Delhi High Court blast: Delhi Police puts Afzal Guru under lens
Delhi Police have now decided to reopen his dossier. Sources in the police said they are now looking into the role of splinter groups with whom he had links before he joined Jaish-e-Mohammad.
By Dwaipayan Ghosh, TNN | Updated:
NEW DELHI: After twin mails by terror outfits Harkat and Indian Mujahideen threatened more blasts if the death sentence of Parliament attack mastermind Afzal Guru is not repealed, Delhi Police have now decided to reopen his dossier. Sources in the police said they are now looking into the role of splinter groups with whom he had links before he joined Jaish-e-Mohammad.
The police said the terror mails could be a red-herring and are investigating the case from all angles. "One of the oldest jihadi outfits, Harkat-ul-Ansar, still has sleeper cells and operates from western UP. We are checking if smaller jihadi groups had sent the e-mail,'' said a senior police officer.
Police said they are analyzing details of 250 phone calls, 35 of which were made to Bangladesh. The remaining calls were made to Jammu and Kashmir, western UP, Nepal and Pakistan. HuJI has a significant presence in Bangladesh and this module has been involved in several terror incidents in the
country.
Police said terrorist organizations try to rake up emotive issues to win brownie points. "The fact that Guru has been mentioned can be such a ploy. With few leads on the identity of the bomber, we are taking no chances," the officer said. Cops are also checking other groups, including those dormant in Punjab. "Certain groups from northwest India have been trying to revive with help from external forces. Hence, we are also collecting inputs on the movements of all groups, not just jihadi outfits.
Afzal Guru was convicted of conspiracy in the and was sentenced to death by the Supreme Court in 2004. The sentence was scheduled to be carried out on October 20, 2006.
The police said the terror mails could be a red-herring and are investigating the case from all angles. "One of the oldest jihadi outfits, Harkat-ul-Ansar, still has sleeper cells and operates from western UP. We are checking if smaller jihadi groups had sent the e-mail,'' said a senior police officer.
Police said they are analyzing details of 250 phone calls, 35 of which were made to Bangladesh. The remaining calls were made to Jammu and Kashmir, western UP, Nepal and Pakistan. HuJI has a significant presence in Bangladesh and this module has been involved in several terror incidents in the
country.
Police said terrorist organizations try to rake up emotive issues to win brownie points. "The fact that Guru has been mentioned can be such a ploy. With few leads on the identity of the bomber, we are taking no chances," the officer said. Cops are also checking other groups, including those dormant in Punjab. "Certain groups from northwest India have been trying to revive with help from external forces. Hence, we are also collecting inputs on the movements of all groups, not just jihadi outfits.
Afzal Guru was convicted of conspiracy in the and was sentenced to death by the Supreme Court in 2004. The sentence was scheduled to be carried out on October 20, 2006.
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One of the smaller jihadi outfits now under scanner is Harkat ul-Ansar. It was founded by Abdelkader Mokhtari in 1993. It was the result of a merger between Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) and Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI). Many of its operations were conducted in . Soon after it was formed, several of its members were arrested. In November 1993, the former head of HuM, Nasrullah Mansur Langrayal, was arrested. In February 1994, the Ansar general secretary, Maulana Masood Azhar, and chief commander, Sajjad Afghani, were nabbed in the Chattargul area of Anantnag district. Azhar, of course had to be released during the Kandahar hijacking incident after which he formed the Jaish-e-Mohammad.Download
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