |