Internal Security Watch

Pranav · Post by **Pranav** » 16 Feb 2010 13:53

Two British men with plane-spotting gadgets being questioned in Delhi

The Delhi Police are questioning two British nationals who were staying at the Radisson Hotel near the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here and were found in possession of some high-tech gadgets for tracking aircraft as well as binoculars and maps.

The two men, Stephen Hampston, in his mid-40s, and Steven Martin, in the mid-50s, were picked up for questioning by the police yesterday, official sources said.

^^^ Highly suspicious. What conceivable reason for the Londonistanis to come to Delhi to indulge in their supposed hobby?

Hari Seldon · Post by **Hari Seldon** » 16 Feb 2010 19:06

My mistrust of UKstani establishment intentions towards Yindian safety and security resurface only. It could be its all innocent only, but what are the odds? COuld be another bunch of 'retired' Brit agency people like the purulia arms droppers.

shyamd · Post by **shyamd** » 16 Feb 2010 19:20

Are there any old posts where I can visit on BR to learn more about the Purulia arms drop incident?

I have been doing a bit of research on it, apparently Foreign office refused to intervene on that bleach guy. Bleach's friend claimed that it was a plot by CIA, MI6 and IB. The flight came from Bulgaria to Karachi and then onwards into India. It was arms drop to support Anand Marg, who were involved in attacking Indian delegates in a commonwealth meeting in the late 70's. The Anand marg guys met bleach in copenhagen with a shopping list of arms.

arun · Post by **arun** » 16 Feb 2010 22:35

India has the dubious distinction of making number 6 on the Maplecroft 2010 Terrorism Risk Index which rates 162 countries.

The others rated around India are Iraq (1), Afghanistan (2), Pakistan (3), Somalia (4), Lebanon (5), Algeria (7), Colombia (8) and Thailand (9). These 9 countries are classified “extreme risk nations”. At the number ten position is the Philippines which however falls in the lower risk “high risk nations” category.

It is moot to point out that with the exception of Colombia, all the top 10 rated countries are either Muslim majority nations or where that is not the case, are countries that are significantly affected by terrorism initiated by those claiming themselves to be Muslims.

It would also be moot to point out that the two most terrorism wracked countries in the world, Iraq and Afghanistan, are those that are militarily occupied by the US.

Read it all:

Iraq, India and Colombia top Maplecroft terrorism list - Thailand emerges as extreme risk nation

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 16 Feb 2010 22:38

Hari, Can you figure out a composite index based on all these multiple indexes to rank India?

chetak · Post by **chetak** » 16 Feb 2010 23:19

Singha wrote:TOI - are the brits too poor to use milsats or beg khan for kh12 imagery. these two were
prolly after ARC/safdarjung details.

Their activities were harmless, saar.

Check out the various web sites devoted to plane spotting.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldne ... ities.html

Two Britons arrested in Delhi hotel for 'plane-spotting activities'

By Mail Foreign Service
Last updated at 12:47 PM on 16th February 2010

Two Britons have been arrested in the Indian capital for 'suspicious plane-spotting activities'.

Steven Martin, 56, and Stephen Hampston, in his mid-40s, were arrested at the Radisson Hotel in Delhi on Monday evening.

Police sources said the pair were carrying sophisticated equipment, including high-powered binoculars, cameras and a gadget used to monitor air traffic and capture details of any plane in the air at any time.

Google maps of Indira Gandhi International Airport, which is near the hotel, were also found on a laptop being used by one of the men.

The pair are denying the charges and claim they were simply in the capital on a plane-spotting trip.

Similar to train spotting, the hobby of observing and logging aircraft registration numbers is practised by thousands of people across the world.

saip · Post by **saip** » 17 Feb 2010 00:25

Police sources said the pair were carrying sophisticated equipment, including high-powered binoculars, cameras and a gadget used to monitor air traffic and capture details of any plane in the air at any time.

I stayed at the Radisson during my last trip. It is close to the Indira Gandhi airport but not that close. I too had a laptop, binoculars and a camera. The only thing I did not have was the 'gadget' (probably a radio receiver to monitor the air controller's traffic -- like the channel 9 on most United flights). Most tourists have these. So could I have been arrested too?

How did the police find out about their activities? They must have been really open in what they did.

Pranav · Post by **Pranav** » 17 Feb 2010 00:35

chetak wrote: The pair are denying the charges and claim they were simply in the capital on a plane-spotting trip.

Still not satisfactory. Do people go on intercontinental trips to look at planes? They must be pretty well-off ... and the Radisson is not cheap either. What are their sources of income?

chetak · Post by **chetak** » 17 Feb 2010 01:27

Pranav wrote:
chetak wrote: The pair are denying the charges and claim they were simply in the capital on a plane-spotting trip.
Still not satisfactory. Do people go on intercontinental trips to look at planes? They must be pretty well-off ... and the Radisson is not cheap either. What are their sources of income?

There is quite a big bunch of nuts doing this plane spotting thing worldwide.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldne ... ities.html

Fourteen Britons were charged with espionage in 2001 after they were arrested outside an air base in Greece whilst plane spotting. They were later acquitted on appeal.

svinayak · Post by **svinayak** » 17 Feb 2010 01:51

saip wrote:

How did the police find out about their activities? They must have been really open in what they did.

I think all foriegner are suspect now. Anybody with gora skin will attract attention. Missionary types, backpackers, lonely tourists, new age types will attract attention after the David Headley episode.

Karna_A · Post by **Karna_A** » 17 Feb 2010 05:13

Both news below make perfect sense. With politicians like these who needs enemies.

New coastal security net will hurt fishermen: Pawar
http://www.indianexpress.com/comments/N ... r/426950/2

http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?200790

The MHA report alleges that there was a definite nexus between underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's associates and former Maharashtra chief minister Sharad Pawar. According to the report, Mool Chand Shah alias Choksi—a hawala racketeer also involved in the Jain case and "close to Dawood Ibrahim and gang"—had, on various occasions between December 1979 and October 1992,transferred or paid Rs 72 crore to Pawar.

putnanja · Post by **putnanja** » 17 Feb 2010 05:25

Camp security a farce, cops sitting ducks for Maoists

No sentries, no watchtowers, a fence with one entire side missing, a crowded marketplace, a public toilet — personnel of the Eastern Frontier Rifles camp over-run by Maoists yesterday were little more than sitting ducks.
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A visit to the camp, which was wound up this evening, shows:

• The camp, near state highway number 9, is housed in the premises of the Silda primary health centre.

• It has a five-foot wall on three sides ringed by a crowded market.

• This peculiar location is because the camp was set up not to fight Maoists but to provide protection to local CPM men. The Silda CPM Local Committee office is just a stone’s throw away. In 2005, local CPM leader Anil Mahato was killed by Maoists who also killed his guard, a police constable. Then, in 2008, another prominent local Left leader, Mangal Soren, was murdered. “After these two murders, we requested the police to set up a camp and the EFR camp was set up in January 2009,” said Amiya Sengupta, CPM Zonal Committee Secretary.

• There’s a public toilet inside the camp used by visitors to the primary health centre.

• There were no sentries behind the bunkers or at vantage points including the roof when the attack occurred.

• There were no watchtowers, mandatory for any camp.

• Makeshift shops dot the outside perimeter of the camp.

• A lone sentry at the front gate retaliated but was shot in the back while he was trying to run away.
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Eyewitnesses said many wounded personnel writhed in pain and bled to death.
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shyamd · Post by **shyamd** » 17 Feb 2010 07:05

14 top commanders in 21 militants killed in JK this yr

1 of arrested duo sheltered Bhatkal

Sachin · Post by **Sachin** » 17 Feb 2010 09:39

Mean while in the socialist republic of Kerala...
Mahdani & wife served notice by the Bengaluru police

Policemen from Bengaluru served a notice on Mahdani and his wife, currently put up at Kollam. The notice was for them to appear as witnesses in the Bengaluru blasts case. The notice was served based on the statements given by "Fat man" (Thadiyantavida) Nazir.

Mahdani has informed the police that he would not be able to appear on the mentioned date, because of some political rallies he is organising in Kerala. Sufiya Mahdani as per her bail condition too cannot leave Ernakulam without court's permission.

mmasand · Post by **mmasand** » 17 Feb 2010 11:06

The Brits could be plane spotters,but what intrigues me is that they were using transceivers and probably a very basic virtual radar like a SBS.How did they manage to smuggle in this equipment since these easily get picked up at airports.Besides you need a Commercial pilot license and a NOC from ur airline to seek permission from DGCA for importing transceivers.So i guess BCAS was sleeping and probably doesnt have the technology to spot this radar.

Sachin · Post by **Sachin** » 17 Feb 2010 13:15

mmasand wrote:The Brits could be plane spotters,but what intrigues me is that they were using transceivers

Are you sure that they had "trancievers"? They could be simple channel scanners using which the radio communication frequency can be monitored. These scanners are quite smalle and can be easily carried in, as it is very rare for customs officials to pull out every thing in the cabin baggage and check for such goods.

mmasand · Post by **mmasand** » 17 Feb 2010 16:05

VHF bands for aviation(both NAV & COM) are limited to 108-136 MHz.Simple channel scanners can't pick up these frequencies,besides they also wouldn't be able to pick up any NAV related signals,which would make it tough to really identify the aircraft when using visual reference as allegedly the Brits were doing(using terrace of hotel).Of course the question still remains how did it pass through customs,generally Customs intelligence picks up such stuff since there is a level of screening behind the belt too.

sum · Post by **sum** » 17 Feb 2010 16:58

In city scarred by terror, family confronts its demons

PUNE: Ever since Saturday evening, when an improvised explosive device packed with ammonium nitrate, fuel oil and RDX ripped through the German Bakery, killing 10 people and injuring 60, Pune residents have been glued to their television sets.

In one small apartment at Manisha Complex, inside the city’s Kondwa Khurd area, the television was turned off that night — and hasn’t been turned on again.

Four-year-old kindergarten student Musaad Chowdhury and his six-year-old brother Bahaad Chowdhury, who made it into the first grade last year, would learn — if the television set was turned on — that their father has emerged as one of India’s best-known face of evil. That is news their mother, Nasreen Chowdhury, believes the children do not need to learn.

Mohsin Ismail Chowdhury, an alleged Indian Mujahideen operative who disappeared from the apartment a year and half ago, has been represented in the media as the likely perpetrator of the German Bakery bombing. Linked to a terror cell which carried out bombings in Maharashtra and Gujarat two years ago, Mohsin has had no contact with his family or children.

Police are less convinced. While the Lashkar-e-Taiba’s networks are indeed emerging as the principal suspects for Saturday’s attacks, most investigators believe Mohsin was at most a bit-player in the Indian Mujahideen. Maharashtra police sources say they do not believe Mohsin was in Pune at the time of the attacks, although they are keen to apprehend him.

Mohsin’s story, though, casts light on the subterranean life of jihadist groups in a city that long thought it was insulated, by its prosperity and pluralism, from the violence that scars India.

No-one is certain just how Mohsin first came into contact with the Indian Mujahideen. The family has no known Islamist leanings: “we believe in the Quran, and we pray on Fridays,” says Yasin Chowdhury, “but we have no interest in any religious organisation.”

Khondwa’s political climate may have had something to do with Mohsin’s radicalisation. In the wake of the 1992-1993 riots in Mumbai, large numbers of Muslims left that city and moved to the safety of the Muslim-majority Khondwa pocket. Pune had no history of communal violence, but the migrants brought with them stories of horror — and laid the grounds for organisations such as the Students Islamic Movement of India to build local networks.

In 2002, many Khondwa families were personally hit by the violence in Gujarat, again fuelling resentment and anger.

Police say that Mohsin was likely recruited by Iqbal Shabandari — a Mumbai resident who, having started out as a fervent proselytiser for the largely-apolitical Tablighi Jamaat, became an Islamist ideologue who recruited several Pune men into the Indian Mujahideen. Iqbal Shahbandari’s brother Riyaz Ismail Shahbandari — also known as Riyaz Bhatkal, for the Mangalore-area village his family hails from — was a one-time Students Islamic Movement of India activist who is now the Indian Mujahideen’s top military commander.

