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NHRC seeks Sadhvi report, ATS chief gets death threat

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Posted: Nov 25, 2008 at 2059 hrs IST
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New Delhi The Pune cyber cell officer on Tuesday received a call from an unknown caller who issued death threat to Mumbai's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare, TV channels reported.

Meanwhile, the NHRC has sought a report from the Maharashtra government on alleged custodial torture of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, who was arrested in connection with Malegaon blast.

The Commission sent notice to Maharashtra Chief Secretary Johny Joseph and Director General of Police A N Roy on Monday following a complaint about the alleged violation of human rights during the ATS custody of the accused and directed them to submit a factual report on it.

The Commission asked the officials to submit the report within two weeks, NHRC sources said.

38-year-old former ABVP activist Pragya was arrested by the Maharashtra ATS on October 23 for allegedly conspiring of exploding a bomb at Malegaon on September 29 in which six persons were killed and 101 others injured.

Thakur on Monday told Special MCOCA Judge Y D Shinde that she had been mentally and physically harassed by ATS.

"ATS officials threatened to strip me and hang me upside down if I did not confess about my involvement in the blast. I am mentally disturbed and not able to eat anything," Sadhvi told the judge.

Petition against ATS for picking a person illegally from MP

Indore, November 25, A habeas corpus petition has been filed in Madhya Pradesh High Court here alleging that the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) illegally picked up a person in the second week of this month from the city. The petition filed by Ramswaroop Patidhar on Monday stated that the ATS picked up his brother Dilip Patidhar, living in Shanti Vihar Colony, illegally on the intervening night of November 10 and 11 saying that he should be produced before the court. Patidhar was a tenant of Ramji - one of the alleged accused in the Malegaon bomb blasts - who is absconding. Advocate of Ramswaroop, Dipak Rawal said that Dilip was an electrician and his family members were anxious with his missing and had even tried to lodge complaint with the local Kajrana police station.

Ramswaroop said that he had come to know from the police station that Mumbai ATS has taken away Dilip.

Rawal said family members of missing person had even petitioned the state top police officials in connection with the missing of Dilip, but to no avail.

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Hindu Terrorists? by Mohinder Bains on 26 Nov 2008

What a hypocritical smoke screening on the part of leaders of BJP, RSS, Abhinav Bharat, Hindu Maha Sabha, VHP, such as Advani, Rajnath Singh, Togadhia, Himani Svarkar, and various other, when they express surprise at the term Hindu Terrorists, Pragya Sadhvi, Lt. Col Purohit, and 10 others charged in Malegaon and Modesa Blasts. They pretend not to know any think, when proofs are coming that they financed these acts, and they are the political beneficiaries of these Hindu Terroris Acts. These shameless leaders are partners in crime against humanity, and they all be given Narco Tests.

Look at seclallular Chrisitian and Muslim, never terrorised ATS. by Sec Lallu Lar on 26 Nov 2008

When ATS caught Chrisitian and Muslim for terrorism they never got threatened. Only Hindus are terrorising ATS. Kudos to ATS for not being afraid and providing all news media this information. To establish seclallular environment, they should take a loudspeaker and go in a rickshaw to every nook and corner of communal India and broadcast this terrorist threat to them from Hindus. It is their duty to do it soon so that the current elections can be held without any terrorist community winning them.

above by Praveen Naik on 25 Nov 2008

Let the ATS continue their duty. Sadvi or Moulavi are equal if they carry anti national act.I congratulate ATS for showing brave investigation. Go Ahead Good luck ATS

terrorism by sam on 25 Nov 2008

terrorism in the name of self defense whether it be by muslim, hindu or christian is terrorism. killing of the innocent is terrorism. To believe that a Hindu cannot be a terrorist is oxi moron.

