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At least 12 Pakistani nationals will be shown as wanted accused while filing a chargesheet in the 26/11 terror attacks case, the Crime Branch said on Thursday. The Crime Branch has set itself a deadline of 60 days for filing the chargesheet.
“At least a dozen people will be shown as wanted accused in the case. All of them are Pakistanis,” said a Crime Branch official, who did not wish to be named. “This would include the handlers and trainers of the 10 terrorists who carried out the operation, as well as those who communicated with them and were part of the entire conspiracy,” said the officer, refusing to divulge the identities of these accused.
The Crime Branch is currently verifying details of operatives of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba who were involved in the communications that were intercepted while the attacks were on, as well as details of the funding behind the entire operation.
“To probe these two angles, we require assistance and information from external sources and therefore, it takes some time to get hard evidence that cannot be disputed. Except for Ajmal Ameer Kasab and his partner Ismail Khan, the other terrorists were in touch with multiple people in various locations in Pakistan. Such communication took place even while the 10 terrorists were on the high seas on their way to the city,” said the officer. The Crime Branch has initiated the process of getting Black and Blue Corner Interpol Notices issued in the names of the attackers.
“Black Corner Notices are issued so that people come forward and claim dead bodies; Blue Corner Notices to check if the person in whose name the notice is issued has committed any crime in other countries,” said JCP (Crime) Rakesh Maria.
On Wednesday, the Crime Branch booked Kasab under the Customs Act, the Foreigners Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The Customs Act has been applied for the illegal manner in which Kasab reached the city using the sea route; the Foreigners Act as he entered the city without the necessary documents. Kasab had earlier been booked under the IPC for murder, attempt to murder, and waging war against the nation, besides sections of the Indian Arms Act and Explosives Act.
Even as numerous lawyers in Mumbai have refused to defend Kasab, an advocate from Delhi has expressed willingness to represent him during the trial, if asked. M S Khan, a criminal lawyer practising at Delhi district courts has told The Indian Express that the right to be represented is a constitutional guarantee given to all accused persons, failing which the entire trial would get vitiated.
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The buck stops with Musharraf, Kiyani, and then, the Chief of Pakistani Naval Command! Don't forget this ever.
As usual in such matters, 26/11 is as good as a closed issue. The spontaneous International support and anger it generated in all the right thinking people are lost. The media does not cover it anymore in a big way but more as a foot note. This is what our politicians know about- given sufficient time, people will forget about it and go about their routine. Things will remain the same. There is absolutely no accountability for the lapses in our administrative machinery- no heads will roll.
The same US administration forcibly airlifted during night raid some of terrorists who involved in NY blasts from Pak to prosecute in US and the same US who forced Ghaddafi's Libiyan government coughed up around $1.6Billion dollars for killing of Lockerbee flight disaster, and the same US blindfolded when Israel pounding Gaza and never asks Israel to stop and the same US putting dumb face when India wants these 26th Mumbai blasts culprits to extradited to India. Indian gov. should learn lessons from US rather than its congress henous votebank politics ruining this country bringing disgrace to whole population. If Congress is doing this votebank politics no one from middleclass will vote for Congress in coming elections. Atleast India may not go for war with Pak, but still it can press Pak to cough up minimum 2 billion dollars compensation (ofcourse already proved that Pak govISI, military and Jihadists combindly involved in designing Mumbai blasts) otherwise indian public neverbelive