Living in a rented apartment off Ashoka Mews in Khondwa, not far from the Chowdhury home, the brothers presided over networks that were to carry out multiple nationwide bombings.

In May, 2008, Riyaz Bhatkal is alleged to have tapped Mansoor Peerbhoy — a computer expert at Yahoo — to produce a manifesto for the media, explaining the motives that underlay its imminent bombings in Surat and Ahmedabad. Peerbhoy made at least four trips to Mumbai searching for unsecured wireless networks from where the manifestos could safely be mailed. Each time, he travelled in Akbar Chowdhury’s car, along with other Indian Mujahideen members.

Early on the morning of July 26, 2008, the police say, Mohsin and Akbar Chowdhury were part of a group which drove from Pune to Mumbai. The e-mail claiming responsibility for the July 26 attack — carried out on a Saturday, just as at Pune — was despatched at exactly 6.40 p.m.

Both the Shahbandri brothers disappeared from Pune weeks later. Peerbhoy was arrested along with several other Indian Mujahideen members, including Akbar Chowdhury. Mohsin left home after the arrests, saying he was going to enquire about when the police might release his brother.

Why does the media( esp Praveen Swami) need to put up a sob story and equal-equal for every terrorrist pig?

Avinash R · Post by **Avinash R** » 17 Feb 2010 20:41

Pune blasts: Four taken into custody in Hampi

Pune blast: Mobile pieces strengthen remote control theory

...While government sources in Delhi are tight-lipped at the line of investigation, the Union Home Ministry has been informed about a possible breakthrough in the case in the next 48 hours at the highest levels.

It is learnt that the ATS is honing into I-M chief Riyaz Bhatkal and bomb maker Subhan Qureshi aka Tauqeer as possible culprits behind the Pune attack though there is no technical data as of now to support this claim.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 17 Feb 2010 22:09

sum, there could be sob story for every piglet. The press sells papers and a sob story makes good news story.
Take that into consideration. While at it concentrate on the design of the device. It might give clues.

Chinmayanand · Post by **Chinmayanand** » 17 Feb 2010 22:55

West Bengal govt admits it was warned of Naxal attack

SSridhar · Post by **SSridhar** » 18 Feb 2010 10:52

Digital trap for Madhani & Soofiya

Digital evidence collected in connection with the investigation into Bangalore serial blasts is learnt to have prompted the Bangalore police team to issue notices to PDP leader Abdul Nasser Madhani and his wife Soofiya Madhani, asking them to appear before the team for recording statement.

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the state police, which conducted reinvestigation into the Kalamassery bus burning case before the NIA took over the probe, too had stumbled upon crucial digital evidence which showed that LeT operative Thadiyantavide Nazeer had contacted Soofiya over phone after the Bangalore serial blasts.

“The blasts in Bangalore occurred on July 25, 2008 and on the same day a call from a mobile phone reportedly used by Nazeer was made to the mobile phone used by Soofiya. The call lasted only for a few seconds,” police said.

Sources said that the detailed interrogation of Nazeer, who is presently under the custody of Bangalore police, had also given new inputs to the investigation.

“We have served notices on Madhani and his wife to collect certain information from them in connection with the investigation. We have been closely following several trails and have issued notices to a few other persons also, asking them to appear before the team for recording statements,” said Bangalore City Joint Commissioner of Police Alok Kumar.

RayC · Post by **RayC** » 18 Feb 2010 10:57

Poor Madani is too 'sick' to travel, but absolutely in the pink to address a political rally!

What a farce!

Sachin · Post by **Sachin** » 18 Feb 2010 14:24

RayC wrote:Poor Madani is too 'sick' to travel, but absolutely in the pink to address a political rally!

"Poor" Mahdani has got himself hospitalised as well. One thing looks like terrorist couple are really too scared to step out of the "socialist republic". In that part of the world, there would be pseudo-secular politicians who will cover him up, in a desperate hope that it will bring in votes. Mahdani, his wifey and Kerala politicians remember what happened to the old pal when "Thamizh Naadu Kaaval" laid their hands on him. Mahdani sat in prison for 9 years. He and his family would now really be worried how long they will have to sit in Parappana Agrahara central prison, Bengaluru.

sum · Post by **sum** » 19 Feb 2010 14:28

Cops also looking at right-wing angle in Pune blast

Even as investigations continue into the Pune blast of February 13, the police are also looking at the possibility of some right-wing groups being involved in the attack.

