Death penalty for eleven in Karnataka church blast case

Bangalore, Nov 29: In a landmark verdict, a special court on Saturday awarded death sentence to 11 persons, life imprisonment to 12 and acquitted four others of a banned outfit in the sensational serial church blasts in 2000.

34th Additional City Civil and Session Judge S M Shivanagoudar (ed correct), announced the quantum of sentence on the activists of the Deendar Channabasaveshwara Anjuman, who were convicted on November 11.

The judge had deferred the announcement of the quantum of of sentence to today.

The serial explosions that rocked churches in J J Nagar, Magadi Road, Keshwapur in Hubli and Wadi in Gulbarga district, had created panic among people.

Some of the accused were nabbed while escaping in a car after carrying out a blast in J J Nagar church. Their arrest unravelled the conspiracy and led to the arrest of others by Corps of Detectives, which probed the case.

They were also accused of involvement in similar blast cases in Andhra Pradesh and Goa.

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At that time, the Church blasts were blamed on Hindu organizations Subsequently the real perpetrators were nabbed and now this verdict against them -K.Venugopal - Mumbai

Sena calls for Maharashtra shut down to support Sadhvi, Purohit

November 26th, 2008 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Nov 26 (IANS) Opposing the turn Malegaon blast case investigations are taking, Shiv Sena has called for a Maharashtra shutdown Monday to express solidarity with two of the prime accused, Sadhvi Pragnya Chandrapal Singh Thakur and army officer Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit.According to Sanjay Raut, a Rajya Sabha member from Shiv Sena, the shutdown call is prompted by the feeling in the party and people at large at the manner the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) is conducting the investigations into the blast.
“There is a feeling that the ATS is coming up with these things daily without proof and it is obviously functioning under political pressure,” Raut told IANS here Wednesday.
He said that it will be a shutdown in the “old, traditional Shiv Sena style,” and that party activists will be out on the roads to enforce the action.
The winter session of the state legislature is due to open in Nagpur Monday.
Six people were killed in the blast in Malegaon town of Maharashtra on the night of Sep 29. The ATS has arrested at least 10 including the sadhvi, the serving army officer and some radical Hindu activists.
Several Hindu organisations have opposed allegations that there was a radical Hindutva ‘terror network’ behind the blast.
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K.Venugopal Says: after publication. -->November 26th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
I congratulate Shiv Sena for calling for a bandh. The Hindus would be grateful to Shiv Sena for taking the lead in expressing Hindu sentiments against the obviously sponsored way the ATS is going about conducting its investigations into the Malegaon bomb blast.

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Maninder Kohli found guilty of Hannah Foster’s rape, murder

Zeenews Bureau London, Nov 25: NRI Maninder Pal Singh Kohli has been found guilty of UK teen Hannah Foster’s kidnap, murder and rape by a 12-member jury in Winchester Crown Court on Tuesday. The 41-year-old former delivery driver for a sandwich firm will spend a minimum of 24 years behind bars before he could be considered for parole.
The 41-year-old former delivery driver for a sandwich firm will spend a minimum of 24 years behind bars before he could be considered for parole. 17-year old Hannah Foster disappeared from Southampton after a night out on 14th March 2003. Kohli was accused of kidnapping Hannah in his van and later raping and killing her. Her body was found dumped in brambles of Allington Lane in West End. She had earlier called the emergency number 999, hoping an operator would hear what was happening, but the call was terminated when she did not speak. Kohli has been found guilty on all the four counts – rape, kidnap, false imprisonment and murder. The jury, including four women, delivered its unanimous verdict after deliberating for five and a half hours. On November 14, Kohli portrayed himself as a victim of revenge, saying on the night Hannah went missing near Southampton, in 2003, he was bundled into a car by three men before being forced to have sex with a woman he now believes was Hannah. After the attack, Kohli fled to India where he changed his appearance, used a false name and began a new life in the foothills of the Himalayas, where he married bigamously.After reports of his fleding to India, Foster's parents personally went to India and made a public appeal for information of Kohli's whereabouts. Kohli was arrested on July 15, 2004 in West Bengal's Darjeeling district while trying to flee to Nepal. In July of 2007, Kohli was extradited to Britain for a full fledged trial. Kohli was working with a sandwich company in Southampton, where he lived with his wife and two young sons. He did not have any criminal record and had never figured in a police investigation since moving to England from India in 1994. He married a British woman of Indian origin and for nine years the family led a quiet life -- until the night of Friday, March 14, 2003, when Kohli abducted, raped and killed Foster. Kohli had initially made a full confession to Indian police, claiming he wanted to unburden himself and pay for his crimes. But within days he withdrew it and put up a protracted legal fight against his extradition.His arrival back in Britain in July last year made him the first man to be extradited from India.Hilary, 52, Trevor, 58 and their daughter Sarah, 20, were in court and broke down in tears as the verdict was read out.A post-mortem examination of Hannah's body showed that she had been strangled. Although fully dressed, her clothing had been tampered with and she had scratches on her legs.That day, Kohli was spotted with a mark under his eye, pleading with a colleague for cash for a flight to India.Kohli became the prime suspect after his supervisor saw a television appeal and noticed that the route Hannah's killer had used was the same as the one he had taught Kohli when he became a sandwich delivery driver. Kohli's DNA matched semen found at the murder scene.
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He should be hanged -K.Venugopal - Mumbai

Indian Navy questioned on Somali pirate ship sinking

New Delhi, Nov 26: The sinking by the Indian Navy of a Somali pirate "mother ship" in the international waters off the Gulf of Aden took a curious turn Tuesday with a Thai company claiming the vessel that went down was a trawler it owned.

The Indian Navy, however, stuck to its guns, saying that its stealth frigate INS Tabar patrolling the region sunk the vessel in retaliatory fire after it was first fired upon Nov 18.

