[Reader-list] Hounding Muslims in the name of ...

[radhikarajen at vsnl.net]

Dear Sadia,

  One can be proud of their mother and father, their place of birth and their nation or leave without any of that feel for the same, that is the freedom, but to say that I am not sure to be proud of the nation is like ostrich hiding its head in sand and refusing to see the reality. In any nation, there are good and bad issues to be sorted out and solved , atleast efforts to solve them, as citizens of the nation.

 It is not my purpose or intention to debate, but only exchange of thoughts with the readers on the list. Why is it that common muslim not averse to identify, isolate the trouble-makers in their own community.? VHP and Bhajrang dal are reactions to actions of fanatic actions, which are bound to be there, because, in 1947 when hindus were raped, attacked and chased out of kashmir to get majority for muslims, it was not taken seriously by the hindu society, at that time it was "pandits" but with vote bank politics of communities playing major role, with caste vote banks having a say in governance, hindu society has realised that united as they stand, they gain respect, so today attack on any hindu from any caste is attack on hindu. Hence the reaction of retaliation as violence begets only more of it.

   Regards.

----- Original Message -----
From: "S.Fatima" <sadiafwahidi at yahoo.co.in>
Date: Sunday, August 10, 2008 8:04 pm
Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Hounding Muslims in the name of ...
To: radhikarajen at vsnl.net, Prabhakar Singh <prabhakardelhi at yahoo.com>
Cc: sarai <reader-list at sarai.net>

> Dear Prabhakar Singh
> I am not sure if I am proud of my motherland, but I certainly try 
> to make improvements by paying my taxes, not bribing the traffic 
> cop, not dirtying the roads, and not participating in any kind of 
> hate-mongering or violence. Why should one leave one's homeland. 
> How can one make improvements in one's country if one is not 
> allowed to criticize it. 
> 
> I don't think being proud of one's motherland is a pre-requisit of 
> being a citizen of a country.
> 
> 
> 
> --- On Sun, 10/8/08, Prabhakar Singh <prabhakardelhi at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > From: Prabhakar Singh <prabhakardelhi at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Hounding Muslims in the name of ...
> > To: sadiafwahidi at yahoo.co.in, radhikarajen at vsnl.net
> > Cc: "sarai" <reader-list at sarai.net>
> > Date: Sunday, 10 August, 2008, 3:07 PM
> > If India as a country is so bad why do we choose to live
> > here at all? We don't deserve to be called Indians if we
> > are not proud of our nation.We should try to make improvemet
> > rather than codemning our own motherland.Freedom of
> > expression does not mean that one can insult our nation like
> > this.Such outrageous comments should not be allowed.The
> > moderator of the forum needs to explain this now.
> > Prabhakar
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: S.Fatima <sadiafwahidi at yahoo.co.in>
> > To: radhikarajen at vsnl.net
> > Cc: sarai <reader-list at sarai.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, 10 August, 2008 2:24:56 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Hounding Muslims in the name of
> > ...
> > 
> > Dear Radhika
> > I don't wish to enter a unending debate with you, but
> > the fact is (which you will never acknowledge) that more and
> > more sincere people are realizing that this image of terror
> > for Muslims and Islam has mostly been fabricated by the
> > mainstream media. They keep inventing new terms everyday.
> > So, now the word "fasadi" has entered your
> > rhetoric today - probably learnt it from a recent TOI
> > editorial? Do you even know what the word fasadi means. If
> > common muslims are fasadis then who are the activists of
> > RSS, Shiva Sena, Bajrang Dal and VHP who spread terror
> > during the fasads. Are they not trained for all their
> > subversive activities. I know your immediate answer would
> > be: "they are defending themselves". Fine, you
> > must defend against the armed mob. But killing 5900 Muslims
> > in Gujarat in retaliation of 59 Hindus in Godhra is surely
> > more than defending. That's planned genocide of a
> > community.
> > 
> > Look, these debates will never end. And your notions of
> > India never having invaded anyone for 5000 years is all
> > humbug (earlier, someone said, 10,000 years!) India is
> > invading the lives of its own people everyday - what to say
> > of the outside world. Go and ask a tribal in eastern India
> > whose livelihood will be crushed soon to provide us (and
> > MNCs) luxurious minerals. That's fassadi.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- On Sun, 10/8/08, radhikarajen at vsnl.net
> > <radhikarajen at vsnl.net> wrote:
> > 
> > > From: radhikarajen at vsnl.net
> > <radhikarajen at vsnl.net>
> > > Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Hounding Muslims in the
> > name of fighting terrorism
> > > To: sadiafwahidi at yahoo.co.in
> > > Cc: "sarai" <reader-list at sarai.net>
> > > Date: Sunday, 10 August, 2008, 2:09 PM
> > > Dear Sadia,
> > > 
> > >    your query looks absurd on the face of it because
> > > hindus have been always tolerent, never once went on
> > > offensive in their civilised history of over 5000
> > years,
> > > always tolerent of the invaders be it  the moghuls or
> > later
> > > christian missionaries converting to increase the
> > numerical
> > > strength of the "community.
> > > 
> > >    Muslims demanded a land and nation for
> > themselves, a
> > > islamic nation, birth of Pakistan was exactly that,
> > but
> > > majority of muslims did stay back, thus making India ,
> > free
> > > india,  secular nation, not a hindu nation,
> > showcasing the
> > > tolerence of hindu society. So, without resorting to
> > blame
> > > games , the onus is on muslims to keep up their
> > promise when
> > > they stayed back in a nation which gave them space to
> > stay
> > > back.
> > > 
> > >  Next=2C as a community, why muslims are not
> > identifying the
> > > "fasaadis" in their community who are
> > terming
> > > themselves as jihaadis when in actual fact they are in
> > to
> > > fassaad of killing innocents which islam does not
> > tolerate,
> > > ? Let them come out, identify these fasaadis who try
> > to
> > > legitimise their acts of violence using the faith of
> > islam,
> > > thus actually giving bad name to a good religion.? let
> > the
> > > muslim community take steps to identify the
> > terrorsists or
> > > fasaadis in their midst, isolate them and then law of
> > rule
> > > will take care of such deviant fasaadis.
> > > 
> > >  In society, it is sad to see that such fassaadis are
> > > sheltored by communal NGOs, "criminal"
> > lawyers
> > > defending them for bigger fee and muslim who is in no
> > way
> > > connected to these fassadis is also the sufferer of a
> > > jihaadi by default.!
> > > 
> > >  regards. 