"We do not want to leave out any aspect pertaining to the investigation and there is no harm in checking every angle to it," an investigator told rediff.com. He also said they had significant leads on the Indian Mujahideen's [ Images ] involvement in the blasts.

Sources say the reason behind the police probing the right-wing groups is due to the huge presence that such groups have in Maharashtra [ Images ], especially Pune. One right-wing group which was involved in the Malegaon blast case had shown that it had the capability to procure RDX. The prosecution which was dealing with the case had stated that one of the leaders of this group, Col Srikant Prasad Purohit, had managed to steal RDX, that had been seized, during his stint in the army.

Am almost certain Hindu Taliban would be found as main accused with "secular" govts in Mah and centre...will also make good CBM for Indo-Pak talks.

Another Himalayan blunder of the " Purohit behind Samjautha" kind is looming large here which will haunt us for years.

rkirankr · Post by **rkirankr** » 19 Feb 2010 15:01

^^ Do not worry . Accusing the Hindu right will help the players to carry on the Aman Ki Tamasha. The people will again be badgered with media persons as to how Pakis are the gems on the earth and it is the evil Yindoos who are destroying peace in south asia.

harbans · Post by **harbans** » 19 Feb 2010 15:21

^^This == despite obvious facts available and claims seems to be a political decision taken right at the top specially after the Batla House episode where there was massive Muslim antipathy at what happened. So when anything like this happens, the police obviously will raid Muslim locations to weed out the anti socials or suspects, but it won't obviously do so in Buddhist and Jain localities. So some one high up has said, since Muslims feel bad, we must explore even if no evidence is there a 'Hindutva' angle.

Little do they realize this gives a massive propaganda fillip to forces that want to use propaganda both in the extreme sections of the IM community in India and obviously our CT soaked neighbour. Now they'll take these lines and fill in cyber space with Hindu's behind Pune GB blast. It's a gimmick being played to prevent an assumed loss of IM votes due to raids in Musim localities to locate perpetrators, thats it.

Kanson · Post by **Kanson** » 19 Feb 2010 15:21

Am almost certain Hindu Taliban would be found as main accused with "secular" govts in Mah and centre...will also make good CBM for Indo-Pak talks.

well said...

SSridhar · Post by **SSridhar** » 20 Feb 2010 13:37

Truth stares at P.Chidambaram

The minister will do well to remember this when he accuses next time some others as having an agenda etc.

Intellectual support to Maoists made the task of tackling them “very difficult” as it confused people, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here on Friday.

The most difficult element in dealing with naxalites was lack of trained policemen. It was followed by intellectual and material support. The Maoists seduced the media as they unleashed false charges in courts and pulled all strings to activate their frontal organisations, including the unsuspecting non-government organisations, to widen their circle of influence for support.

But, he has understood the true menace of the Naxalites/Maoists

“But don’t forget the bottom line — the CPI(Maoists) believe in armed liberation struggle. “Accept it or reject it. There can be no half-way approach. Most people still think there could be a compromise or some kind of median approach. This is immature and foolish,” he said.{This also applies to some others who are attacking us everyday}

Tanaji · Post by **Tanaji** » 20 Feb 2010 22:35

http://news.rediff.com/report/2010/feb/ ... -india.htm

Khalistani organizations are getting activated. Why now? Is this the last throw of the die for the ISI?
There have always been straws in the wind of a Khalistani resurgence, perhaps this is the first sign of serious action.
Me thinks, a lot of the Khalistani resurgence has to do with the backing of UK and Canadian Sikh diaspora. A lot of these are extreme hardliners, and have entire gurudwaras under their control, especially in UK. Not sure what the ordinary Sikh in UK thinks, but if one speaks to these hardliners, you get the impression that something big is being planned. GoUK of course turns a blind eye to the funds that keep getting transferred to such organisations...

Perhaps we should have a separate thread to track Khalistani activity.