Plight of Hindus in their own country by Ramachandra on 25 Nov 2008

Mahatma Gandhi wanted the Congress party to cease to be a political outfit,after Independence. .He wanted "congress, to be a social organisation only, in Free India to tackle many chronic Socio-ecnomic problems facing society.But the wily Jawaharlal Nehru led the power hungry congress men, (who even to-day consider it their Birth right to rule),would have none of it.Nehru very skillfully,established dynastic rule and curbed the Hindu pride and identity which he identified as threat to his dynastic rule design.Subsequent congress PMs including M M Singh only perpetuated masked dictatorship of the family either directly or thro their puppets as PMs.In post Independent India Congress has alwqys been pro Anti Nationals and Anti Hindu.Maino's'Coterie is full of Non Hindus only.She seems to be agent of Vatican(for evangalisation and West,aided by media controlled by foreigners.Christians (3,%) own35% prime prprty in India.Congress has reduced Hindus to Second class citizens.Wakeup.

sadhvi pragya by monica on 25 Nov 2008

Tears come to my eyes when I see sadhvi pragya's pictures and imagine her ill treatment as mentioned in her affidavit. They wont dare treat thus even a downright charlatan in any other robes, with prima facie charges of terrorism, murder and waging war against the nation. I am sure even Aurangzeb would not have done this for his religio-political purposes. Nor the Huns anywhere else. But I am not sure about the HOLY Inquisition of the Vatican. Yunaan, Misra to mit gaye jahan se. Lekin abhi hai baki Roma hamare beech. And Project Joshua. If we wish to leave the profound cultural wealth of our civilisation to our geat grand children, let us all the english speakers of india not take a spurious secular stance, and like Europeans and American who wear their Christian foundations in all they do and think, stress our HIndu identity. And most of all get our votes out and drive out those who plot to carve many East Timors from India.

NHRC lost credibility by Kabita on 25 Nov 2008

ATS lost credibility long back when it started telling lies under the direction of polical bosses. I had lot of regards for NHRC. But now they have also lost credibility. They have acted like stooges of Cong. Secularism and impartiality gone with the wind. NHRC shame on you. You could not even investigate an allegation by a lady and succumbed to petty politics ? Chee! Chaa!

Childish Sadhvi by Mohan on 25 Nov 2008

We do know that Indian police are most corrupted in the world, but that does not mean that they will go to the extent of stripping a woman, never expected our terrorist sadhvhi go to the extent of telling judge that they (Police) tried to strip her!, so childish she is.

DON`T INTERFERE WITH ATS by krishna on 25 Nov 2008

The miserable truth is that there is a blind communal defence to the terrorists in saffron attire. Muslims were shot in false encounters, arrested in the name of terror and till date except Bombay Bomb blast, others yet to see the truth. In fact i believe that Ahmedabadand Banglaore serials are government planted bombs. When anti-pakistani hysteria and kashmir militancy hysteria is slowly dying, Bajrangdal, RSS, VHP are lossing their Coebbles strategy. People are considering them as Asuras of the national politics.My opinion is that ATS shall be given the total freedom to unearth all the related serial killers with bomb blast culture. Sadvi or sanyasi are no exceptions. Governmentshall be firm on terrorism of all nature

Democracy and Rule of Law at Work! Do not disturb. by Suresh on 25 Nov 2008

Why such a hue and cry for ATS arresting Hindu Right Wing Activist? There are so many people being arrested for robbery, rape, murder and other criminal activities. All arrested people have to be produced before the court of law where their cases will be tried. Just because the arrested people happen to be Hindus, no one gets the right to question, just like no one questioned why this blast victims where Muslims.

Is this Emergency Days? by Vaishnav on 25 Nov 2008

Is this a prelude to Emergency or Emergency type repression on political rivals? These days, Sonia quotes mom-in-law Indira Gandhi as solution to India's problems. Is this an example of Indira style by Sonia and cohorts?