> > > 
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "S.Fatima"
> > <sadiafwahidi at yahoo.co.in>
> > > Date: Saturday, August 9, 2008 8:54 pm
> > > Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Hounding Muslims in the
> > name of
> > > fighting    terrorism
> > > To: radhikarajen at vsnl.net
> > > Cc: sarai <reader-list at sarai.net>
> > > 
> > > > Dear Radhika
> > > > 
> > > > "muslims forgot their solemn oath to father
> > of
> > > the nation, mahatma 
> > > > that they will stay back in India as brothers
> > with
> > > their hindu 
> > > > community"
> > > > Why should only Muslim need to take a solemn oath
> > to
> > > live as 
> > > > brothers? Isn't that oath required by others
> > as
> > > well?
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > --- On Sat, 9/8/08, radhikarajen at vsnl.net
> > > <radhikarajen at vsnl.net> 
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > From: radhikarajen at vsnl.net
> > > <radhikarajen at vsnl.net>
> > > > > Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Hounding Muslims
> > in
> > > the name of 
> > > > fighting terrorism
> > > > > To: sadiafwahidi at yahoo.co.in
> > > > > Cc: "sarai"
> > > <reader-list at sarai.net>
> > > > > Date: Saturday, 9 August, 2008, 6:25 PM
> > > > > All muslims are not terrorists, but all
> > those
> > > terrorists who
> > > > > are caught with acts of terrorism are
> > muslims.
> > > > > 
> > > > >      When the community of muslims forgot
> > their
> > > solemn oath
> > > > > to father of the nation, mahatma that they
> > will
> > > stay back in
> > > > > India as brothers with their hindu
> > community,
> > > many were
> > > > > sceptical, for one, as the population
> > increases
> > > the muslim
> > > > > community  along with other segments of
> > sovciety
> > > also did
> > > > > not get their due in good governance, thanks
> > to
> > > the politics
> > > > > of votebanks, society was further divided in
> > > linguistic ,
> > > > > caste and faith segments, the national
> > exchequer
> > > never
> > > > > reached the grass root level of the populace
> > and
> > > citizens in
> > > > > sixty years of freedom kept gasping for good
> > > governance
> > > > > without bias , without fear or favour.
> > > > > 
> > > > >    The muslim community in general had
> > lower
> > > percentage of
> > > > > educated men and women, who instead of
> > having
> > > concern for
> > > > > their community, is seen more in nesting
> > their
> > > own homes
> > > > > than the society. The unaccounted cash
> > > transactions,
> > > > > unwillingness to be accountable to society,
> > > wherever the
> > > > > muslims are majority, trying to impose their
> > > rules on
> > > > > society are all the reasons along with
> > political
> > > > > appeasements and false promises and gestures
> > of
> > > patronising
> > > > > the mullas for votes left a common muslim
> > > wondering where he
> > > > > belonged to. !
> > > > > 
> > > > >    The subsequent generations of muslims,
> > > particularly
> > > > > youth started to vent their anger, demanding
> > more
> > > say in the
> > > > > governance along with dalits and other
> > suppressed
> > > and
> > > > > oppressed castes, thus a fertile ground for
> > > breeding of
> > > > > terrorism. the mullas instead of addressing
> > the
> > > issues used
> > > > > their friday prayers only to arouse the
> > passions
> > > on some
> > > > > danish cartoons and percieved and imagined
> > > dangers from
> > > > > "communal  "  parties totally
> > loosing
> > > sight of
> > > > > communalism played by so called secular
> > parties.!
> > > > > 
> > > > >    In the entire process, the muslim youth
> > who is
> > > found
> > > > > wanting a job is easy prey for those
> > elements in
> > > society who
> > > > > do not risk themselves of being seen as
> > > terorists, use the
> > > > > youth to terrorise the society. 
> > > > > 
> > > > >  Only solution to terror is handle the
> > elements
> > > who
> > > > > organise the youth to terrorise the society,
> > > terrorise them
> > > > > and democratic rule of laws should handle
> > the
> > > deviant
> > > > > behaviour of the culprits without fear or
> > favour
> > > of vote
> > > > > banks.
> > > > > 
> > > > >  regards.
> > > > > 
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "S.Fatima"
> > > <sadiafwahidi at yahoo.co.in>
> > > > > Date: Friday, August 8, 2008 6:54 pm
> > > > > Subject: [Reader-list] Hounding Muslims in
> > the
> > > name of
> > > > > fighting terrorism
> > > > > To: sarai <reader-list at sarai.net>
> > > > > 
> > > > > > All The Wrong Men
> > > > > > A cleric’s dubious arrest over the
> > > Ahmedabad blasts
> > > > > is just the 
> > > > > > tip. A three-month investigation by
> > AJIT
> > > SAHI exposes
> > > > > the random 
> > > > > > targeting of Muslims by the police
> > > > > > (Tehelka: 
> > > > > >
> > > > > 
> > > >
> > >
> > 
> http://www.tehelka.com/story_main40.asp?filename=Ne090808coverstory.asp)>> > > AS HE’D done unfailingly every Friday for two
> > > > > decades, Maulana 
> > > > > > Abdul Haleem cleared his throat and
> > began to
> > > speak to
> > > > > the faithful 
> > > > > > on July 25. It was near 2 pm, and the
> > > soft-spoken,
> > > > > revered aalim, 
> > > > > > or Islamic scholar, had just led scores
> > of
> > > Muslims in
> > > > > the hour-
> > > > > > long juma namaaz at his packed mosque
> > in one
> > > of
=3E > > > > Ahmedabad’s Muslim 
> > > > > > localities where the preacher and many
> > in
> > > his
> > > > > congregation live. 
> > > > > > His sermon this afternoon was on a
> > > Muslim’s duty
> > > > > towards his 
> > > > > > neighbours. “You cannot fill your
> > stomach
> > > if your
> > > > > neighbour is 
> > > > > > hungry,” Haleem spoke in his
> > unhurried
> > > tone. “You
> > > > > cannot 
> > > > > > discriminate between your Hindu and
> > Muslim
> > > > > neighbours.”
> > > > > > Thirty hours later, within minutes of
> > the
> > > serial
> > > > > blasts that 
> > > > > > killed 53 people in Ahmedabad on
> > Saturday,
> > > policemen
> > > > > stormed 
> > > > > > Haleem’s house barely a km from the
> > mosque
> > > and
> > > > > dragged him away as 
> > > > > > his stunned neighbours watched. On
> > Monday,
> > > as a local
> > > > > magistrate 
> > > > > > gave the Crime Branch his custody for
> > two
> > > weeks,
> > > > > police claimed 
> > > > > > Haleem is a crucial link in the
> > Saturday
> > > blasts and
> > > > > that grilling 
> > > > > > him would unravel the execution of and
> > the
> > > conspiracy
> > > > > behind the 
> > > > > > terror act.