SSridhar · Post by **SSridhar** » 21 Feb 2010 07:41

German Bakery, Pune ignored security instructions

Mr. Singh said the police had in October last instructed the German Bakery to step up security.

On October 9, officers of the Bund Garden police station handed over to the bakery a two-and-a-half page letter, instructing it to station security guards at the entrance, install CCTV [closed circuit television] cameras and check customer baggage. After that day, officers again went there and repeated the instructions which, however, were not followed, Mr. Singh said.

The letter was received by bakery deputy manager Pravin Pant, who was also the complainant in the First Information Report filed after the blast, the police chief said.

Now, I don't know how big is this German bakery and how much money it makes. Employing security guards for checking baggage, protection etc and installing a few CCTVs etc are going to cost money. Unfortunately, terror has hit even small time units. That's the price we are paying for our mistakes.

sanjaychoudhry · Post by **sanjaychoudhry** » 21 Feb 2010 09:38

DRDO working on radar to fight Naxals
http://www.asianage.com/index.php?optio ... &Itemid=60

vijayk · Post by **vijayk** » 21 Feb 2010 19:00

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/2 ... 70388.html

A Hamas leader assassinated during a visit to Dubai last month exposed himself to attack when he breached security protocol by talking about his trip over the phone and making hotel reservations on the Internet, the militant Islamic group said Saturday.
The methodical stalking and killing of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in a luxury hotel room – widely blamed on Israel's Mossad spy agency – has put Hamas on the defensive over purported security lapses.

The new details emerged as the case has spread across several continents with investigators probing possible credit card links to U.S.-based banks and European officials grilling Israeli envoys over fraudulent passports.

Let us learn few things from these guys...

vijayk · Post by **vijayk** » 22 Feb 2010 04:16

http://outlookindia.com/article.aspx?264366
Under Cover Of Deniability

Between 1981 and 1997, the Prime Ministers in office followed a dual policy of "talk, talk, hit, hit" against Pakistan. Since 1997, our policy has been reduced to one of talk, talk and more talk with no retaliation even covertly

The strongly-presumed hand of Mossad, the Israeli external intelligence agency, in the successful neutralisation of a Damascus-based leader of the Hamas (Mahmoud al- Mabhouh ) while he was on a visit to Dubai in January last has come in the wake of other suspected covert actions of the Mossad in recent months, which were directed against Iranian nuclear scientists, who were reportedly playing a role in the development of the uranium enrichment technology.

Those opposed to covert actions might argue that despite the repeated resort to covert actions against identified enemies of the State of Israel and its people, Israel has not succeeded in eliminating terrorism and in countering effectively States like Iran which are determined to destroy Israel. Another way of looking at it is that but for such covert actions Israel and the Jewish people might have been forced to their knees by now by their enemies. It is such successful covert actions which have enabled the State of Israel to survive and even flourish.

Since 1997, India has been a pathetic victim of Pakistan's covert actions waged through different terrorist organisations. Pakistan has been using terrorism as a means of covert action against India since 1981.Between 1981 and 1997, India was retaliating in its own limited manner. The policy of covert retaliation was stopped in 1997 and has been totally discarded since then

Stan_Savljevic · Post by **Stan_Savljevic** » 22 Feb 2010 09:23

Did not see this news in the mainstream media, in any case, you know why I put this item in the ISW thread.
Ex-defence minister George Fernandes goes missing

Former defence minister and one of the most colourful and influential political leaders in the country, George Fernandes, has gone missing. Fernandes’ friends allege that his estranged wife and son have forcibly taken him to an undisclosed location on the pretext of giving him medical care. Fernandes is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and has almost lost his memory power. “It is a tragedy that a man like George who gave voice to millions of voiceless can’t voice his own problems. His wife is taking advantage of it. We want to know about him,” says a close friend of Fernandes, Ajay Singh. At the heart of the controversy is a family battle over Fernandes’ legacy. His estranged wife Leila and only son Sean Fernandes returned to his life after two decades claiming that his friends and brothers want to grab his property worth over Rs. 25 crores.

