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his latest book A community of it, bust the plot completely
by the former and show to the world the
top cop of Ma- gets punished face of Brahminist terrorism.”
harashtra, SM In his this latest book
Mushrif, is laced Mushrif has focused on
T with facts and for other’s Acts bomb blast cases like the se-
figures and factors related to rial blasts in Mumbai trains,
the bomb blasts taking place The present terrorism history of India may be German Bakery, Aurangabad
in the country in these recent Arms Haul, the explosions in
years. To quote Mushrif split into two periods: pre-Hemant Karkare and Hyderabad’s Dilsukhnagar,
from the introduction to his post-Hemant Karkare, writes Humra QuraisHi the Muhammadiya Mosque
book — “In this book, I have blast in Parbhani and the
attempted to chart out the er- Makkah Masjid blast…The
ratic journey of terrorism in stand that he takes is that the
India, especially since 2002. bomb blasts since 2002 were
That started in the name of the handiwork of saffron ter-
‘Muslim terrorism.’ There rorists but colluding agencies
had been many swerves and picked up Muslims, fabri-
curves on the way with the cated cases against them and
needle of suspicion shifting threw them into jails… “The
off and on. But between- RSS, Abhinav Bharat, Bajrang
the-line reading of scores Dal and Jai Vande Matram,
of judgements of bomb executed umpteen terror at-
blast cases and of newspa- tacks but government agen-
per reports of the relevant cies like Intelligence Bureau,
period prompted me to point NIA and ATS, with the help
the finger unhesitatingly at of people in government and
Brahminists.” saffron sympathisers in the
He goes on state, “The would carry out bomb blasts media, erased proofs and
terrorism history of India in important cities across BrAhminists implicated innocent Muslims
in the 21st century is apt the country and the Intel- BomBed, in these cases….The agencies
to be divided in two peri- ligence Bureau (IB) with the muslims covered up important proofs,
ods: pre-Hemant Karkare help of the ever-compliant hAnged did not investigate vital
and post-Hemant Karkare. media would promptly by: SM MuShrif clues and failed to present
PharoS Media
Before the Maharashtra blame them on Muslims. The 299 pp; 350 important eyewitnesses in
Terrorism Squad(ATS) chief State anti-terrorism squads, courts. Courts acquitted some
Hemant Karkare appeared which were at the beck and of the victims after they spent
on the scene, it was all about call of the IB, would implicate long years in jails but they
‘Muslim terrorism’, bar- innocent Muslim boys in the received no compensation
ring only the self-revealed cases and the Brahminist that the blasts could be the and those who framed and
Nanded (Maharashtra) blast elements in the media would handiwork of some highly incriminated them were
case of 2006 involving the give wide publicity to the radicalized Muslim boys. never held to account.”
Rashtriya Swayamsevak stories trotted out by the “This pattern continued In fact, Mushrif’s two
Sangh (RSS ) and Bajrang Dal IB and State anti-terrorism till 2008. In September that previous books ‘Who Killed
terrorists which however, squads, thus creating an im- year a bomb blast took place Karkare?’ and also ‘26/11
was treated as a one –off case pression that all blasts were at Malegaon (Maharash- Probe: Why Judiciary Also
and promptly relegated to being carried out by Muslims. tra). The ATS chief, Hemant Failed?’ had brought into
oblivion.” What was more, they were Karkare, whilst investigating focus several hitting facts re-
With that take off, Mushrif successful in convincing the the case refused to obey the lated to terrorism and terror
focuses on the very turning general public that the blasts IB’s diktat. He carried out the attacks in the country, but the
point — “Prior to Karkare the were the result of Muslim investigation independently establishment, for obvious
pattern of bomb blasts and reaction to the Babri Masjid and honestly and exposed reasons, did not even bother
their investigations was set. demolition and the 2002 the Brahminists’ nationwide to react to this former IG
Brahminist organizations like Gujarat carnage; so much so anti-national conspiracy.He Police ‘s startling findings.
the Abhinav Bharat, RSS, Ba- that even some Muslims and did not stop at that. He made
jrang Dal, Jai Vande Mataram secularists started believing up his mind to get to the root letters@tehelka.com

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