> > > > > > In a time of tragedy and terror,
> > everybody,
> > > > > justifiably, wants 
> > > > > > answers, culprits, punishment. The
> > challenge
> > > then is
> > > > > not to reach 
> > > > > > for the quick routes, the easy
> > > demonisations.
> > > > > Unfortunately, the 
> > > > > > Indian State has not quite met that
> > > challenge. Over
> > > > > the years, for 
> > > > > > instance, SIMI has come to be a dread
> > > acronym for most
> > > > > Indians — 
> > > > > > Students’ Islamic Movement of India,
> > a
> > > hotbed of
> > > > > terrorism, a 
> > > > > > lethal and shadowy organisation intent
> > on
> > > destroying
> > > > > the nation. 
> > > > > > Quick on the back of every horrific
> > blast,
> > > that name
> > > > > is thrust 
> > > > > > upon the public mind like a deadly
> > innuendo
> > > —
> > > > > stretching outwards 
> > > > > > to embrace the entire community. But
> > how
> > > true are
> > > > > these allegations?
> > > > > > In the struggle for a just and safe
> > society,
> > > it is
> > > > > crucial to find 
> > > > > > real perpetrators and correct answers;
> > > crucial to
> > > > > cleave doggedly 
> > > > > > to the idea of fair play and rule of
> > law;
> > > crucial not
> > > > > to fall prey 
> > > > > > to overblown and false psychoses. In
> > pursuit
> > > of this,
> > > > > in an 
> > > > > > attempt to sift fact from prejudice,
> > TEHELKA
> > > conducted
> > > > > an 
> > > > > > investigation across India over three
> > months
> > > and 12
> > > > > cities. 
> > > > > > Serialised here, starting this week,
> > the
> > > disturbing
> > > > > investigation 
> > > > > > found that an overwhelming majority of
> > > terrorism cases
> > > > > — 
> > > > > > especially those related to the
> > outlawed
> > > SIMI — are
> > > > > based on 
> > > > > > either non-existent or fraudulent
> > evidence
> > > and are an
> > > > > affront to 
> > > > > > both law and common sense.
> > > > > > The investigation found that entrenched
> > > prejudices in
> > > > > the 
> > > > > > executive and the judiciary, an abject
> > lack
> > > of
> > > > > political will 
> > > > > > against framing scapegoats, and a 24x7
> > news
> > > media that
> > > > > demands 
> > > > > > instant whodunit answers and
> > unquestioningly
> > > > > copy-pastes every 
> > > > > > unproven police and intelligence story
> > on
> > > terrorist
> > > > > networks has 
> > > > > > morphed into a tragic persecution of
> > > hundreds of
> > > > > people falsely 
> > > > > > accused of terrorism. Nearly all of
> > these
> > > are Muslim;
> > > > > nearly all 
> > > > > > of these are poor.
> > > > > > “We will rise to the challenge and I
> > am
> > > confident we
> > > > > will be able 
> > > > > > to defeat these forces,” Prime
> > Minister
> > > Manmohan
> > > > > Singh said as he 
> > > > > > walked about in the debris at
> > Ahmedabad’s
> > > civil
> > > > > hospital, where 
> > > > > > two blasts had inflicted the worst
> > > casualties. He
> > > > > urged political 
> > > > > > parties and police and intelligence
> > agencies
> > > to work
> > > > > together 
> > > > > > against efforts aimed at “destroying
> > our
> > > social
> > > > > fabric, 
> > > > > > undermining communal harmony.”
> > > Unfortunately, given
> > > > > their 
> > > > > > staggering record of false cases
> > against
> > > innocent
> > > > > people, it 
> > > > > > appears that incompetent police and
> > > intelligence
> > > > > agencies are 
> > > > > > doing exactly the opposite.
> > > > > > Maulana Abdul Haleem’s story,
> > chronicled
> > > below, is a
> > > > > searing 
> > > > > > example why.
> > > > > > SINCE SUNDAY, in anonymous plants in
> > the
> > > stenographic
> > > > > news media, 
> > > > > > police have claimed that Haleem is a
> > SIMI
> > > member
> > > > > linked with 
> > > > > > Pakistan- and Bangladeshbased
> > terrorists.
> > > Gujarat
> > > > > government’s 
> > > > > > lawyer told the remand magistrate that
> > > Haleem sent
> > > > > Muslim youth 
> > > > > > from Ahmedabad to Uttar Pradesh to
> > train as
> > > terrorists
> > > > > to avenge 
> > > > > > the 2002 mass killings of Muslims in
> > the
> > > state. He
> > > > > said they 
> > > > > > planned, among others, to assassinate
> > BJP
> > > leader LK
> > > > > Advani and 
> > > > > > Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
> > Police
> > > have said
> > > > > Haleem was 
> > > > > > absconding since he was named an
> > accused in
> > > this case
> > > > > in 2002.
> > > > > > TEHELKA’s investigation in Ahmedabad
> > > following the
> > > > > cleric’s arrest 
> > > > > > has thrown up strong evidence,
> > documentary
> > > and
> > > > > circumstantial, 
> > > > > > that far from absconding, Haleem has
> > lived
> > > at his
=3E > > > > house — which is 
> > > > > > less than a km from the local police
> > station
> > > — for
> > > > > years and led a 
> > > > > > public life within his community. The
> > charge
> > > against
> > > > > him that he 
> > > > > > sent Muslims to train as terrorists is
> > > highly dubious
> > > > > based as it 
> > > > > > is on just one letter from Haleem whose
> > > contents
> > > > > don’t remotely 
> > > > > > reflect a link with terrorism. And
> > until
> > > Saturday’s
> > > > > bomb blasts, 
> > > > > > Ahmedabad police had never called
> > Haleem a
> > > SIMI
> > > > > member.
> > > > > > If anything, Haleem’s family and
> > followers
> > > say
> > > > > police have 
> > > > > > harassed him for years for his role in
> > > helping victims
> > > > > of the 2002 
> > > > > > anti-Muslim violence. This year, on May
> > 27,
> > > an
> > > > > inspector from the 
> > > > > > police station sent Haleem a onepage
> > > handwritten
> > > > > notice in 
> > > > > > Gujarati. It said: “An office of
> > Markaz
> > > Ahle-Hadis
> > > > > [the Islamic 
> > > > > > sect to which Haleem and his followers
> > > belong] Trust
> > > > > has been 
> > > > > > opened in Shop no. 4 in the Alishan
> > Shopping
> > > Centre.