Four of his surviving brothers dismiss the charge as absurd. “We don’t want his money. We want access to him,” says younger brother of Fernandes, Michael Fernandes. Fernandes’ friends led by former chief justice of India MN Venkatachalaih have started a signature campaign demanding information on him. At his residence in New Delhi, the main gate has been shut and nobody knows where the once most formidable man is now living. Meanwhile, his brothers are planning to approach a court seeking access and better medical care for him. Parliament starts on Monday and the question is will the man who starred in many a parliamentary debate finally resurface?

http://www.morungexpress.com/frontpage/43780.html

Stan_Savljevic · Post by **Stan_Savljevic** » 22 Feb 2010 09:31

Sum, FYI:

Some of the top insurgent leaders like ULFA’s commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah, NDFB chief Ranjan Daimary, UNLF chief R.K. Magen and NSCN (K) chief S.S. Khaplang are now based in Burma, and mastermind explosions and hit-and-run operations in the northeastern states, always causing a great harm to India’s development process.

More @ Why is Burma hoodwinking New Delhi on security issues?
http://mizzima.com/edop/commentary/3494 ... sues-.html
SATP:

Meanwhile, the most wanted militant ‘commander’ of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in North Kashmir, Abdullah Yuni, managed to escape for the fifth time in past four months from a cordon laid by the SFs in Sopore area of Baramulla District. SFs laid cordon around Warpora village in Sopore area since morning following credible intelligence inputs about presence of some top LeT militants in the village including Abdullah Yuni, official sources said. However, before the SFs could complete cordon around the village, the militants opened indiscriminate firing on them and escaped from the spot. Yuni is an A-category militant and carried a cash reward of INR 2.5 million on his head.

MJA on "The boys of Chidambaram"
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/n ... nid=127293

Shibu Soren, Nitish Kumar, Buddhadeb Bhattacharya -- the three CMs who are NOT cooperating on taking on the LWE in the country. Sh. Soren is dilly-dallying as he has made a pact with the Maoists prior to the elections. And Jharkhand is second-"worst" in the country after Chattisgarh on LWE casualties, civilians + sec. personnel. For good measure, Raman Singh, Naveen Patnaik are cooperating. Maharashtra seems to be ambling in handling the mess in the cotton belt. AP is well on its way to recovery despite much rekindling going on in the Telengana movement.
More @ http://telegraphindia.com/1100222/jsp/f ... 135258.jsp

The GoAssam seems to have learnt ZERO lessons from Anup Chetia's absconding in the early 90s. It has NOT opposed the bail application of Mithinga Daimary and Pranati Deka in the HC of Assam. It has shifted Mama aka Bhimkanta Burgohain to the Guwahati jail to ensure that the 7 top ULFA "leaders" come up with a unified stand on ceasefire. What are the checks and balances to keep a tab on the ULFA bigwigs from escaping? I have not read anything on this issue anywhere, de javu all over again....

A report I read somewhere (cant place the source) says that 29 new battalions of BSF are being raised, 2 already done this year with 6 more followed by end of 2010-11. 16 of these batallions will man the porous Ind-BD border with 13 recuperating. 30K soldiers in all.

Unbeknownst to the mainstream media, there has been firing ongoing between BSF and BDR due to changing riverine boundaries.
More @ Double scrutiny on Bangla border --- A central team and BSF chief to visit Meghalaya this week
http://telegraphindia.com/1100222/jsp/n ... 133529.jsp

A Study on Illegal Immigration into North-East India: The Case of Nagaland --- M. Amarjeet Singh
http://idsa.in/occasionalpapers/AStudyo ... singh_2009

Maldives: Is the atoll-state emerging as a new terror-hub? --- Dr. N Manoharan
http://www.claws.in/index.php?action=ma ... 05&u_id=42

Stan_Savljevic · Post by **Stan_Savljevic** » 22 Feb 2010 10:36

As BRAWman says, focus on Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior and Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera to start with and then WCH at Dilli. The Pune blasts and the following predictable dance by the albions/goras is meant to HURT our business more than our security. IPL is big, far bigger than people can put a number to it, there is already a clamor for shifting it out of India yet again. Put 2000% security ring around the stadia if you have to, get these events done peacefully. We can go on with our lives or let the oiseaules who are waiting to pull us down pull US really down.

sunnyP · Post by **sunnyP** » 22 Feb 2010 20:07

Sikh terror outfits seeking volunteers from US, India: Report

CHANDIGARH: Security around top leaders and vital installations in Punjab has been increased following intelligence reports of Pakistan-based Sikh separatist groups trying to recruit youth from the US and India to revive terrorism in the state.