The huge fireball that erupted from the vessel after INS Tabar hit it action clearly proved that a large amount of ammunition was on board, Indian Navy spokesman Commander Nirad Sinha maintained.

Wicharn Sirichaiekawat, the owner of the Ekawat Nava 5, however, had a different story to tell.

He told an Indian TV news channel that the vessel was bound from Oman to Yemen to deliver fishing equipment when it was boarded by pirates near the Somali coast.

According to Wicharn, the pirates were taking control of the ship when the INS Tabar arrived on the scene and engaged in combat after being fired upon.

He claimed that 14 sailors were still missing and one crewmember was killed in the INS Tabar assault.

Wicharn said he heard about the incident from a Cambodian crew member who survived and drifted in the ocean for six days before being rescued by a passing vessel and was now recuperating in a hospital in Yemen.

Commander Sinha would have none of this.

"The Indian Navy's stand is very clear. We were first fired upon and then we fired back in self-defence. The vessel was laden with a large quantity of ammunition as shown by the pictures (of the incident)," Sinha told reporters.

"Gun-totting pirates threatened to blow us up in international waters. So, this is an involvement in an act of piracy and we acted in self-defence," he added.

The Indian Navy earned tremendous accolades after the incident. It also said it had received informal clearance from the government to conduct "hot pursuit" raids against Somali pirates if the situation warranted.

The navy said it would beef up its presence in the region by despatching a guided missile destroyer and was even contemplating aerial reconnaissance flights in the area.

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This is obviously a story cooked up by Pakistani ISI, the same forces who blew up our embassy in Afghanistan, because Pakistan cannot bear any strategic advantage to India India must push into the Gulf region with greater force and help get rid of the Jihadi forces in Somalia Is our UPA government up to it? -K.Venugopal - Mumbai

Well done indian Navy our forces need to act swiftly if the situation arise thus sending a clear message to the adventursists and thugs that they would n`t be spared to carry out thier illegal acts Alim Khan -Mohamed Alim Khan - Dubai

I dont think the Indian Navy is answerable to anybodyThe action taken is quite appropriate in this situationPerhaps the objection is raised or all this hue n cry is made only to malign the Navy for such a bold action and in attempt to redicule the Navy If this was done by the US this very same objectioner would speak highly about US and would praise the US action to the glory !!!!!!!!!BRAVO INDIA & INDIAN NAVY!!!! -Sanjay Sawant - Mumbai

INDIAN NAVY SHOULD GIVE ANSWER TO THIS UNDESIRABLE QUESTIONS BY SINKING MORE PIRATES SHIP/BOATS VERY SOON IN SOMALI COASTLONG LIVE INDIAN NAVYCHEERS!! -Lakshmy - New Delhi

It is an attempt to malign the Indian Naval Force This issue should be taken seriously and put to investigation by like minded countries at international level -kulkarni. S. R - Ghaziabad

Once again the Western press wants to malign an Indian acheivement One would like to know what was the trawler doing in the midst of pirate speed boats in pirate infested waters, which is certainly not a place for fishing And what was the cause of the huge explosion on the ship Could be that the Thai owner was in cahoots with the pirates and had leased the trawler to the pirates as a reconnaissance vessel to spy on ships and choose the most easy target to pirate Farhang -Farhang - UAE

Cong blames Advani for delay in hanging Afzal Guru

New Delhi, Nov 24:

Seeking to turn the tables on BJP's attempts to "politicise" terror, Congress on Monday held senior BJP leader L K Advani responsible for the "delay" in hanging Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.

Advani as the Home Minister from 1998-2004 "failed to deal" with any clemency petitions and this is the reason for the "delay" in hanging Afzal, party spokesman Manish Tiwari told reporters and asked "why didn't Advani fulfill his responsibility..."

"The situation is that law does not allow the government to deal arbitrarily with one clemency request pending since 2006, at the will of the BJP, without dealing with the one pending since 1998", he said.

The Congress also accused the saffron party of adopting double standards on terror as also human rights issues alleging that its "silence" in connection with the torture of young men in Andhra Pradesh who were later released was a proof.

He also made it clear that the Congress was not interested in raising with the Election Commission the "communal" statement made by BJP in this regard. A BJP leader had reportedly said if Afzal was a Hindu, he would have been hanged.

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The BJP has very efficiently painted a picture that the Cong being pro-minority has failed to hang Afzal Guru But the fact is that a number of clemency petitions are yet to be processed (some even from the BJP term) before Afzal`s turn comes The Law of the land does not allow any case to be taken up before it`s turn comes Even the BJP (even though it is making promises to the contrary) will not be able to hang Afzal Guru out of turn The Cong is being blamed for something which is not within it`s control I am sure that the BJP also knows this (having law experts like Jaitley in it`d fold) The fact that it is intentionally trying to blame the Cong is sheer misleading of the citizens of India who are largely ignorant of this fact and sadly are only willing to take the BJP at its face-value Such manipulations for power are very sinister as it is indicative that BJP is capable of going to any unethical means for it`s gains -R S Sharma - Hydearbad

If it`s so Mr raghuveer then we r better off without BJP B`coz we all know how efficient they r in handling d crisis situation in Kargil war n Kandhar handling it exposed They r dalal of business houses n wants power just to distribute Govt companies to them All BJP leaders are born with BIG MOUTHGood to hearclap n then just FORGET -Raj - delhi

What congress goverment has been doing since 5yrs?????????? If HC issue death sentence then why he has not been hanged in congress tenure?? Why home minister release to give afjal to pakistan on exchane basis??? Fact is since 5 yrs no single terririst is punished! Give any single example if congress have??????? -pushkar - mumbai

Mr Raj-Delhi, can you not even understand this much, that Pakistan hated the idea of a Hindu majority India governed by Hindus (BJP) and thus stepped up its terrorist attacks during the BJP rule (to discredit Hindus, BJP)? Surely u must be able to comprehend this, that is if you allow yourself to be unbiased and put off your Congress glasses Don`t curse yourself with blindness friend, for who knows Dharmaraj will then let you be born blind in next life! -raghuveer -