> > > > > You are its 
> > > > > > head… Many members have been
> > appointed in
> > > it. You
> > > > > are directed to 
> > > > > > submit a list of their names, addresses
> > and
> > > phone
> > > > > numbers.”
> > > > > > Apart from the gross illegality of such
> > a
> > > demand on a
> > > > > trust 
> > > > > > constituted as per law with no criminal
> > > charge against
> > > > > it, the 
> > > > > > letter proves the police knew
> > Haleem’s
> > > whereabouts
> > > > > and were in 
> > > > > > touch with him as late as two months
> > ago.
> > > Indeed, the
> > > > > notice 
> > > > > > mentions Haleem’s home address: 2,
> > Devi
> > > Park
> > > > > Society, near 
> > > > > > Baikunth Dham Temple. Haleem’s family
> > has
> > > proof that
> > > > > the police 
> > > > > > received his reply the next day.
> > > > > > A month later, on June 29, Haleem
> > rushed
> > > telegrams to
> > > > > Gujarat’s 
> > > > > > director-general of police and
> > Ahmedabad’s
> > > police
> > > > > commissioner 
> > > > > > claiming that the police forcibly
> > entered
> > > his house
> > > > > that day and 
> > > > > > harassed his wife and children in his
> > > absence. “We
> > > > > are peace-
> > > > > > loving and law-abiding citizens and
> > have
> > > never been
> > > > > part of any 
> > > > > > illegal activity,” Haleem wrote the
> > > telegram in
> > > > > Hindi. “The police 
> > > > > > are unlawfully harassing me and my
> > family
> > > without
> > > > > appropriate 
> > > > > > cause. This is aviolation of our civil
> > > rights.”
> > > > > Predictably, he 
> > > > > > didn’t hear from either officer.
> > > > > > In April, when a local outfit called
> > Social
> > > Unity
> > > > > & Peace Forum, 
> > > > > > which has both Muslims and Hindus as
> > its
> > > members,
> > > > > organised a 
> > > > > > socio-religious meeting, it wrote to
> > the
> > > police
> > > > > seeking permission 
> > > > > > to use loudspeakers. That application
> > > clearly
> > > > > mentioned that 
> > > > > > Haleem would be the main speaker at the
> > > event.
> > > > > Haleem’s family 
> > > > > > also offers his driving licence,
> > renewed by
> > > the
> > > > > Ahmedabad 
> > > > > > transport office on December 28, 2006,
> > as
> > > proof that
> > > > > he led a 
> > > > > > normal life all along. Three years ago,
> > in
> > > July 2005,
> > > > > the Gujarati 
> > > > > > newspaper Divya Bhaskar had published
> > > Haleem’s
> > > > > picture with a 
> > > > > > statement he released at a press
> > conference
> > > giving his
> > > > > views on a 
> > > > > > raging controversy over the alleged
> > rape of
> > > a woman,
> > > > > Imrana, by 
> > > > > > her father-in-law in a village in Uttar
> > > Pradesh.
> > > > > > “It is crazy that we have to prove
> > Maulana
> > > > > Haleem’s innocence,” 
> > > > > > says his friend Haneef Shaikh, who has
> > > appealed to the
> > > > > Gujarat 
> > > > > > governor to secure the cleric’s
> > release.
> > > Adds Nazir,
> > > > > in whose 
> > > > > > house Haleem has lived with his family
> > as
> > > tenant: “I
> > > > > have known 
> > > > > > Maulana most closely. He is a man of
> > > religion and has
> > > > > never 
> > > > > > indulged in terrorism.” Says
> > Haleem’s
> > > wife Noor
> > > > > Saba: “I swear by 
> > > > > > my children that my husband is not a
> > > terrorist. He is
> > > > > being framed.”
> > > > > > Outrage and disbelief is unmistakable
> > in the
> > > > > cleric’s 
> > > > > > neighbourhood. “Maulana Haleem has
> > helped
> > > hundreds
> > > > > in their daily 
> > > > > > lives by imparting them the skills of
> > > patience and
> > > > > fortitude,” 
> > > > > > says a shaken Ehsanul Haq, a
> > 27-year-old
> > > embroiderer.
> > > > > Haq fishes 
> > > > > > out his marriage certificate, the
> > nikaahnama
> > > the
> > > > > Maulana signed 
> > > > > > after presiding at his wedding on June
> > 1, to
> > > show that
> > > > > Haleem 
> > > > > > wasn’t any absconder. Haleem had
> > delivered
> > > a sermon
> > > > > to the guests 
> > > > > > at Haq’s wedding over loudspeakers
> > that
> > > Haq had
> > > > > installed — with 
> > > > > > police permission.
> > > > > > Abdul Haleem, who turned 43 on July 13,
> > > hails from
> > > > > Uttar Pradesh 
> > > > > > and has lived in Ahmedabad from 1988.
> > He is
> > > a preacher
> > > > > with a 
> > > > > > puritanical Islamic sect called Ahle
> > Hadis
> > > that began
> > > > > on the 
> > > > > > subcontinent some 180 years ago and has
> > > survived a
> > > > > frowning Sunni 
> > > > > > orthodoxy. The sect lays its store by
> > the
> > > Hadis —
> > > > > the oral 
> > > > > > narrative of Prophet Mohammad’s life
> > —
> > > as a
> > > > > guiding principle for 
> > > > > > Muslims in addition to the Quran. The
> > news
> > > media have
> > > > > long 
> > > > > > parroted the police’s insinuation
> > that
> > > Ahle-Hadis is
> > > > > a terrorist 
> > > > > > outfit linked with Lashkar-e-Tayaba.
> > The
> > > police claim
> > > > > its members 
> > > > > > include many terror accused such as
> > those of
> > > the July
> > > > > 2006 Mumbai 
> > > > > > train blasts. The sect, with a claimed
> > > membership of
> > > > > 30 million in 
> > > > > > India, denies the charge. It points out
> > that
> > > Union
> > > > > Home Minister 
> > > > > > Shivraj Patil was the chief guest at
> > its
> > > national
> > > > > symposium two 
> > > > > > years ago at New Delhi.
> > > > > > In Ahmedabad, Haleem led the 5,000-odd
> > Ahle
> > > Hadis
> > > > > followers for 14 
> > > > > > years, resigning three years ago to
> > minister
> > > a small
> > > > > mosque so he 
> > > > > > could begin life as a scrap dealer to
> > earn a
> > > regular
> > > > > income to 
> > > > > > feed his wife and seven children, the
> > oldest
> > > two of
> > > > > whom study at 
> > > > > > a madarsa in Delhi.
