India’s Fake Encounters and Spurious Dossiers
By ahsan • Oct 7th, 2009 • Category: Politics • 13 CommentsThe chilling exposure of a five year old fake encounter involving a teenage Muslim girl and her four colleagues including her fiancée, executed by the Gujarat Police has served to bare what is becoming norm in the current day India; killing of innocent persons as operatives of Lashkar-e-Toiba and then using the cooked up evidence to brandish the ‘cross border terrorism’ thesis. Fortuitous for Pakistan, the revelations came about at a time when the Indian Home Minister Mr. C Chidambaram was visiting US corridors of power trying to convince the US politico security establishment that Pakistan’s reluctance to prosecute Hafiz Saeed on basis of the evidence chronicled in the Indian Dossier on Mumbai terrorism (26/11) had turned out into a stumbling block in India’s quest for an enduring peace with Pakistan. With such exposures coming about with increasing frequency, one hopes that the revelations must have caused Chidambaram’s US hosts to hear out his impassioned rhetoric regarding the credibility of the Indian Dossiers (currently sixth edition with Pakistan) with the much needed pinch of salt that they deserve.
Nineteen years old Ishrat Jehan belonging to Mumbra suburb in Thane district was a second year B Sc student at Mumbai’s Guru Nanak Khalsa College and sole bread earner for her eight member family of including her widowed mother and six siblings. The family was shocked to hear of her death in a police encounter with Gujarat Police on 15 Jun 2004 along with three – Javed Sheikh, her fiancée and two others who were declared as Pakistani citizens. The Police then claimed that the four were members of a LeT module and were on a mission to kill Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to avenge his role in the Muslim pogrom of 2002.
The impoverished family was traumatized; not only for losing the eldest daughter and a source of economic sustenance but also becoming a target of the society for having terrorist leanings. The circumstances of Ishrat’s death were improbable in the extreme. Consequently in 2004, Ishrat’s mother filed a petition in the high court, demanding death compensation resulting from a fake encounter and a probe by the CBI to clear her daughter’s and the family name. After five long years an enquiry conducted by the Ahmadabad metropolitan Magistrate, S.P.Tamang has ultimately brought vindication for the innocent victims. According to the magisterial report, the Crime Branch Police kidnapped Ishrat and the three others from Mumbai on Jun 12, 2004, brought them to Ahmadabad and killed them in cold blood on Jun 14 in a fake encounter for personal advancement and to get appreciation of the Gujarat Chief Minister. Magistrate Tamang said that there was no evidence to link Ishrat Jehan and the others victims with LeT or Pakistan and that there was nothing to establish that the group had “come” to assassinate Mr. Narendra Modi.
The exposure of Gujarat Police’s fake encounter served to focus spotlight on another facet of India’s ‘cross border terrorism’ charade – the spurious inputs provided by Indian intelligence agencies in building up a case regarding Pakistan’s involvement in incidents of major terrorism occurring in India. As it happened, a month before Tamang’s enquiry released its findings, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) filed an affidavit with the High Court, reflecting Intelligence Bureau’s (IB) input in the Ishrat Jehan case. The affidavit was MHA’s response to avert a plea by Ishrat’s mother in the high court to institute a separate CBI inquiry in to the fake encounter. Unbeknown to its authors, highly superficial contents of the affidavit, were to be effectively undercut by the yet to be released findings by the metropolitan Magistrate.
Filed before the Gujarat High Court by an undersecretary of the MHA, on 6 August, the affidavit falsely asserts that Ishrat and her colleague were indeed LeT operatives; implying that the encounter by the Gujarat Police was genuine. While the accusations of being LeT operatives contained in the Affidavit were damning for those accused , the document provided no supporting evidence to sustain charges; reflecting poorly on the abysmal competence and criminal negligence of the Indian intelligence agencies.
The CBI’s partisan support for Gujarat Police’ fake encounter has turned into an embarrassment for the Manmohan Singh Government which finds itself at the receiving end from Narendra Modi. The wily Gujarat Chief Minister now claims that the fake encounter was in fact prompted by the tip-off received from the CBI, an implement of the Union Government. This has drawn response from the Indian Home Minister Mr. Chidambaram on lines which are close to Pakistan’s pique over the lack of actionable intelligence in Indian Dossiers. “You cannot read into it what it does not say. I think it is self evident that intelligence inputs are not evidence, much less conclusive proof. They are just inputs. They are shared with [state] governments on regular basis. That is not evidence. That is not conclusive proof,” he argued.
