By all available accounts of army officials close to him, Purohit has had a distinguished career. In an interesting twist, the ATS now hounding and investigating him, had hosted Purohit at their Mumbai headquarters in 2005 to deliver guest lectures and conduct a day-long training programme on “operational techniques and strategy.” Now, it appears, his process of de-learning could have begun. Surprisingly, the ATS which made these charges appeared cagy to defend them when the case came up for hearing before a lower court in Nasik last week, which is potentially a source of huge embarrassment for the government. Just how politically motivated is the ATS?
The case being made by the ATS is at total odds with the central government’s position on the blasts which laid the blame for explosions and horrendous deaths on Pakistan-inspired jehadis. In the case of Samjhauta Express blasts, the National Security advisor and India’s defacto intelligence boss, M.K.Narayanan, was categorical in his assertion that Islamabad was behind them. After months of pointing fingers at Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, the ATS has made a U-turn and declared that it was actually Purohit who had supplied RDX used for the Samjhauta blast.
Questions one security official: “If Purohit masterminded Samjhauta blasts, what intelligence inputs did India give to Pakistan to act on in this case at the various anti-terror mechanism meetings?” It is a tricky question which provides no easy answers......Continue
The case being made by the ATS is at total odds with the central government’s position on the blasts which laid the blame for explosions and horrendous deaths on Pakistan-inspired jehadis. In the case of Samjhauta Express blasts, the National Security advisor and India’s defacto intelligence boss, M.K.Narayanan, was categorical in his assertion that Islamabad was behind them. After months of pointing fingers at Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, the ATS has made a U-turn and declared that it was actually Purohit who had supplied RDX used for the Samjhauta blast.
Questions one security official: “If Purohit masterminded Samjhauta blasts, what intelligence inputs did India give to Pakistan to act on in this case at the various anti-terror mechanism meetings?” It is a tricky question which provides no easy answers......Continue