It is only Congress Party,which encourages terrorism by repealing POTA & delay in the hanging of Afzal GuruThis is clear signal to terrorist that they can do any unlawful activity in this country under Congress regime -Mukesh - Palanpur

Give me one single promise NDA fulfilled, d biggets cheating to indian people was to built ram mandir at ayodhya who had stopped them in 6 years of their rule talked about common civil code what happen to that removing of special status of J n K why not done? India was so peacefull under NDA, what if we had akshedham attack, red fort attack, parliament attack, and who can forget our hounrable minister escorting a millitant to kandherThey couldn`t manage even this and had to let free a militant, how can they protect india as a whole??? who can forget due to mismanagment we had to lost so many young and bright army officers in Kargil So many army officer`s perhaps didn`t lost their life in previos war n what they did made fun of their sacrifice by making it an election issue arranging football matchesin the name of providing assitance to army officer ? U r conveniently forgetting all the major militant attack taken place during NDA regimen mind u POTA was well in placed that time Once they got power started selling INDIA n that too at penny India will again for SELL n this time their slogal will be INDIA SELLING -raj - delhi

The most to blame is the person who is ruling at present, for Congress was very speedy with undoing many policies of BJP, so why were they not speeding up this issue? -elton johns -

Being the home minister from1998 to 2004 LK Advani is equally blameworthy for not sending Afzal Guru to the gallows for his Big Terrorist Act -NP Singh - Vancouver

The law should take its courseThis blame game is doubtful of bad political intentionsWhy Govt failed to clear cases pending since 1998 ie for Ten long yearsTime has come to fix the responsibility and not politicsUPA govt is not clean as it is under a dynastic rule -Harcharan Mehta - Toronto,Canada

Everyone knows that the BJP government had already cleared the capital punishment of Afzal Guru, but was held up in President`s office due to the pending clemency petiton, which the Union Home Ministry beaucrats had to work out and clear it But after the elections, it is the present Congress regime which still has kept it pending for fear of losing Mulsim votes, thanks to the lame duck PM and President the so-called people`s representatives have elected While blaimg LK Advani for delay in hanging Afzal Guru, the loud mouthed Congress spokesman shoud better remmber that we do not have a firing squad to punish the guilty as done in China, where utions are done by agencies of Communist PLA Here we have a judicial system and an adminsitartive system, the latter, of late, has become a tool of the ruling combine at the Centre Congress cannot paint LK Advani in black for this delay They have to blame the Union Home Minsitry officials and the President`s office which has failed to raise its objection for delay in granting clearence to the hanging of Afzal Guru Similarly, these Congressmen and their allies who are hobnobbing with extremist elements among minirity communities since the 80s have to be tried for `treason` -KN Shivakumar - Bangalore

This is interesting The Congress is saying that Mohammad Afzal has still not been hanged because his clemency petition is pending and his clemency petition cannot be taken up till all the earlier clemency petitions are taken up for disposal Is this a legally tenable position? Would someone in the know please confirm? -K.Venugopal - Mumbai

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Kerala High Court criticises CBI in Sister Abhaya murder case

Kochi, Nov 24: Kerala High court on Monday criticised CBI for not complying with legal formalities while filing remand report of the three accused in the sister Abhaya murder case. “On going through the order of the Chief Judicial Magistrate's order it appears that the CBI did not produce the extract of case diaries along with remand report,” Justice R Basant said when a petition by Father Jose Puthrukayil, second accused in the case, seeking to quash the Magistrate's order of 14 days CBI custody, came up before him. Puthrukayil was arrested along with Father Thomas Kottur and Sister Sephi in connection with the murder of sister Abhaya, a nun of the St Pius convent on March 27, 1992. The three were arrested on Wednesday last. The court said right of accused should be protected and observed that the effective investigation in the case was prompted by judiciary. CBI has no license to conduct investigation as they please, the court held. Justice Basant said the investigating agency should have applied its mind before submitting its remand report. In its objection, the CBI stated that the investigation so far reveals that scientifically all the three accused are involved in Abhaya's murder. Oral evidence corroborates circumstantial evidence. There is sufficient evidence scientifically and orally to connect the accused to the crime. The CBI also justified the need for CBI custody of the accused. The court directed CBI to give their explanation regarding the queries raised by the court on non compliance of legal provisions in submitting the remand report. Meanwhile, two other accused also filed petitions seeking to quash the magistrate's order granting CBI custody for 14 days. The case has been posted to Nov 26. Bureau Report
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Two `fathers` and one `sister` has been arrested for murdering a nun many years ago Why have they not been narco-analyzed or brain mapped so far? -K.Venugopal - Mumbai

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Malegaon blast case: Sadhvi, Purohit produced before MCOCA court

Zeenews Bureau Mumbai, Nov 24:

Key accused in the September 29 Malegaon bomb blast, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, Lt Col Srikant Prasad Purohit and seven others were produced before a MCOCA court in Mumbai on Monday.
A hearing is underway in the court to decide on ATS’ plea seeking remand for the nine accused. The Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad (ATS), which is investigating the case, had last week invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against the nine accused. On Friday, when Sudhakar Chaturvedi – an accused in the case – was produced before the MCOCA court, Special Public Prosecutor Rohini Salian had filed an application for producing the nine accused who are currently on judicial remand. The court sent Chaturvedi, who is a member of Hindu radical outfit Abhinav Bharat, to police remand till December 03. MCOCA Judge Y D Shinde had also issued production warrants against Pragya, Purohit, Shamlal Sahu, Shivnarayan Singh, Ajay Rahirkar, Jagdish Mahtre, Rakesh Dhawade, Sameer Kulkarni and ex-Army man Ramesh Upadhyay. On September 29, six people were killed and several others injured in the bomb blast in Malegaon. ATS arrested Sadhvi Pragya on October 23 along with two of her associates Sahu and Singh. It followed up on the investigation with other arrests. At present, 11 persons are under arrest in connection with the case, including self-styled Swami Dayanand Pandey.
Islamic terrorism started the day Mohammad destroyed the idols of another religion in Mecca It culminated in India with the partition of the country and the birth of Pakistan Now Islamic terrorism is trying to destroy India from within and it is supported by many political forces in the name of secularism -K.Venugopal - Mumbai
Dear Rohan from Calcutta, I think you are so much biased that you always think against Muslims Can you tell what special favour is given to Muslims in the country and what is Minority appeasement Minority is already sufferer Bombs were being exploded by BJP supporters so that by defaming UPA, CRIMINAL ADVANI can become PM of great India People of country are wise enough and they can never see the black day when advani becomes PM That will remain dream for ADVANI and you also -Shiv Kumar - U.P.
Pray god that SADHVI AND PUROHIT do come out from the custody!!- India needs more such people who are risking their life to safeguard Hindutva- what a pity we have to fight to safeguard INDIA !! To save Hindus someone has to fight and we have these two greatest patriots !! -indian - india
How long these English media along with this UPA Govt to bluff to the nation about malegaon Issue=What about Kashmit Pandit, Assam inflitatration, other balst=I know life of 5 people belongs to a particyualr community is more precious than thousands of majority community who gives there life for the cause of nation=This is height of minority appesement=People of this country is looking all these happening with the behest of oneCC= For this they have to pay a heavy price in the coming election=being a citizen of this country I fails to understnd that, this much hue and cry about Malegaon matter=I admit lost of life is equally painful whoever he/they may be=But the thing is that, they way the media ee Zee/Ndtv/India TV/Times/Hindus/E-24 are spreading venom in the civil soceity, why not legal action will not taken against these so called English Chenel=On waht besis they are behaving like paralal judiciary in this nation=On regualra basis defame hindus by calling safforn terrorist/Hindu terrorist=Any thing against hindus/Majority is called seculariesm in this country=Please save this nation form the cluthes of english media/News Chanel/Suedu secualr politician=Mind ti for this they have to pay, its a fact=Now enough is enough -rohan - calcutta

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Naxalism is the most serious internal security threat: PM Manmohan Singh

New Delhi, Nov 23: The venue is the same, the topic is Naxalism, but is the government at the top speaking in different voices?

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday termed Left wing extremism as "the most serious internal security threat", a day after Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil said that the Naxal situation is being blown out of proportion.

Singh, while addressing the top police brass of the country, said "the threat posed by Left Wing Extremism perhaps the most serious internal security threat that the country face.

"It is evident that despite the efforts that have, and are being made, the measures taken so far have not yielded desired results...the inability of intelligence agencies and the police to obtain pinpointed and actionable intelligence and in time - has enabled these outfits to carry out some high-profile attacks."

The remarks of the Prime Minister came a day after Patil had told the same gathering that the picture of Naxalism in India was not given correctly.

"On occasions, it is said that 10 states in India, nearly 180 districts in states, are affected. It means that one third of the country is affected. If one village in a district is affected, it is treated that one district is affected. It does not mean that all the villages in that district are affected.

"If one or two districts of a state are affected, it does not mean that all districts in the state are affected," the Home Minister had said.

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With the public announcement that Naxalism is the most serious internal security threat, Mr Manmohan Singh has completed UPA government`s favour to the Muslims, which started with communal budgeting for Muslims Now he can reap Muslim votes in the next general elections -K.Venugopal - Mumbai

Malegaon blast probe: RSS denies Indresh’s links with ISI

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New Delhi, Nov 22: In a bid to come clean on the issue of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) alleged links with Malegaon blast, the Hindu organisation on Saturday said that its senior leader Indresh Kumar does not have any link with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) as alleged by the Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad (ATS).

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Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, RSS joint general secretary Madan Das Devi described Indresh as dedicated worker of the organisation. He further said that RSS members denounce violence.

Notably, ATS sources had previously leaked information that Lt Col Shrikant Purohit, the prime accused in the Malegaon blast case, allegedly conspired to kill two leading RSS activists -- Indresh and general secretary Mohan Bhagwat -- for not being harsh on Muslims and for not undertaking enough efforts to advance the cause of Hindutva. The investigations also revealed that Purohit suspected the RSS duo of having been bought over by the ISI.

The RSS spokesman said that the ‘condemnable’ act of linking Indresh with ISI was just a conspiracy to malign the organisation. He further rebuffed the reports that RSS leaders were on the target of the Malegaon blasts accused. And even if they were on the hit list, the government should provide security to the RSS leaders, he added.

Questioning the role of ATS, he hit out at the investigative team for leaking controversial findings. He claimed that politicians were taking ‘political mileage’ out of the issues, urging the leaders not to play with the country’s integrity, security, and law and order.

Expressing anger over the UPA government’s failure to tackle militancy, the RSS spokesman advised the leaders not to nomenclature ‘terrorism’ as ‘Hindu terrorism’. He claimed that the government’s agendum behind classifying the word ‘Hindu terrorism’ was just to hide its own futility to prevent this heinous activity.

Indresh manages the Rashtriya Muslim Manch, an RSS forum for Muslims.