Mr. Chidambaram’s exasperation with Narendra Modi’s cheeky stance notwithstanding, this is exactly what Pakistan has been desperately trying to put across in response to the 26/11 related Dossiers. Exposure of the fake encounter in which young Ishrat lost her life has become a poignant demonstration of how the intelligence – Police combine in India acts in tandem to create the ghosts of ‘cross-border-terrorism’ and attribute highly exaggerated capabilities to LeT in India. It provides an understanding as to how India’s intelligence infrastructure churns up spurious evidence to fill the dossiers that India brandishes with such confidence and authority at Pakistan to support its claims of country’s complicity in terrorist incidents ala 26/11. It also provides an insight as to how India’s political fixation over fake encounters and spurious evidence is becoming a recipe for long term disaster whereby its intelligence agencies, with their devil-may-care approach are creating a backlash among minorities who in desperation are turning to acts of terrorism in an increasing frequency. The conclusion that blaming Pakistan for its home grown terrorism is simply not going to work out is finally emerging as the proverbial writing on the wall for India to read in good time and digest - if it is really serious in tackling the menace of terrorism in the Indian hinterland.
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As usual Anti-India PROPAGANDA continues in TPS……….
What about Dr Aafia Siddiqui………..
She came to pakistan to spend holidays………and she is BRANDED A TERRORIST and God knows how she is……….
Thousands and thousands of innocent Pakis are MISSING………what about them ????
Shame on TPS….for POKING ITS DIRTY NOSE….in India’s internal affairs………
Typical Pakistani attitude of DIVERTING ATTENTION for home.
Thousands and thousands of innocent Pakis(Balochis,Shias, Ahmadis,Christians, Hindus EXCEPT PUNJABIS) are MISSING………what about them ???
At least in India, investigations are done in encounters…..and sometimes fake encounters are EXPOSED……………
BUT IN PAKISTAN………no such things happen……..Millions are caught……Killed……No questions asked.
If any one asks any questions…….he/she is branded as RAW agent……...
“create the ghosts of ‘cross-border-terrorism’” Eh? So, Bombay November 26th was a figment of the imagination?
Com’on TPS, ban this guy. Or are you too really interested in BAD INDIA propaganda?
This is the UGLY face of INDIA. India uses Pakistan propogande to achieve a lot internaly and internationlay. Ofcourse it was a fake encounter, and what they are doing in Kahsmir etc. Ofcourse if you are inetrested in Bad Pakistan we are inetrested in Bad India, INDIA IS NOT A FRIEND OF PAKISTAN. The leaders are also liars. Sid,BL.Premji,R,Lionel Jai ho are all AGENTS of India. they shuld be Banned.
@FAKIR
No, we are not AGENTS of India, we are citizens.
I cannot speak for others, but I really want to see Pakistan be good and stable. Many Indians don’t think India is great or is problem free; we know we have fair share of problems and shameful incidents. It is the attitude of Zahoor, publicizing India’s problems (and have cheap satisfaction?) as if it is what India is, is what I despise.
We definitely are agents of India. Every citizen of our great country is an agent tasked with protecting the Interests of our great country and fight against any bad propaganda by evil nations!
We definitely have issues, for that matter, almost all countries have issues but there is a big difference between countries which propagate evil and countries which strive for peace.
Have you forgotten the “Blood Telegram”?, Have you forgotten the massacre of Minorities in Pakistan, have you forgotten how you vile people tried to take over Kargil through the backdoor? If you are MEN, fight face to face, not sneak in from behind! I totally doubt that Pakistani’s are men, or else they would dare to fight us directly, not smuggle terrorists into India.
Pakistan is today the epicenter of Terrorism. A country where democracy never survived, a banana republic where fat and corrupt generals rule! A country where human bombs are manufactured and sent world wide to wreak havoc and disrupt humanity.
The jealous Pakistani’s could not digest the great strides India is making today, standing shoulder to shoulder with all the developed nations of the world, a major economic power, leader in software, space and health technology! In the USA, Pakistani’s are mostly illegals, shop keepers where Indians are the most richest entrepreneurs, film makers, senators, doctors etc!
Different languages, different cultures, various religions but what binds us together is the Indianness! We are all proud to be Indian!
But look at Pakistani’s, all one religion but they still could not do anything, today is known as the beggar country, terrorist exporting nation, a failed state etc! Most Pakistani’s are ashamed to call themselves Pakistani! The idea of Pakistan is a failure, time to do a serious introspection about it. You people simply don’t have the capabilities to rule yourself.