> > > > > > HALEEM’S TROUBLES had begun soon
> > after the
> > > 2002
> > > > > anti-Muslim 
> > > > > > violence in Gujarat as he involved
> > himself
> > > in relief
> > > > > work at the 
> > > > > > camps housing hundreds of Muslim
> > refugees.
> > > An
> > > > > Ahmedabad native 
> > > > > > named Shahid Bakshi, who lived in
> > Kuwait and
> > > was
> > > > > visiting his 
> > > > > > home, came to meet Haleem with two
> > other
> > > Muslims. One
> > > > > of them was 
> > > > > > from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh who
> > also
> > > lived in
> > > > > Kuwait. The 
> > > > > > other was a small-time trader from
> > > Moradabad. The
> > > > > three wanted to 
> > > > > > help 10-year-old Muslim orphans of the
> > 2002
> > > violence
> > > > > by bringing 
> > > > > > them free education and care, so Haleem
> > took
> > > them to
> > > > > four refugee 
> > > > > > camps. A week later, one camp responded
> > > saying it had
> > > > > found 34 
> > > > > > children for such care. Haleem phoned
> > the
> > > Kuwait
> > > > > expatriate, who 
> > > > > > was then in Moradabad, and also wrote
> > to him
> > > about the
> > > > > offer. But 
> > > > > > getting no response, the plan died and,
> > > importantly,
> > > > > no children 
> > > > > > were ever sent.
> > > > > > Three months later, in August 2002,
> > Delhi
> > > Police
> > > > > arrested Shahid 
> > > > > > Bakshi and the other expatriate from
> > Kuwait
> > > allegedly
> > > > > with 4.5 kg 
> > > > > > of the explosive material, RDX. The
> > > Moradabad trader
> > > > > was also 
> > > > > > arrested from his hometown. All three
> > were
> > > charged
> > > > > under the 
> > > > > > Prevention of Terrorism Act for
> > conspiring
> > > to carry
> > > > > out terrorist 
> > > > > > acts. Delhi Police found Haleem’s
> > letter
> > > (about the
> > > > > camp’s offer 
> > > > > > of the orphan children) with the
> > expatriate
> > > from
> > > > > Kuwait. As both 
> > > > > > Bakshi and Haleem were from Ahmedabad,
> > > police there
> > > > > were informed. 
> > > > > > Immediately, Ahmedabad police officer
> > DG
> > > Vanzara
> > > > > called in Haleem 
> > > > > > and detained him — illegally — for
> > five
> > > days.
> > > > > (Vanzara is now in 
> > > > > > jail, accused of killing Gujarat
> > businessman
> > > > > Sohrabuddin in cold 
> > > > > > blood in 2005 and trying to pass him
> > off as
> > > a
> > > > > terrorist.) Haleem’s 
> > > > > > family frantically filed a petition
> > with the
> > > Gujarat
> > > > > High Court to 
> > > > > > secure his release. “The judge
> > ordered the
> > > police to
> > > > > bring Haleem 
> > > > > > to the court in two hours,” recalls
> > the
> > > > > > family’s lawyer, Hashim Qureshi. The
> > > police
> > > > > instantly released 
> > > > > > Haleem who rushed to the court where
> > his
> > > statement on
> > > > > his illegal 
> > > > > > detention was duly recorded and is part
> > of
> > > official
> > > > > documents.
> > > > > > Even as Delhi Police created the ‘RDX
> > > case’
> > > > > against the two 
> > > > > > expatriates visiting from Kuwait and
> > the
> > > Moradabad
> > > > > trader, police 
> > > > > > in Ahmedabad created a parallel case
> > against
> > > the same
> > > > > individuals 
> > > > > > for “luring Muslim youth to train as
> > > terrorists in
> > > > > Moradabad”. 
> > > > > > This is the case the police and the
> > media
> > > have
> > > > > referred since 
> > > > > > Haleem’s arrest for the July 26 bomb
> > > blasts to argue
> > > > > that the 
> > > > > > cleric was involved in “sending
> > Muslim
> > > youth to
> > > > > train as 
> > > > > > terrorists”. The Gujarat government
> > lawyer
> > > was
> > > > > openly lying on 
> > > > > > Monday when he told the magistrate that
> > > Haleem had
> > > > > sent “30 youth” 
> > > > > > toMoradabad for training as terrorists.
> > The
> > > > > charge-sheet in the 
> > > > > > case clearly admits that the so-called
> > > conspiracy had
> > > > > remained on 
> > > > > > paper and no children ever travelled
> > from
> > > Ahmedabad to
> > > > > Moradabad.
> > > > > > While Delhi’s ‘RDX case’ named
> > Haleem
> > > a witness,
> > > > > Ahmedabad’s 
> > > > > > ‘terrorist training case’ named him
> > an
> > > accused and
> > > > > said he was 
> > > > > > absconding. The law says the police
> > have to
> > > follow due
> > > > > legal 
> > > > > > process before declaring an accused as
> > > absconding.
> > > > > This includes 
> > > > > > searches at his house and workplace in
> > view
> > > of
> > > > > independent 
> > > > > > witnesses, and recording statements
> > from
> > > neighbours to
> > > > > establish 
> > > > > > that the accused has not been seen for
> > a
> > > long time.
> > > > > The Ahmedabad 
>> > > > > police did not bother with this
> > exercise.
> > > > > > The entire case against Haleem is based
> > on a
> > > letter he
> > > > > wrote to 
> > > > > > the expatriate from Kuwait, Farhan
> > Ahmad
> > > Ali. Dated
> > > > > August 7, 
> > > > > > 2002, the letter makes no reference to
> > > terrorist
> > > > > training or any 
> > > > > > other unlawful activity. It simply
> > said:
> > > “You had
> > > > > come [to 
> > > > > > Ahmedabad] with an ‘ahem maqsad’
> > > (important
> > > > > goal).” With a giant 
> > > > > > leap of imagination, the police claim
> > that
> > > the words
> > > > > “ahem maqsad” 
> > > > > > can only mean a conspiracy for
> > terrorist
> > > training.
