[Reader-list] Gujarat DCP shoots Muslim inspector twice in mock anti-terror drill

[Dan Husain]

Dear Pawan:

I seldom respond on this list. But I think your response is most flippant,
insensitive, callous, off the cuff, prejudiced, and most of all laughable.
Think of it. It's like a nightmare. You go for a drill, perfectly planned
out, everyone presumably knowing their roles, and suddenly you get shot
twice in your stomach. What for? For what reason? Why? The guy was just
doing his job. And he gets shot! Bizarre! Absolute nightmare. This is
outrageous. I am sure no one would like to live this experience. And when
there were clear instructions that no arms to be taken in, why was the DCP
carrying a loaded gun. And if he was why would he shoot someone that too
twice. My mind belies any accident.

And I wonder what would turn you so blind that you'd eagerly defend the
wrong too. I don't think anyone will like to be shot at for no fault of
theirs. And yes if proven that the DCP shot at the guy with malice and for
his religious identity then Modi is to be blamed because he has actively
encouraged this mindset.

Thanks

Danish

PS: Please respond to this mailing list and not to me personally. Thanks.

On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com>wrote:

> Yes Yes .. Let us blame Modi for this.
>
> On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 3:20 PM, Javed <javedmasoo at gmail.com> wrote:
> > ‘Sir, don’t... I am not a terrorist,’ pleaded ATS inspector as DCP
> > shot him twice
> >
> > Even Muslim police officers are not safe from fake encounters....
> >
> > Surat: Posted: Sunday , Mar 14, 2010 at 0319 hrs
> >
> > “Sir, don’t... I am not a terrorist.”
> > This is what Gujarat Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) inspector Shabbirali
> > Saiyed says he had shouted, just before Deputy Commissioner of Police
> > Subhash Trivedi shot him twice in the abdomen from point blank range
> > during the mock anti-terror drill that went haywire at the Surat
> > Airport on February 24.
> >
> > Saiyed still cannot comprehend how and why he was shot by the senior
> > officer. No officer was supposed to carry or use live arms and
> > ammunition. That apart, Saiyed told The Sunday Express that the entire
> > drill had been meticulously planned, including the exact role each cop
> > would play. “All the officials in the drill had been briefed
> > thoroughly about the role of each. I was to be only an observer tasked
> > to find out what mistakes the commandos and other officials commit
> > during rescue operations.”
> >
> > DCP Subhash Trivedi, SP Barot of ATS and a few other officers were
> > tasked to act as doctors and rush to a bus in the parking lot of the
> > airport in which some officials acting as terrorists were holding
> > ‘passengers’ hostage.
> >
> > Saiyed recalled: “Subhash Trivedi rushed to the bus and caught hold of
> > me tightly, though I was supposed to be only an obeserver. I pleaded,
> > “Sir , don’t... I am not a terrorist, I am the observer.” But he
> > refused to let go of me and we had a scuffle. I was left struggling to
> > get out of his clutches when he pulled out his service revolver and
> > opened fire, from point blank range. I fell and lost consciousness.”
> >
> > The .38 calibre bullet entered through his stomach and exited. Saiyed
> > is still to recover but is now out of danger.
> >
> > Interestingly, the DCP, according to Saiyed, was not even tasked to
> > take on or grapple with any ‘terrorist’ in the drill, since he was
> > acting as a member of a team of ‘doctors’ at the spot who would only
> > recce the scene to find out how many hostages and terrorists were in
> > the bus. “He was to have only ascertained their numbers to pass on the
> > information to the others in the actual rescue team, so that they
> > could plan and execute the operation,” according to Inspector Saiyed.
> >
> > Surat police Commisioner Shivanand Jha confirmed it. “Saiyed was
> > deputed as an observer on the spot. He was standing near the entry
> > door of bus. DCP Subhash Trivedi was tasked to act as a doctor to
> > recce the scene and find out how many hostages were being held by how
> > many terrorists, and the weapons they possessed.” The ‘doctor’,
> > apparently, was not expected to carry any weapon, much less a loaded
> > service revolver.
> >
> > So what went horribly wrong? The police claim they have no answers to
> > share, yet. “We are still doing a free and fair investigation. At this
> > moment it is difficult to come to any conclusion. We have taken the
> > statements of several airport staff who were also present there and
> > statements of several police officials who witnessed the incident,”
> > Jha said.
> >
> > When The Sunday Express contacted Trivedi, he refused to comment.
> >
> > The investigation is being headed by Jha’s deputy and ATS chief Ajay
> > Tomar. A complaint was registered at Umra police station soon after
> > Saiyed was shot while state DGP S S Khandwawala directed Tomar to
> > carry out a departmental inquiry.
> >
> > “After preliminary investigations, we have found that the incident was
> > an accident and the firing had not been done deliberately. But we are
> > waiting for the final report and the report from ballistic experts
> > before coming to any conclusion,” said Khandwawala. Asked if an FIR
> > would be registered against DCP Trivedi, Khandwawala said: “Let the
> > report come and later, on its basis, we will take further action. Both
> > the officials are from police department _ they are not some criminals
> > _ so it is premature to say anything at this juncture.”
> >
> >
> http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sir-dont...-i-am-not-a-terrorist-pleaded-ats-inspector-as-dcp-shot-him-twice/590554/0
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