Hemant Karkare must undergo Narco Test by Mona Sharma on 25 Nov 2008

Law should be same for everyone. Why not ATS Officer Hemant Karkare should undergo Narco and Brain Mapping tests ?We must find out whether he is working on behest of Islamic secular political parties ?If Bombay and Maharashtra police is so bold and nationalists then why were they hiding when Raj Thackeray and his MNS goons were killing and targeting hindi speaking people all over Maharashtra ?From inception of Maharashtra 1st May 1960 Gujaratis, South Indians and North Indians were eliminated by Shiv Sena and their supporters but not a single Marathi has been punished. So the moral of the story is Maharashtra police is being controlled by their masters. The nefarious design of Congress against Hindus must be dealt with iron hands.

secular NHRC by k.madhukar on 25 Nov 2008

What a farce.Does NHRC expect a confessionary statement from Maharashtra Govt, bosses of ATS about torture ? If it is a case of Minority, some busybody from NHRC would have rushed to the spot and compiled a report, like they did when some make shift churches were attacked in Karnataka and Orissa

Vote bank politics by Dr. S Kumar on 25 Nov 2008

The ATS Bombay is a miserable liar acting under order from Delhi. First they cook up the whole story to malign Hindus so that the vote balk feels good about Congress and now cooking up the story of death threat.

NHRC's crocodile tears by Mohan Deshpande on 25 Nov 2008

Why could the NHRC enter ATS' custody prmisesl earlier

ATS Chief Gets... by Madhavan Kutty on 25 Nov 2008

I do not understand why the ATS is acting like a commentator who provide day to day activities to the media? If they are sure that these people are the real cullprits then the ATS have to proceed with the case and arrest all people behind it and not to give day to day details to the media. This is why common man like me suspects that it is a story to help the ruling party. For eg. why did they reveal the name of Praveen Togadia? As far as the common people are concerned any terrorist either he is Hindu, Muslim or Christian is a terrorist and should be treated like that.

ATS wants to be Hero... by wisefolk on 25 Nov 2008

It seems Maharashtra ATS. has found a new way to be in lime light

Have we Hindu's really stooped so low? by DHARAMNAL on 25 Nov 2008

Chief Hemant Karkare had done a great job for his country India. He and his entire department has revealed presumed aantakvaadis, who were in the process of giving our Hinduism a very bad name in the entire world.Spresding terrorism in the name of religion has become a fashion to many religious outfits. Today you have every kind of an outfit based on the Gods names. You have the so called Mujahideens, Al-Qaida, the different Sena's, RSS, VHP, Bajrang Dal etc. They flourished only because of few dirty politicians whose aim and objects are destabilise India. These outfits are not helping to promote their religions, but on the contarary they are blotting them. They all use the different names of God in order to hurt every of Gods creation. This must be the work of the satan, because God will not do such stupid things.All the decent Hindu's stand shoulder to shoulder with the Anti Terrorist Squad Chief Mr. Hemant Karkare. Terrorists can go to hell......

Hindus! As terrorists? I`m hurt by Vinod on 25 Nov 2008

I am against all type of terrorism , not attributing to any religion. But can ATS explain when it was so active agaist all those terrorist activities that happened in our India during last some months. No narco tests, no elaborated publicity--why? Is it not maligned?

ATS Chief gets by Varinder on 25 Nov 2008

Stunt of the stuntmen after failing to get custody of Sadhavi and Prohit. India is lucky that courts do not come under Politicians.

NHRC , does it need to take permission from the congress people like others by sarma on 25 Nov 2008

NHRC instead of trying to show duty being done by asking a report from the govt, why they cant go directly to the jail and see sadhvi

Old dogs new tricks by Mrs Bhanumati on 25 Nov 2008

This should be a fake threat just to gather sympathy for Hemant Karkare. Also this will provide some ammunition to Congress that he is being threatened. The people who wants to commit any crimes do not give threats but take actions. Hemant Karkare is agent of Secular forces. This is a dirty trick to gather sympathy for Hemant Karkare. Old dogs new tricks. Hemant Karkare purchased flats in New Bombay by illegal money. This guy had connection with Saudi Arabian muslims and some congressi leaders.

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