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Terrorism is terrorism, but terrorists are inspired by all sorts of ideologies, including Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Communist etc As far as India is concerned, Muslim and Communist (Naxalite) terrorists are the major players, with the Hindu terrorist being a late entrant Christian terrorists have had their day in the North East and, having largely achieved their objectives, are quite Hindu terrorism is the direct outcome of the UPA government`s mollycoddling Islamic Jehadis Hindu terrorism will end when Islamic terrorism is taken care of What is the government awaiting for hanging Mohammad Afzal? -K.Venugopal - Mumbai

yes ,time has come now this the same time when religion people ram and his sena come out to fight against ravan and his sena becuase of terrorism activities taht time ,now after sugffering from 60years hindu religion leader came up to support whole country and nation against terrorism -than what is the problem?yes they are terrorist but nationalist first they are doing work to save our future bacause government and politicians not doing anything to curb the terrorism ,everybody should support them -indian -

Why are Hindus objecting to Hindu terrorism? Though there is no Hindu terrorism yet, it`s high time that it comes! It`s about time some Hindu leaders stand up and openly declare that Hindus will now terrorise all those who have been terrorising us for so long When your community is attacked, it`s only coward to say `but we are non-violent` Wjhen your community is attacked, you gave to become enraged, violent and chop off the head of all those attackers! And if it leads to a civil war, the better! Remember that the USA got the U (United) only because of a civil war! -raghuveer -

Why are Hindus objecting to Hindu terrorism? Though there is no Hindu terrorism yet, it`s high time that it comes! It`s about time some Hindu leaders stand up and openly declare that Hindus will now terrorise all those who have been terrorising us for so long When your community is attacked, it`s only coward to say `but we are non-violent` Wjhen your community is attacked, you gave to become enraged, violent and chop off the head of all those attackers! And if it leads to a civil war, the better! Remember that the USA got the U (United) only because of a civil war! -raghuveer -

sam type of people in india spread the haterayed in india if you doesn`t like india than why you are not leaving india?if you want to stay in india than you have to become indian first -sam is stupid guy i think his work is only nafrat failana insano me parantu khud insan nahi nahi,allh ise maf karna ye jis ki thali me khata hai usi me ched kar raha hai,stop stupid things generation will not gforget you type of people -jagrukh -

Sam-samsuddin of pakistani agent Today one side you try to become good to indian muslims and other side making deal with RSS to kill muslims You are No1 enemy of India muslims You ae provoking Indian muslims You are pakistani terrorist stop using Indian news paper for posting your dirty uncooked biryani and mutton curry at this paper Just away from Indian politics You are enemy no1 for indian muslims You cannot be true muslim You are pakistani Mohajir who never got respect in pakistan and now trying to come back India by killing Indian muslims Your ISI gone so far to use RSS You pakistani donot have anything else to do except killing innocent muslims You do blast and complete muslim community get bad name You are friend of UPA -Love India - Delhi

Whatever you may right as per your wish and thought=But the end of the day, this UPA impotent Govt headed by mindless vultures will be defeated=The thing is that, now they are palying very dangerous game against the majority of the people of this nation=Take an example that this govt is appeasing the minorities for there vote bank=What about remaining 85 % hindus in this country=Can they bluff and cheat to all=No at all=Still they are 20-25 % silent hindus, those are watching all these mishappening to hindus in this country=Like me=How can this impotent United Pro Terrrist Alliance (UPA) expect, they can bluff entire nation=All the way they making or manufactering news every day and passing it there medias=For this they have to pay a heavy price in the all 5 states election=I am sure they loose at least 4 states in the forth coming elction=No body can save them from out brust of hindus in these state=Take it as beit=Certainly they are going to loose this crucial election=Then we will see they dance as per our music=Enough is enough=Every day they are manufactering new story particularly about Malegaon, what about remaining issue (assam), Kashmir, migrant Bangldeshi=Sorry UPA -rohan - calcutta

Yeh to samajhne vali baat hai rss,vhp,bajrag dal aur sarey vo neta jo muslamano ko koste hai ISI ke hi agent hai advani ho ya modikyoki jab tak muslim aur christian may unrest nahi hoga vo china ya pakistan ki jasusi agencies ke haath may nahi ayegey isliye -indian - india

THE BOTTOM LINE IS MECCA BLAST MALAGEO BLAST AND SAMAJWADI BLAST DONE WAS BY HINDU MILITANT AND WE HAVE TO BRING THESE CRIMINAL TO JUSTICE HINDU OR MUSLIMS AND IF WE SUPPORT AND BECOME BLIND BECZ OF THE POLITICIAN THEN VERY SOON THERE WILL BE BLAST IN EVER MARKET EVER CORNER -sam -

YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT THE TRUTH OTHERWISE REAL KILLERS OF INNOCENT INDIANS WILL BE AT YOUR DOOR SO BE FAIR EVEN IF HE IS FROM YOUR HOME LET LAW DEAL WITH HIM DON’T TAKE SIDE OF TERROIEST THEY KNEW HOW TO KILL THAT’S ALL THEY WONT GIVE ANY GOOD FOR YOU -Mr Dasi - Bharat

ATS confirms Malegaon blast suspects wanted to kill RSS leaders

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Mumbai, Nov 21: In a major twist in the ongoing Malegaon blast probe, the Maharashtra ATS has confirmed newspaper reports on Friday that radical Hindu organisation Ahinav Bharat had planned to kill prominent RSS leaders for not doing much for the Hindutva cause.


The revelation is sure to send shock waves across the pro-Hindutva lobby including the Bhartiya Janata Party, which has so far vociferously supported all those who have come under the scanner in relation with the Malegaon blast case. As per the ATS report that appeared in the media, ATS investigations had brought to light the sinister plans of the rightwing organisation. Members of Abhinav Bharat – Dayanand Pandey, retired Major Ramesh Upadhyay, S Apte and Lt Col Prasad Purohit - were planning to kill RSS general secretary Mohan Bhagwat and Rashtriya Muslim Manch’s (RSS outfit) senior leader Indraeesh. The report was prepared by the state Home Department which shared it with Union Home Ministry in addition with central intelligence agencies. The plot was unravelled after data from Dayanand Pandey’s laptop was retrieved by ATS after detailed forensic examination. As per the report, the blueprint of the plot is supposed to have been prepared by the 70-year-old RSS worker from Pune S Apte, who was discontented with the functioning of RSS. He was later also joined by retired Major Ramesh Pandey – referred to as ‘Dr Singh’ - who also shared a similar opinion about RSS. Incidentally, Pandey is also a prominent New Delhi based doctor. According to the ATS, both Pandey and Apte approached Lt Col Prasad Purohit seeking his help in executing their plan. As per the ATS, Apte paid Rs 10 lakh to Purohit for the favour. In August, when the group came to knew about Indraneesh and Bhagwat’s Pune visit, Apte did a reckee of various spots in Pune, where the duo could be targeted. Investigations further show that Pandey had even arranged a 9mm foreign made pistol, which was later delivered to one of his close associate in Faridabad.

