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Malegaon probe: ‘Purohit could even be eliminated by ATS’

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Posted: Nov 19, 2008 at 2048 hrs IST
Purohit

Pune, November 19: Malegaon blast accused Lt Col S P Purohit was on Wednesday remanded in two days of police custody by a magisterial court in Pune in connection with a case of alleged forgery in procuring a gun from the military.

Purohit, who was escorted to Pune from Nashik by the ATS squad, has been charged under various sections of IPC for committing forgery in procuring a gun from Jammu and Kashmir for one Milind Date in 2003.

Opposing the prosecutions' plea for a seven-day remand for further investigations into the case, Srikant Shivde, appearing for the accused told the judge that the ATS was trying to implicate him in a false case by threatening Date.

The counsel alleged that Purohit, who had a distinguished service record in the army, was being victimised for political reasons and he could even be eliminated by ATS because he was in possession of Intelligence data of a sensitive nature pertaining to the SIMI and ISI operations, which could embarrass some quarters.

Public Prosecutor A V Ausekar, appearing on behalf of ATS, argued that police custody for the accused was required to trace his connections in Jammu and Kashmir from where he managed to procure the gun for complainant Date from the military quota under the fake designation of Major Date and for giving bogus address in the application form for securing the weapon.

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Malegaon Blast by Happy on 20 Nov 2008

I have some questions -Why Lt- col Purohit? Does he know something that powers to be want destroyed or is he the means to controlling the highly integral, secular armed forces? Why is the army not conducting/ participating in this enquiry of its staff? I am impressed with the speed with which thsi investigation has overshadowed all the blasts that have taken hundreds of lives with each blast. Why is the ATS contradicting itself? How come it declared the Lt Col the 'kingpin' if it is yet to prove anything substantial in court? These are times when the enemies of the nation are from within and not across the border.

political hatred by nitin on 20 Nov 2008

I find this to be marathi- hindi conflict.Conflict even in trial. Shift this case to any other state to have fair trial.

Purohit distorted story of elimination by SA Hasan on 20 Nov 2008

Completely ridiculous is the statement of the defence Councel of Purohit. Purohit was the mastermid of all the bomb blast that occured in India and was in hand glove with hindu extremist groups who are adamant in waging a discord and distrubing the communal harmony in the country and want to grab power to loot the national resources. Such elements whosoever they are and how powerful they are must be punished.

HINDU TERROR by expire dream on 20 Nov 2008

S.A.HASSAN i am agree for yours words that all attacks in india are done by the hindu groups with petrolled by hindu hardliners.

Hasan miyan.. You shoud be lawyer.. by Raman on 20 Nov 2008

Wow.. Purohit was the master mind? C'mon.. You are talking As if you have seen him planning bomb blasts in Malegaon to kill some pro-terrorists.. Grow up and let the investigation go on..

who is to blame? by milano on 20 Nov 2008

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) of New York said that Andhra Pradesh police officers had tortured Muslim youth after the blasts in the city in May and August 2007. It demands to prosecute police officers involved in the "torture" saying no such thing happened. The HRW had slammed the state government in a press release and had alleged that 21 Muslim youth were tortured by the police after the blasts. "Acknowledging torture and providing compensation is a good first step," said Ms Meenakshi Ganguly, senior South Asia researcher of the HRW. "The government has to prosecute those responsible and should not allow them to get away with it." However, the HRW alleged that the detained youth had said they were brought before the magistrate only five to 10 days after their arrests. "Families were not notified of the detention, and were not informed of the whereabouts of their relatives," said Ms Ganguly.

malegaon blast by biju on 20 Nov 2008

i wonder how these peoples know that he (purohit) and others are innocent / guilty without the whole investigation. so please wait ofr some time and we have a court also to decide who is good and who is bad... i think those who are already supporting them are also cud be terrorist one day. ha ha so please wait for the final judgement.....

Hindus are never ruled by Hindus by ram on 20 Nov 2008

My friends, all of you seems very nationalist Hindus. India has never been a Hindu country. We were majority in polpulation - that's all. Hindus were ruled by Moghuls for centuries and British christians for few more centuries. After so-called independence, we were always in suppoort of minority (populated) mulsims and christians. Added to that there are anti-Hindu aethists like Karunanidhi and CPMs. So, historically, we were never ruled by Hindus. So, why are you all blaming the system for convicting hinus. I thought Hindus are used to such treatments. I guess, Hindus will always be ruled by non-Hindus for ever -atleast till the end of kaliyuga.