> > > > > Haleem wrote 
> > > > > > that six of the children were orphans
> > and
> > > the rest
> > > > > poor. He 
> > > > > > concluded the letter saying: “I
> > believe
> > > that by
> > > > > god’s grace you 
> > > > > > will certainly help me in this
> > educational
> > > and
> > > > > constructive 
> > > > > > mission to propagate Islam.” In his
> > > deposition
> > > > > before a Delhi 
> > > > > > court in the ‘RDX case’, Haleem
> > said he
> > > was told
> > > > > the children will 
> > > > > > get “a good education and decent
> > living”
> > > in
> > > > > Moradabad, and had no 
> > > > > > clue if Bakshi and the others aimed to
> > train
> > > the
> > > > > children as 
> > > > > > terrorists.Last year, the Delhi judge
> > > hearing the
> > > > > ‘RDX case’ found 
> > > > > > Shahid Bakshi and the other expatriate
> > from
> > > Kuwait,
> > > > > Farhan Ahmad 
> > > > > > Ali, guilty and sentenced each to seven
> > > years in jail.
> > > > > The court 
> > > > > > accepted the police version even though
> > the
> > > only
> > > > > witnesses to the 
> > > > > > alleged recovery of RDX were policemen.
> > > Ahmad Ali had
> > > > > claimed that 
> > > > > > he was arrested at the airport as he
> > was to
> > > board a
> > > > > flight to 
> > > > > > Kuwait, and said he had tickets as
> > proof.
> > > The judge
> > > > > ignored that.
> > > > > > Both Bakshi and Ahmad Ali appealed at
> > the
> > > Delhi High
> > > > > Court against 
> > > > > > their conviction. Here is an incredible
> > > twister: while
> > > > > they got 
> > > > > > bail from the Delhi High Court despite
> > being
> > > convicted
> > > > > by the 
> > > > > > lower court, they were denied bail by
> > the
> > > Gujarat High
> > > > > Court in 
> > > > > > the ‘terrorist training case’
> > although
> > > no guilt
> > > > > has yet been 
> > > > > > established in that case and the
> > Gujarat
> > > crime branch
> > > > > admits their 
> > > > > > crime never went beyond hatching the
> > alleged
> > > > > conspiracy. That’s 
> > > > > > not all.
> > > > > > The Moradabad trader, a frail
> > 56-year-old
> > > man named
> > > > > Hafiz Mohammad 
> > > > > > Tahir, was acquitted in the ‘RDX
> > case’.
> > > He proved
> > > > > doubly lucky 
> > > > > > when the Gujarat High Court granted him
> > bail
> > > in the
> > > > > ‘terrorist 
> > > > > > training case’ in June 2004. In its
> > > eye-opening bail
> > > > > order, the 
> > > > > > judge said: “… All that remains
> > against
> > > the
> > > > > present applicant 
> > > > > > [Tahir] is that he visited Ahmedabad
> > and had
> > > visited
> > > > > camps to 
> > > > > > identify the children so that they can
> > be
> > > better
> > > > > looked after. 
> > > > > > That by itself cannot be considered an
> > > offence.”
> > > > > > Since Bakshi and Ahmad Ali are accused
> > of
> > > exactly the
> > > > > same crime, 
> > > > > > the argument should be valid for them,
> > too.
> > > Yet,
> > > > > another Gujarat 
> > > > > > High Court judge denied them bail and
> > both
> > > continue to
> > > > > languish in 
> > > > > > jail. Tahir has, meanwhile, moved to
> > > Ahmedabad because
> > > > > the Gujarat 
> > > > > > High Court’s 2004 bail order said he
> > must
> > > report to
> > > > > the Crime 
> > > > > > Branch office in Ahmedabad every
> > Sunday. On
> > > Sunday,
> > > > > July 27, the 
> > > > > > morning after the blasts, Tahir visited
> > the
> > > crime
> > > > > branch office 
> > > > > > with trepidation. “They grilled me
> > four
> > > hours on the
> > > > > blasts,” 
> > > > > > Tahir told TEHELKA. “I was glad when
> > they
> > > let me
> > > > > go.”
> > > > > > The hearing in the ‘terrorist
> > training
> > > case’ is
> > > > > nearly over. It is 
> > > > > > to be seen if a separate trial will be
> > > called against
> > > > > Haleem, 
> > > > > > since he is no more “absconding”.
> > > Meanwhile,
> > > > > Haleem’s family is 
> > > > > > worried stiff over the next meal and
> > the
> > > next
> > > > > month’s house rent 
> > > > > > of Rs 2,500. Haleem’s wife says she
> > has no
> > > savings.
> > > > > His lone 
> > > > > > employee, a daily labourer, is trying
> > to run
> > > > > Haleem’s scrap shop.
> > > > > > SADLY, MAULANA Abdul Haleem’s story
> > is
> > > anything but
> > > > > rare. One 
> > > > > > glaring case concerns a “family of
> > > terrorists”. On
> > > > > July 15, a 
> > > > > > posse of policemen arrested 28-year-old
> > > Mohammad
> > > > > Muqeemuddin Yasir 
> > > > > > as he returned home at night from his
> > > father’s
> > > > > workshop in 
> > > > > > Hyderabad. Ten days later, when serial
> > bomb
> > > blasts
> > > > > rocked 
> > > > > > Bangalore on July 25 killing two
> > people,
> > > Hyderabad
> > > > > Police 
> > > > > > Commissioner Prasanna Rao told the
> > Hindustan
> > > Times
> > > > > newspaper that, 
> > > > > > during interrogation, Yasir had
> > confessed
> > > that before
> > > > > his arrest, 
> > > > > > he had taken terror “operatives” to
> > > Karnataka and
> > > > > “arranged safe 
> > > > > > houses” for them. Of course, Yasir
> > denies
> > > the
> > > > > confession. “I 
> > > > > > haven’t told them anything,” Yasir
=3E > told
> > > his
> > > > > mother, Tasleem 
> > > > > > Fatima, when she visited him at the
> > jail on
> > > July 29.
> > > > > “The police 
> > > > > > are lying.” Fatima told TEHELKA her
> > son
> > > was tortured
> > > > > during what 
> > > > > > the police commissioner calls
> > > “interrogation”.
> > > > > “He was hung upside 
> > > > > > down and beaten,” she said.
> > > > > > Apart from the fact that a confession
> > made
> > > to the
> > > > > police is 
> > > > > > inadmissible as evidence before a judge
> > > (never mind
> > > > > that the news 
> > > > > > media accept confessions as gospel),
> > > Yasir’s alleged
> > > > > confession, 
> > > > > > if true, should be a slap on the face
> > of the
> > > Hyderabad
> > > > > Police. 
> > > > > > After all, Yasir is an ex-SIMI member
> > whose
> > > father and
> > > > > one brother 
> > > > > > are jailed on charges of terrorism.