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The silly ATS believes this ridiculous story would stop the Sangha Parivar from claiming that the ATS actions are orchestrated by the UPA Government It is high time the Supreme Court intervenes and puts an end to this drama being enacted by ATS on behalf Congress to blunt BJP`s charge of UPA being soft on Islamic terrorism -K.Venugopal - Mumbai

The Height of imagination. I laud Mr Hemant Karkare for his wild imaginations and nothing concrete so far Now The ATS is best suited to write the Thriller Novels which can be a BESTSELLER, They must write the stories for the sensational, thriller episodes of BALAJI TELEFILMS (Ekta Kapoor) This will earn more revenue to the Maharashtra Police -Pallavi - Juhu Beach

Malegaon blast accused to be charged under MCOCA

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Mumbai, Nov 20: Rejecting all charges of ‘political pressure’, the Maharashtra Anti Terror Squad (ATS) on Thursday said that all Malegaon blast accused will be charged under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).

"All the accused had earlier been booked under sections of the IPC, Indian Explosives Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act," Joint Commissioner of Police (ATS) Hemant Karkare said.

The ATS has arrested 10 people so far and has also taken custody of another accused Sudhakar Chaturvedi, who was nabbed by the city police with a fake Army identity card in his possession, Karkare said.

The accused include self-styled Swami Dayanand Purohit, Sadhvi Pragya, Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit. Purohit was on Wednesday remanded to two day police custody. Another accused, Sameer Kulkarni sent to a day’s police custody.

Eight of the accused are currently in judicial custody but further police custody can be sought to interrogate them under MCOCA, ATS officials said.

The ATS has invoked Section 3 of the MCOCA pertaining to organised crime against the accused which includes a sadhvi, a self-styled religious leader and a serving Army officer.

The Sections applied are 3(1)(i), which provides for a death penalty if the crime had led to death of an individual, 3(2) for life imprisonment for conspirators or abettors and 3(4) which provides for a minimum sentence of five years for anyone who is a member of the organised crime syndicate.

Karkare rejected all speculation of political or media pressure influencing the ATS investigation. He also said that Col Purohit had told the court that the ATS had not ill-treated him.

“Charges of Purohit’s ill-treatment are wrong. He has told the court the same,” Karkare emphasised.

MCOCA gives investigating agency plenty of room to continue their probe as the accused will not be able to seek bail for 6 months. It can also seek extension to the time required for filing a chargesheet.

The ATS chief said gathering evidence was difficult and that every aspect is being thoroughly looked into.

Over the information about Army RDX being used in Samjhauta blast, Karkare said it was the statement of a witness that needed to be verified. He also informed they were hoping to retrieve some concrete link between Purohit and Dayanand from the former’s laptop.

As far as demand of handing over the investigation to CID, the ATS chief expressed confidence that his team will continue the probe.

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The only reason the detainees are charged under MCOCA is to keep them behind bars till at least the general elections are over, because even now it is clear to many that they have been arrested without evidence (except things like the accused were seen together on the same stage, were members of the same organisation etc) and if they are out on bail, many more will come to not only know their innocence but also about the UPA plot to divert attention from Islamic terrorism Muslims in gratitude will not doubt en block vote for UPA -K.Venugopal - Mumbai

n j\krishna wat r u doing in christian country like usa getting yr mom fucked come from there and stay in hindu india motherfuckers like you are responsible for the sorry state of india asshole like u stay and make money in usa and call christians bad shame u live a bastard like u shud die asshole son of a bitch u r -indian - abu dhabi

I`m sure Mahatma Gandhiand Bandit Nehru must be happy what they did to India by not allowing it to become a Hindu country I have more respect for Jinnah, who at least managed to give the Muslims a true Muslim country, where Hindu leaders (Gandhi, Nehru) have saddled up India with a Muslim problem which can only be solved through a civil war! -raghuveer -

Mr Krishna, what r u doing in christian country usa come back to india and fight for the cause of hindu seating there in usa in confortable room and commenting wont help india nor hindu catch the next flight and come back we need people like u but m 100% sure u wont come -rajesh - mumbai

Congress is now a party of christians In the last parliamentary election christian churches send its teams to each house to canvass vote for the Sonia’s congress Some christian organizations have demanded quota for christians in congress party Christian MPs are anti nationals and all the christian MPs which is more than 30 MPs met on Thursday March 10, 2005 the banned christian terrorist organisation of Nagaland NSCN that is calling for independence from India saying that Nagaland is for Jesus and pledged their support HINDUS SHOULD VOTE ONLY FOR HINDUS Hindus should not vote for any christian candidates from any political party Hindus should not vote for the Congress party which is in the control of Rome Mary Sonia Gandhi and the christian church Hindus should go to every Hindu home and convey this message A time has come for Hindus of India to protect themselves and ask every Hindu family to vote only for Hindu candidates from any party other than Sonia’s congress -n.krishna - usa

Rome Mary is targeting Army Officers to bring a bad name to defence forces Defense minister AK Anthony is a CIA product who was involved in the CIA sponsored Vimochana Samaram of Kerala and the CIA initiated fake ISRO spy case and is an anti Hindu christian who did mass sterilization of Hindu tribals of Vyanadu If the ATS found some wrong doing of an Army officer, the proper procedure is to inform the top brass of the Army of the finding and it is the Army to investigate further Now a LtCol is being paraded as a criminal pushed and shoved into Police vehicles with covered head and repeated narco analysisThe Army should have asked the ATS to inform about any wrong doing for investigations and Court Martial if needed It is Sonia’s cogress at centre and Maharashtra that is attempting to tarnish the image of Armed forces as well as Hindu parties sadhus calling Hindu groups as Saffron Brigade We are now being attacked by christians and christians are now the enemies of Hindus -n.krishna - usa

