IM Suspects

Anchor: The Mumbai Police on Wednesday claimed to have cracked the Indian Mujahideen (IM) jigsaw puzzle after arresting five alleged operatives. Police claims that these five were responsible for stealing cars from Navi Mumbai, which were used in Ahmedabad blasts. Out of five suspects two, Sadiq Sheikh and Mohammed Ansar belong to the Cheeta Camp locality and studied in the same school.

VO1: Sadiq Sheikh is said to be one of the founder-members of Indian Mujhideen is a native from Sanjarpur, Azamgarh. While talking to --- NEWS his father Israr Sheikh, who is a vegetable vendor, said that his son is innocent and he is not aware of anything, in fact it was media which informed him about his son’s arrest.

Byte1: Israr Sheikh – Sadiq’s father

VO2: Earlier, Sadiq’s father was not allowed to meet his son but recently he got an opportunity to meet and speak to him.

Byte2: Israr Sheikh – Sadiq’s father

VO3: While police is claiming to nab the Indian Mujahideen activists and mastermind of Ahmedabad and Delhi bomb blasts Sadiq’s neighbours refused to accept it and said that he is a cool guy.

Byte3: Aruna – Sadiq’s Neighobour

VO4: When we visited Ansar Ahmad’s residence, where he was staying as a tenant, the owner refused to say anything, Ansar’s room was locked, his neighbours said that his wife and kids have gone to his native place in South India. When we asked to his neighbour’s about his links with Indian Mujahideen, they doubted the claims being made police and said Ansar was cool and an educated person.

Bytes4: Imran & Hashim – Ansar’s neighbours

VO5: Sadiq and Ansar used to study in the same school and passed secondary school certificate exams from the same class in the year 1991. Speaking to ---TV their school principal Amjad Ali said that Ansar and Sadiq were normal students in their school days and it is hard to believe the tall claims being made by police but if they did it then should be strictly punished.

Byte5: Amjad Ali – Ex. Principal – Ideal High School

FVO: Its second time Cheeta Camp is in the news for terror suspects, earlier it was Mohammed Afroze, who was a suspect in Parliament attack and was arrested under POTA. While police claims to crackdown the Indian Mujahideen story, but the family and neighbours of the suspects refuses it.


::::Mumbai police commissioner Hasan Gafoor declined to give any comment and defended its thoery of arrest****

Catholic Killings

Anchor: After Orissa massacre now the fanatics have turned there attacks towards other parts of the country and as a result 10 churches were attacked in Karnataka’s Mangalore, Udipi, and Chikmagalur districts.

VO1: Either its attack on Muslims or on Christians, minorities are being targeted by the fanatics everywhere in the country, the organizations like Bajrang Dal and VHP are triggering their plans and the government is still unable to take any action against the culprits.

Byte1: Nasim Siddique – Chairman – Maharashtra State Minority Commission

VO2: The All India Christian Council’s general secretary Dr. Abraham Mathai has condemned the attacks on minorities; Dr. Mathai demanded a ban on VHP, RSS and Bajrang Dal and asked government to take an action against the fanatics as soon as possible.

Byte2: Dr. Abraham Mathai – General Secretary – All India Christian Council

VO3: Dr. Abraham Mathai and film-maker Mahesh Bhatt would be visiting Mangalore tomorrow to have a talk with the victims.

Byte3: Dr. Abraham Mathai - General Secretary – All India Christian Council

FVO: Gujarat, Orissa, Maharashtra, Utter Pradesh, Karnataka so on and so on, the list of the riots and brutal killings of the minorities never ends. Now its time for the government to open its eyes and take appropriate actions against the fanatics, otherwise these fanatics would turn this beautiful country into a cemetery.