Reports of a meeting between officials of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) chief Wadhawa Singh in December has raised concerns among security agencies in the state.

A top-secret intelligence communication from Punjab Police to security agencies last week states: "To execute this task, Wadhawa Singh is making efforts to mobilise volunteers from Punjab as also from the US, who could be made to travel to India via Malaysia or Singapore." IANS is in possession of the document.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/indi ... 603397.cms

Avinash R · Post by **Avinash R** » 22 Feb 2010 21:34

Cricketers' kidnap plot: Alleged HuJI men start final argument

New Delhi: Suspected Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islami (HuJI) terrorists, accused of hatching a conspiracy to kidnap cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly in 2002 to secure the release of their jailed men, today started advancing final arguments in a court here with the claim that the prosecution failed to prove the charge against them.

The three Pakistan-based militants, Tariq Mohammed, Arshad Khan and Ashfaq Ahmed, had confessed that they conspired to kidnap cricketers for securing the release of two jailed HuJI terrorists Nasarullah Langrial and Abdul Rahim who were then lodged in jails here, she had said. The plot to abduct the cricketers did not succeed as the terrorists could not get the logistic support to execute their design in 2002, police have claimed in the chargesheet.

Besides three Pakistan-based terrorists, three Indians Mufti Israr, Ghulam Qadir Bhatt and Ghulam Mohd Dar were also allegedly part of the conspiracy.

All the militants, including key accused Jalaluddin who was declared a proclaimed offender during the trial, had also planned to attack the Bhaba Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in Mumbai and assassinate former president APJ Abdul Kalam during his Patna visit in 2002, the chargesheet said.

vijayk · Post by **vijayk** » 23 Feb 2010 01:23

http://blogs.outlookindia.com/default.a ... 2183&eid=5
The Coveted Covert Option
BLOGS / Sundeep Dougal

First Mr B. Raman, who has repeatedly brought attention to it. And now Vir Sanghvi who argues:

America has infiltrated terror groups, encourages them to fight with each other, kidnaps and whisks away important terrorists (‘rendition’) and sub-contracts the job of executing terrorists to friendly secret services.

There is a strong case for us in India to follow that example. Let’s take the instance of the three terrorists who were freed in Kandahar in exchange for the passengers on IC 814. They travelled to Pakistan where they were welcomed as heroes. Should we not have pursued them and taken them out? Would this not have served as a warning to other terrorists?

Similarly, we know who many of the 26/11 masterminds are and where they live. Should we wait for the Pakistanis to move against them – assuming that Pakistan is so inclined? Or should we just send a hit team? We know where Dawood Ibrahim, the man behind the Bombay blasts, lives. Should we mount a large-scale operation to eliminate him?

Of course, it is a theoretical discussion for any such policy would fall foul of the courts. But it's a dirty war and this seems like an easy, sexy idea. Most people I know might wince, hold their noses, but ultimately go along with something like the above, with due caveats about how it could be a slippery slope and how obviously there needs to be a debate about who authorises such "hits" and what the "due process" in such a case would be. Clearly, even this is not something that anyone would want to discuss in public.

This is what the anti-national, terrorist media which considers the lives of Indians as expendable does to Indians. This guy is worried about "due process" and who authorizes those "hits" than how to prevent murders of innocent Indians.

Yes, it is a dirty war and the "enemy" does not offer us similar courtesies, but we still want to fight it with our heads held high, even if it means keeping our fists tightly clenced and our teeth gritted. There are somethings that we just will not do. Else, will there be a difference between Pakistan which has used terror as state policy (albeit undeclared, but the war of a thousand cuts has been documented enough) and India which can still call itself a civilised nation?

He wants to fight with his head held high. Didn't the Paki sh11ty dogs kill a passenger in IC814 because he looked up? When will these idiotic and stupid people learn to fight fire with fire?