All said and done, If India has the guts then they shuld confron China for its encroaching in Indian Land.
Ofcorse Pakistan is a failed state,full of extremist elements, mostly lethragic and lazy illetrates.But some f the traits are also with our neighbour Indian.
A lot of Pakistan Middle class (silent majority) are very stable and productive and good simple people, So to generalise and hold every citizen responsible for the Acrobatics of our Army or politicians,is not correct. or vice versa with India.
Generaly India has a fera phobia of Pakistan, and uses the Image of Pakistan like GABAR SINGH, for its advantage.
India has developed, but not at par with china, so the noise is more then what actualy has happened, A common indian live in make beleive worl of bollywood, like a slumdog situation.
Also 80% of wealth is in the hands of 20% people,Since it is not evenly distributed and 400 million people still are below USD 1 a day, 400 million USD 2 per day. If calls this a success story then they are the writers and they are the readers.
It is correct in comparision India is ahead of Pakistan, in exports only.In other aspects India is no better. If India is so open ,pls open the Paki TV channels to Indian Public, so they are also open to other part os the story, which the Indian govt dont want the Indians to hear. So to Produce India stereo types.or Paki Haters.
There is a lot of difference between “Encroachments” and “Incursions”. First learn more about it.
By the way, India does not compare itself with totalitarian regimes or failed evil states. We are proud to be a democracy and understand that development under democracy is time consuming but has solid foundations! We are not looking for a short cut or want quick fix solutions, but a great nation in the long run.
China might project a developed face, but internally it is crumbling and like USSR, can disintegrate any time! Once that happens, all you can see is chaos! Whereas India, is developing through chaos!
Showing PTV is such a flimsy excuse! Excuse me, why should we show any programming which is Anti-India or extremist propaganda?? If Indians are so really dying to see PTV (LOL, to even think that Indians want to see PTV, heck, our DD is much better, forget our STAR TVs, Colors, NDTV’s, ZEE’s etc), they will find a way to watch PTV, just like when even Pakistan banned bollywood movies, the whole of Pakistan is flooded with pirated Indian CDs! I am definitely sure PTV shows are not so crazily in demand here!! haha!
Buddy, your nation cannot even manufacture a needle and imports them from China, it definitely is a failed state! Never ever cast your evil eye at India if you haven’t forgotten Bangladesh!
@FAKIR
Why are you bringing China into comparison? I guess you would bring in US into comparison if at all India does better than China.
“”"Generaly India has a fera phobia of Pakistan, and uses the Image of Pakistan like GABAR SINGH, for its advantage.”"”
Deep in your heart, you know who does this
“”"Also 80% of wealth is in the hands of 20% people,Since it is not evenly distributed…”
Dude, India is not socialist or communist country to evenly distribute wealth. Do you think it is not the case in Pakistan? Do you know ANY country where wealth is evenly distributed?
Even in a communist country like China, wealth is not evenly distributed and you can see so much poverty there too!
These Paki’s keep forgetting that their country is Pakistan and not China! They know they don’t have anything to brag about, so bring compare India to their closest friend China! The only difference is, India does not compare China with USA when such things happen as we are strong enough to stand on our own!!
By the way, as I already posted on another article, $2 USD means Rupees 100 in India, Indian Government does so much for it’s people that a kilo rice in India costs rupees 2. So even if a family of 4 lives just on $2 a day, I am sure they won’t eat more than a kilo rice a day. As for education, it is free so they don’t have to worry about paying any fees! Some of the top personalities in India are product of these government schools! so from the rest 98 rupees, even if they buy vegetables, and other stuff for rupees 20, they save almost 78 rupees! So it is safe to assume that no one is living like a pauper or begging, unlike Pakistan which is constantly with a begging bowl!
Unlike Pakistan, the value of rupee in India is too much! We are a strong nation and a rupee can buy lot of things! The government too is strong and does a lot for it’s poor! Development takes time and I am sure by the next generation, we will be a golden nation! Jai Hind!! Proud to be Indian!!
HOW IS INDIA A DEMOCRACY…. Your cops can kill someone without justification and it is an ACCEPTED practice. Your country doesent value human life and that is very apparant thanks to the amount of your population that live below the poverty line. Thats not because of Pakistan or anyone else, stop blaming people and use all that money for making the general population live better not make westerners come there cause guess what THEY DONT WANT TO GET SHOT BY COPS FOR DOING NOTHING