> > > Yasir’s father,
> > > > > 56-yearold 
> > > > > > Maulana Mohammad Nasiruddin, is a
> > > wellrespected cleric
> > > > > who has now 
> > > > > > incarcerated in Sabarmati jail in
> > Ahmedabad
> > > for nearly
> > > > > four years 
> > > > > > and has been denied bail all the way up
> > to
> > > the Supreme
> > > > > Court. 
> > > > > > Yasir’s younger brother, Riasuddin
> > Nasir,
> > > is jailed
> > > > > in Karnataka’s 
> > > > > > Belgaum district since he was arrested
> > in
> > > January.
> > > > > > With his brother and father suspected
> > as
> > > dreaded
> > > > > terrorists, the 
> > > > > > Hyderabad Police should have kept tabs
> > on
> > > Yasir all
> > > > > the time and 
> > > > > > instantly known if he was aiding
> > terrorists.
> > > That the
> > > > > police 
> > > > > > didn’t catch Yasir “arranging safe
> > > houses” for
> > > > > terrorists in 
> > > > > > Karnataka is because he probably never
> > did
> > > any such
> > > > > thing. This 
> > > > > > reporter interviewed Yasir in Hyderabad
> > a
> > > month before
> > > > > his arrest, 
> > >> > > on his birthday on June 12, at an
> > > engineering workshop
> > > > > that his 
> > > > > > father had set up three decades ago
> > with
> > > borrowed
> > > > > money and skills 
> > > > > > picked up as an assistant to a roadside
> > > mechanic. In
> > > > > the din of 
> > > > > > machines, Yasir was happily engaged in
> > > managing
> > > > > customers crowding 
> > > > > > the small front office. “My father
> > and
> > > brother have
> > > > > been framed,” 
> > > > > > he forcefully told TEHELKA.
> > > > > > A shy man with a Boy Scout smile, Yasir
> > > seems a victim
> > > > > of patently 
> > > > > > bogus cases against him. He was a
> > member of
> > > SIMI when
> > > > > it was 
> > > > > > banned by the Centre on September 27,
> > 2001.
> > > (Given the
> > > > > relentless 
> > > > > > government propaganda against SIMI, the
> > > reader might
> > > > > find it hard 
> > > > > > to believe that no court in India has
> > yet
> > > upheld the
> > > > > charge of 
> > > > > > terrorism against SIMI as an
> > organisation.)
> > > Yasir
> > > > > echoed dozens 
> > > > > > others interviewed by this reporter
> > across
> > > India in
> > > > > saying that 
> > > > > > SIMI was a platform for “deep
> > religious
> > > training and
> > > > > self-
> > > > > > purification”, and not for acts of
> > > terrorism or
> > > > > anti-India 
> > > > > > conspiracies. “SIMI took up issues of
> > > atrocities on
> > > > > Muslims from 
> > > > > > Chechnya to Kashmir,” Yasir said.
> > “It
> > > never gave
> > > > > up the issue of 
> > > > > > the Babri Masjid, and this attracted
> > many of
> > > us.”
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > ON THE night before SIMI was banned,
> > the
> > > police
> > > > > arrested Yasir and 
> > > > > > booked him with the other two SIMI
> > > representatives in
> > > > > Hyderabad 
> > > > > > under the Unlawful Activities
> > (Prevention)
> > > Act. A
> > > > > magistrate gave 
> > > > > > them bail the next day. A day later,
> > the
> > > police
> > > > > slapped another 
> > > > > > case against the three, alleging that
> > one of
> > > them was
> > > > > arrested 
> > > > > > making a speech against the government.
> > The
> > > other two,
> > > > > including 
> > > > > > Yasir, were shown as absconding. They
> > went
> > > back to the
> > > > > court and 
> > > > > > were sent to jail, where Yasir spent 29
> > days
> > > before
> > > > > securing bail. 
> > > > > > Seven years have gone by. Trial is yet
> > to
> > > begin.
> > > > > > Worse is the fate of Yasir’s father,
> > a
> > > firebrand
> > > > > cleric who never 
> > > > > > held his tongue in public speeches
> > against
> > > the
> > > > > government, 
> > > > > > especially on issues such as the Babri
> > > Masjid
> > > > > demolition and the 
> > > > > > 2002 anti-Muslim violence of Gujarat.
> > > Embroiled in
> > > > > cooked-up 
> > > > > > cases, in several of which he was
> > > subsequently
> > > > > acquitted, Maulana 
> > > > > > Nasiruddin was asked by the Hyderabad
> > Police
> > > to report
> > > > > at their 
> > > > > > office regularly.
> > > > > > On one such day in October 2004, when
> > > Maulana
> > > > > Nasiruddin reached 
> > > > > > the police station, he was arrested by
> > a
> > > police team
> > > > > from 
> > > > > > Ahmedabad for his alleged involvement
> > in a
> > > terror
> > > > > conspiracy in 
> > > > > > Gujarat, including the March 2003
> > murder of
> > > former
> > > > > Gujarat Home 
> > > > > > Minister, Haren Pandya. (The only
> > evidence
> > > against
> > > > > Maulana 
> > > > > > Nasiruddin is his confession, which, in
> > a
> > > letter to
> > > > > the court, he 
> > > > > > has denied making.)
> > > > > > Local Muslims who had gone with the
> > Maulana
> > > to the
> > > > > police station 
> > > > > > began protesting as he was led out. At
> > this,
> > > Gujarat
> > > > > police 
> > > > > > officer Narendra Amin took out his
> > service
> > > revolver
> > > >> and shot dead 
> > > > > > one protestor. All hell broke loose.
> > > Nasiruddin’s
> > > > > supporters 
> > > > > > refused to move the dead protestor’s
> > body
> > > unless the
> > > > > police filed 
> > > > > > an FIR against Amin. Finally, Hyderabad
> > > police filed
> > > > > two cases 
> > > > > > back to back: One, their own, against
> > the
> > > protestors
> > > > > for blocking 
> > > > > > the Maulana’s arrest; and the other,
> > under
> > > pressure,
> > > > > against 
> > > > > > Narendra Amin, for shooting the
> > protestor.