Rome Mary is targeting Army Officers to bring a bad name to defence forces Defense minister AK Anthony is a CIA product who was involved in the CIA sponsored Vimochana Samaram of Kerala and the CIA initiated fake ISRO spy case and is an anti Hindu christian who did mass sterilization of Hindu tribals of Vyanadu If the ATS found some wrong doing of an Army officer, the proper procedure is to inform the top brass of the Army of the finding and it is the Army to investigate further Now a LtCol is being paraded as a criminal pushed and shoved into Police vehicles with covered head and repeated narco analysisThe Army should have asked the ATS to inform about any wrong doing for investigations and Court Martial if needed It is Sonia’s cogress at centre and Maharashtra that is attempting to tarnish the image of Armed forces as well as Hindu parties sadhus calling Hindu groups as Saffron Brigade We are now being attacked by christians and christians are now the enemies of Hindus -n.krishna - usa

Congress is targeting the top leadership of BJP Congress spokesman have spoken whether LKA is helping Hindu terrorists Two other Congressmen said Gujarat Govt has not co-operated with ATS of Bombay and has violated the Constitution This targets Modi Gujarat Govt asked ATS to show warrants for the arrest of the Swami in Dangs, a legal requirement for interstate Police action Media has gone to the hilt, repeating every hour Malegaon blast and Hindu terrorists, and even after three weeks of torture, ATS have not been able to find a single charge that would stand in the Court and daily bulletins are telecast of revelations and collusionsThis arrest and media trial is a vote bank act by the ISI CIA agent Manmohan and Italian plant Rome Mary Sonia PM is calling for first priority of Country`s resources to Muslims Earlier Sachar Committee demanded that the Army Chiefs to disclose the no of muslims in Army The christian controlled govt wants to divide the Army on Communal lines -n.krishna - usa

Congress is targeting the top leadership of BJP Congress spokesman have spoken whether LKA is helping Hindu terrorists Two other Congressmen said Gujarat Govt has not co-operated with ATS of Bombay and has violated the Constitution This targets Modi Gujarat Govt asked ATS to show warrants for the arrest of the Swami in Dangs, a legal requirement for interstate Police action Media has gone to the hilt, repeating every hour Malegaon blast and Hindu terrorists, and even after three weeks of torture, ATS have not been able to find a single charge that would stand in the Court and daily bulletins are telecast of revelations and collusionsThis arrest and media trial is a vote bank act by the ISI CIA agent Manmohan and Italian plant Rome Mary Sonia PM is calling for first priority of Country`s resources to Muslims Earlier Sachar Committee demanded that the Army Chiefs to disclose the no of muslims in Army The christian controlled govt wants to divide the Army on Communal lines -n.krishna - usa

250 small temples demolition in Guj by modi govt No one so called hindu hraday samrat Advani or VHP/RSS/ BD supporter who r putting senslesss and useless comments are dare to write any comments there I am dam sure , if that would have been done by any other govt (non NDA) in any state u all would have vomit vamon in the name of hinduism and termed them an attack on Hindu sentiments B`coz u all are selective and baised in ur thinking Let the ATS do there job if all the accused are innocent they will b free we still have fare and transperent judicial system dont dout the interatity of mumbai police they are very efficient let them do there job and wait for case to come up in court Talking rubbish is not going to solve any purpose Let the court decide if all will b prove innocent can put defametion case against mumbai ATS -pankaj - glasgow

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Investigate why India lost 1962 war:

Former Army official New Delhi, Nov 18: Contending that the Indian Army had an upper hand over the Chinese in the 1962 Sino-Indian War, former Director General of military operations Lt Gen P N Kathpalia on Tuesday sought an investigation to unravel the exact cause of India's defeat. "Our Army was better equipped ... had good knowledge of the terrain and had carried out reconnaissance missions, but despite this we lost. It is a mystery and needs to be investigated," he said here. Lt Gen Kathpalia was speaking at a function organised by the Shyama Prasad Mookherjee Research Foundation to commemorate the valour of Indian soldiers who laid down their lives fighting the Chinese Army in one of the bloodiest battles on this day 46 years ago in Chushul, a frontier post in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. Rubbishing theories that Indian Army surrendered cheaply to the Chinese forces, he claimed that the Indian Army, in fact, did not fight and where it fought it won. "We lost without fighting a war. Where we fought we won," he said, referring to the war in Chushul where just 114 Indian soldiers accounted for as many as 1,200 Chinese soldiers and spoiled their plans to further invade into Indian territory. Several other speakers and former war veterans also blamed the policies of the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru for India's defeat. They alleged that the then leadership had unequivocal faith in China despite the warning of the first Home Minister Sardar Patel and that there was a collective failure of Intelligence agencies. The foundation's director Tarun Vijay, who visited Chushul early this month, also sought the government's attention to improving civic amenities for the locals there. Bureau Report
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Not least among the reasons why India lost in 62 against China was Nehru`s blind trust of the Chinese - which trust he formed because he was supping quite a lot with the Indian commies. -K.Venugopal - Mumbai

Indian Navy sinks pirate vessel off Somali coast

Zeenews Bureau Gulf of Aden, Nov 19:

Within days of preventing the hijack of an Indian merchant vessel, Indian Navy’s warship INS Tabar, after exchange of fire, sank a pirate vessel off the Somali coast. According to reports, the Indian Navy acted definitively after a group of pirate vessels tried to encircle the Indian warship with the motive to attack it. After a brief exchange of light fire, the warship hit the pirate vessel leading to its sinking. The incident happened at around 9.45 pm Tuesday night. No casualities were reported from the Indian side. The Indian warship, the INS Tabar, was dispatched to the Gulf of Aden in October after a spike in piracy and hijackings off the coast of Somalia, which is caught up in an Islamic insurgency and has had no functioning government since 1991. It is the third of the Talwar-class frigates of the Indian Navy. INS Tabar is the first vessel in the Talwar class to be armed with supersonic BrahMos (PJ-10) Anti-ship cruise missiles. Meanwhile, another ship has been hijacked in the Gulf of Aden waters. The ship was flying a Hong Kong flag but is operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines. The status of the crew or its cargo remains unknown. NATO has also expressed concerns about the growing incidences of piracy in the crucial shipping lane along the Gulf of Aden. The worldwide concern was triggered after yesterday’s hijack of an Saudi oil tanker – considered of the biggest- by pirates in the same region. The hijacking, in fact led to a one dollar rise in the crude oil prices. This is the second successful strike by the Indian Navy within a week. It may be noted that last Tuesday the Indian warship foiled an attempt by the pirates to hijack an Indian and a Saudi ship off the Somalian coast. The incident happened when the pirates on power-boats attacked Saudi Arabia-registered merchant vessel "MV Timaha," and half an hour later a second group tried to board a 38,000-tonne bulk carrier owned by India's Great Eastern Shipping Co INS Tabar patrolling the area responded to a distress call by "MV Timaha" and sent an attack helicopter carrying commandos which opened fire while the pirates were making repeated attempts to board the Saudi ship This year has seen a spurt in the pirates’ activities off the Somalian coast and till now there have been nearly 90 such attacks. In the last 12 days itself they have hijacked seven ships in the Gulf of Aden, the latest being an Iranian cargo vessel
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The Indian Navy is going great guns! We are proud of our boys -K.Venugopal - Mumbai
BRAVO ZULU Indian NavyI congratulate to all sailors/ officers/ EXO and the commanding Officer of INS TabarDespite of all hardship which evry one is suffering On Board,the job carried out is commendableThat is why our forces are loved by each and every IndianWe are proud of you -vasant Raut - Mumbai
Idiot politicians learn from the efficiency of our armed forces and do something for the country Shame on you and congrats to our great navy -Ashvini - Bangalore
Welldone Hats off the men who involved in the action goodluck to all our naval personal -KAMATH - VAPI

RSS, Bajrang Dal are not terrorist groups: British government

London, Nov 19:
The British government has said that neither the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) nor the Bajrang Dal are terrorist organisations and their members are not banned from entering Britain.

"The government do not consider the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or the Bajrang Dal as terrorist organisations," British Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Lord Malloch-Brown told the House of Lords.

"Neither organisation is proscribed in the UK or in India, nor do the Indian government classify either as a terrorist organisation," Malloch-Brown said in reply to a question by former cabinet minister Lord Chris Patten.

Malloch-Brown said decisions on whether or not to ban a group in Britain "must be proportionate and based on evidence that a group is involved in terrorism as defined in the Terrorism Act 2000."

The British minister also turned down a plea by Patten, who had visited India in October, to "ensure" that members of the RSS and Bajrang Dal are prevented from entering Britain.

Malloch-Brown replied that neither the RSS nor the Bajrang Dal are banned in Britain or subject to other restrictions or sanctions. Nor were they classified as terrorist organisations or banned by the Indian government.

"Unless an organisation is proscribed in the UK under the Terrorism Act 2000, membership of an organisation does not in itself provide grounds for refusing entry to the UK.

"Where there is evidence that the presence in the UK of a particular individual would not be conducive to the public good, consideration will be given to denying entry," the minister said in his answer earlier this month.

While Patten's questions at the House of Lords may have been prompted by the anti-Christian violence in Orissa, informed sources said the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) - set up in 1966 as the nearest equivalent of the RSS in Britain - works very differently from Hindu groups in India.

"The HSS was set up in a number of countries. They have little to do with the RSS and abide by the laws of the country where they are based," said a source closely allied to the HSS in Britain.

"They largely undertake activities concerning cultural identity rather than nationalistic identity. You can't equate what happens in Gujarat, or elsewhere in India with what's happening in Britain. For the second generation in particular, India is a bit abstract," the source said.

The HSS is said to have around 70 'shakhas' or branches offices in Britain, with around 1,100 regular visitors.

"Over the years, British Prime Ministers and opposition leaders have passed through their doors," the source said.

RSS general secretary Mohan Rao Bhagwat stopped over in Britain in September on his way back from a visit to the Caribbean.

"He was felicitated by the community. Some important people, including police, were aware of the visit and there was no problem," the source said.

IANS
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``The HSS …have little to do with the RSS and abide by the laws of the country where they are based,`` said a source closely allied to the HSS in Britain.

I am surprised by this statement Why would HSS want to deny its close links with RSS? It would be a honour for them to be linked to the RSS Such a disciplined organisation dedicated to Indian nationalism as the RSS is hard to come by RSS members, under whichever organisation, have no reason to be against any country wherein they are residents or citizens Moreover, RSS is influenced by the most basic principle of Hinduism – live and let live -K.Venugopal - Mumbai

here see the side of britishers they are open for all cast & community not like indian politicians hating christians & muslims i have seen acrooss world hindus are safe in christain & muslim majority countries but in india they are staying under fear and presure of majoiry community hindus we shoild take some learning from britishers -Vijay - MUMBAI

If you want to prove yourself secular then you will have to speak against hindu else you will be called bhgawaa Bhai I am congressi aur dharmnirpopeksh hoo isliye meri majboori hai mujhe hindus ke khilaaf bolnaa padta hai -vikas - ghaziabad

this fact is known in all parts of the world and unfortunately in our own country it is the other way!! This is congress/UPA politics -indian - India