[mukto-mona] NDTV: Cover-up charges cling to terror probe in India

http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080066505 Cover-up charges cling to terror probe NDTV Correspondent Wednesday, September 24, 2008, (New Delhi) Delhi's latest terror spectre throws up contrasting images. A police officer -- one of finest -- shot 3 times. And, young, educated, fun-loving men who the police say are deadly terrorists. The police are convinced that Atif and his group, all in their 20s with the youngest just 17, are the men responsible for all the major blasts in India this year and the death of nearly 150 people. But now, a group of lawyers and human rights activists are raising questions. They ask who are the two missing men, who escaped from the flat in Batla house on the day of encounter. And how could they possibly escape when the only way out was a narrow staircase and there were several policemen in the area. (Watch) The other question is that the profiles of these young men seemed to indicate terror was the farthest thing from their minds. The were regular college going students. One of those arrested, Zeeshan, was giving his exams on the day of the encounter. He came on TV to surrender. Why didn't he run away? The police say they have evidence that he planted the bomb at Delhi's Barakhamba Road. Another alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Saqib was also arrested. A gold medalist in economics honours from Jamia Millia University, he was a regular on Orkut. He maintained a profile like most users do and had a wide circle of friends. Cops claim the 23-year-old was involved in both Ahmedabad and Delhi blasts. Saqib's family has countered the police claims and furnished documents to show that Saquib appeared for six exams from the 23rd of July to the 28th July -- the time that the police claim he was planning the blasts. Shakib's brother says: "He was the topper in his class for the last two years." The house where the men were staying and its caretaker are also under the scanner. The caretaker, who has worked in the PWD for several years, insists that he gave the details of the men staying at his home to the police almost a month before the blasts. However, the police have now arrested him for forging these documents. His son has also been arrested for involvement with terrorists. There are several such questions to which there are still no easy answers. And the police know they will have to find hard evidence to back each of their claims. However, they say the death of Inspector Sharma proves there was no fake encounter.

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