> > > > > > The case against Amin hasn’t moved an
> > inch
> > > in four
> > > > > years. The 
> > > > > > Hyderabad police ought to have seized
> > his
> > > revolver and
> > > > > sent it for 
> > > > > > a forensic examination, along with the
> > > bullet
> > > > > recovered from the 
> > > > > > dead protestor’s body. They should
> > have
> > > arrested and
> > > > > produced Amin 
> > > > > > before a magistrate. This is an
> > > open-and-shut case if
> > > > > there ever 
> > > > > > was one: with the weapon of homicide
> > > matching the
> > > > > bullet, and 
> > > > > > dozens of eyewitnesses. Of course, none
> > of
> > > this
> > > > > happened. Amin 
> > > > > > proceeded to Ahmedabad with Maulana
> > > Nasiruddin in his
> > > > > custody. The 
> > > > > > FIR against him has become a dead
> > letter.
> > > > > > Amin is the same police officer who was
> > > subsequently
> > > > > accused of 
> > > > > > killing Kausar Bi, the wife of Gujarat
> > > businessman
> > > > > Sohrabuddin who 
> > > > > > was killed by police officer Vanzara in
> > 2005
> > > (as
> > > > > mentioned above 
> > > > > > in Haleem’s story). Like Vanzara,
> > Amin,
> > > too, is now
> > > > > in jail.
> > > > > > MEANWHILE, A tragedy has befallen the
> > main
> > > complainant
> > > > > against 
> > > > > > Amin in the Hyderabad shootout case.
> > This is
> > > none
> > > > > other than 20-
> > > > > > year-old Nasir, Maulana Nasiruddin’s
> > > youngest son
> > > > > and Yasir’s 
> > > > > > youngest brother. On January 11 this
> > year,
> > > Nasir was
> > > > > arrested by 
> > > > > > police in Karnataka with another person
> > and
> > > was
> > > > > accused of 
> > > > > > stealing the motorcycle they were
> > allegedly
> > > riding.
> > > > > Claiming a 
> > > > > > knife was found on the two, the police
> > > slapped charges
> > > > > such as 
> > > > > > ‘waging war against State’ on Nasir
> > and
> > > his
> > > > > co-accused.
> > > > > > Amazingly, the police filed seven
> > > confessions from the
> > > > > two accused 
> > > > > > over the next 18 days. Not one showed
> > them
> > > saying they
> > > > > were SIMI 
> > > > > > members. Police then filed their eighth
> > > confessions in
> > > > > which they 
> > > > > > allegedly accepted being SIMI members
> > and
> > > the
> > > > > attendant terror 
> > > > > > charges. Ninety days later, when the
> > police
> > > failed to
> > > > > file a 
> > > > > > charge-sheet, Nasir’s lawyer landed
> > at the
> > > > > magistrate’s house who 
> > > > > > then had no option but to grant bail as
> > per
> > > law. But
> > > > > by this time, 
> > > > > > the police had implicated Nasir in
> > another
> > > case of
> > > > > conspiracy, so 
> > > > > > he continues in jail. Of course, Nasir
> > has
> > > retracted
> > > > > his 
> > > > > > confessions alleging torture. Yet, he
> > has
> > > little hope
> > > > > against 
> > > > > > biases in the judicial system.
> > > > > > Magistrate B. Jinaralkar, who sent the
> > two
> > > accused to
> > > > > police 
> > > > > > custody, told TEHELKA reporter Sanjana
> > the
> > > following
> > > > > in an interview:
> > > > > > “Even as I was signing the necessary
> > > papers
> > > > > remanding them to 
> > > > > > judicial custody, Asadullah [the other
> > > accused]
> > > > > stepped forward 
> > > > > > requesting to speak with me. He told me
> > that
> > > the
> > > > > police denied 
> > > > > > them food and water and subjected them
> > to
> > > repeated
> > > > > beatings. He 
> > > > > > proceeded to show me the bruises on
> > > Nasir’s body.
> > > > > The two 
> > > > > > repeatedly made a reference to human
> > rights
> > > violation
> > > > > by the 
> > > > > > police and demanded medical attention.
> > > > > > “I was very surprised by three
> > things:
> > > they were
> > > > > talking of their 
> > > > > > fundamental rights in an authoritative
> > > manner, they
> > > > > spoke English 
> > > > > > and, further, they readily admitted
> > that
> > > they had
> > > > > stolen the bike, 
> > > > > > something most thieves never do in my
> > > experience.”
> > > > > > When a police sub-inspector phoned the
> > > magistrate
> > > > > “warning” that 
> > > > > > the accused shouldn’t be sent to
> > judicial
> > > custody,
> > > > > the magistrate 
> > > > > > asked the evidence to be brought to
> > this
> > > house. “The
> > > > > materials 
> > > > > > produced before me included duplicate
> > > identity cards,
> > > > > a fancy 
> > > > > > dagger, a map of South India with red
> > marks
> > > against
> > > > > Udupi and Goa, 
> > > > > > an American dollar, two pieces of paper
> > with
> > > www.com
> > > > > written on 
> > > > > > one and ‘Jungle King behind back
> > me’ on
> > > another.
> > > > > > “When I looked at these materials in
> > their
> > > entirety,
> > > > > I felt that 
> > > > > > these were definitely not just bike
> > thieves.
> > > Why would
> > > > > bike 
> > > > > > thieves carry around duplicate identity
> > > cards and a
> > > > > map of South 
> > > > > > India? The fact that they had an
> > American
> > > dollar
> > > > > seemed to suggest 
> > > > > > they had international links. The paper
> > with
> > > www.com
> > > > > indicated to 
> > > > > > me that they were tech-savvy. The other
> > > piece of paper
> > > > > had a 
> > > > > > message that seemed to be a sort of
> > code
> > > that I could
> > > =3E > not 
> > > > > > immediately decipher. Also, when I
> > examined
> > > the South
> > > > > India map, 
> > > > > > Udupi had a sort of indication with a
> > red
> > > marker
> > > > > against it. 
> > > > > > Perhaps they were planning to strike at
> > the
> > > place
> > > > > during a 
> > > > > > religious function.
> > > > > > “All these suggested that there were
> > > definitely
> > > > > enough grounds in 
> > > > > > my opinion to grant the police custody
> > of
> > > Nasir and
> > > > > Asadullah to 
> > > > > > facilitate further investigations.”
> > Go
> > > figure.
> > > > > > So is there hope for Maulana Haleem,
> > > Muqeemuddin
> > > > > Yasir, Maulana 
> > > > > > Nasiruddin and Riasuddin Nasir? The
> > boys’
> > > mother
> > > > > doesn’t think so. 
> > > > > > “Why don’t the police put us all
> > > together in
> > > > > jail,” she told 
> > > > > > TEHELKA, her voice shaking with rage.
> > > “Then they can
> > > > > shoot all of 
> > > > > > us dead.” •
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