Media is anti-Hindu by Refuge on 20 Nov 2008

I think that the media is going to talk about fictional topics like "Hindu Terrorism" until the elections are over. They are constantly after Hindus in some form or the other. I can't believe that being one of the largest Hindu nation we are unable to control these anti-Hindu politicians and anti-hindu/pro-communist press. There are many ignorant people in this country who go exactly by the newspapers. that's really scary! Why aren't they reporting about the 60 bomb blast that took place few months ago? Didn't people die in those blasts? Or is the media justifying those attacks because they were done by islamic terrorists? So it is okay not to talk about them???? People who really care about India should stand together and fight against these anti-indians. God Save this wonderful country!

let the truth prevail by Santosh Palekar on 20 Nov 2008

If guilty should be hanged and if innocent should be given all the lost respect, compensation, resume ARMY position with promotion to reimburse him. Let the law complete its course

What is Congress upto by Anil Kumar on 20 Nov 2008

What else can be expected from UPA Government. They are treating Hindus like dirt. Purohit is suffering being a Hindu. Hindus are a second rate citzens in India, the simple reason, the Hindus are divited. If we have to survive and fight pseodo secularism, all Hindus have to unite.If we don't learn the lesson now, then it will be never. Now the elections are coming, we should vote to power the party which works for one India and common CIVIL CODE. We have to see that they get two third majority so that they can change the laws of the land. We have to understand, "UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL". Jai Hind!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Eliminated?? by P Dalvi on 20 Nov 2008

Are you hiring 5th std students to write your articles now? "Eliminated" wow... maybe you should check the dictionary for bigger words !!Like "Mentally Retarded Reporting"or even better"Sensationalism"

idiot by amit on 20 Nov 2008

Better you go and have a eye check and brain scan too for defects.Reporter is just reporting the words said by defense counselor.

ATS MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE NOW AT RISK FROM THE PUBLIC by n.krishna on 20 Nov 2008

Every one of the ATS members and their family and their address is on the net. it is only a matter of time that the public eliminate some of them

The unbised bias by Rajesh S on 20 Nov 2008

LOLWhy they ( ATS ) cant eliminate Afzal Guru ? What about 800 SIMI modules active in the whole nation ? when they will get eliminated ?

Hypocricy by Ali on 20 Nov 2008

Well they have been elimanting people in encounters. Forgotten the Batla house incident where when the Police said that the person killed was a terrorist and you all believed the police. Now if the police says that certain others are also involved belonging to a different community, why these doubts?

You are paying the price of being a hindu by shallabh on 19 Nov 2008

Purohit is paying the price for being a hindu....He is the victim of secular politics which is ant-hindu politics.. Hindus who vote for the leaders who are anti-hindus are themselves to blame.We hindus deserve this as we keep on fighting between ourselves.. never care about hindus.. yes helpiong a chrishtian convert and a muslim go to Haj is secular while your own hindus are butchered in Bangladesh and indonesia and Srilanka is communal...We hindus deserve this..

unite by Anil on 20 Nov 2008

we hindus unite against this pseudo secularist parties and media.They fool us. Vote againist this Anti Hindu Italian Congress.Other wise they will buried whole hindus

Pathetic politics by Indian on 19 Nov 2008

God only knows truth behind these investigations. Most of the indians were fooled by Tamil Nadu police arrest of Kanchi Seers but to date the neither TN Govt nor TN Police could prove the case against seers.Hell with the politics and fake police cases. How about charging Laloo, Maya, Karuna and Mamata!

Seer and Karuna by Subbu on 20 Nov 2008

Hey Indian, it was not Karuna who put the Seer behind bars... it was Jaya who did that to settle personal (money) problems... Seer case has nothing to do with Religion or TN Police.... it was just politics... since you don't have Jaya in your list, I thought I would enlighten you on this fact...

Sonia by jigna on 20 Nov 2008

Don't forget Sonia/her son/daughter in the list. They are anti-Hindu primarily and the others are dancing because money makes you do anything. Hindus need to pull their socks up go and educate the masses far and near to go against and end the present government's treacherous rule.

Stinking socks by NUFRENDZS on 20 Nov 2008

FRIEND jgna : unfortunately your Socks has many dirty holes and is stinking with the blood of malegaon victims .Still do you think that educated INDIAN masses will believe your theory .

Sily allegation: procuring a ... from the military. by sukhsingh on 19 Nov 2008

It is available in open market. AK 47? You get it for Rs.50,000 at Gobarsahi Chauk, Muzafarpur.An Army with bad intention, need not plant any thing. He can just buy a g_u_n and ... 100 or them.Conclusion: Media is getting fooled or Media is fooling people.2. Govt is using media for political compain.3. Govt. is using ATS for next election.4. Media is Anti India, miss-using the Freedom5. Like Mohan Das Gandhi, Woman Mohan Singh is preparing for another ...Our duty:Vote for pro-Indian Govt. at the least.

ATS by Dhanvinder singh on 20 Nov 2008

What a country of 1billion people being fooled by few politicians in the office.shame shame how can people read these cooked up stories of purohit being terorist and master inmd of all the balsts.He is very much distinguished and decorated soldier please check his credentials first.All right thinking people in ATS should resign immediately and do public service and enlighten the people and punish the persons who are behind all this nonsense and also what ever they cook against muslims,its muslims duty also to expose them,the congress govt,the chief minister of Maharashtra and ATS authorities.

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