06-02-2006, 06:22 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>First Pramod, now Maitra: Who's behind the murders? </b>
Navin Upadhyay | New Delhi
The death of Bibek Maitra in mysterious circumstances points to a well-planned murder and has added a new dimension to the killing of his mentor Pramod Mahajan last month. All of a sudden, Pramod's death at the hands of his brother Praveen Mahajan has begun to look like a part of a conspiracy going beyond sibling enmity. Â
Even as the police investigate the motive behind the suspected poisoning of Maitra and Rahul Mahajan, there are telltale signs of a common thread, which if proved true, could point to the involvement of a mastermind behind the murder of Pramod Mahajan and now his trusted personal secretary.
There is a remarkable degree of similarity in the way Pramod Mahajan and Bibek Maitra have met their deaths. First, there is an attempt to make the two deaths look like open-and-shut cases, with very little to investigate. The family angle figures prominently in both the cases.
In the first case, Mahajan died at the hands of his brother, and in the second case, his son and friends are being made to look like being responsible for Maitra's death. In both cases confusion is being confounded with theories of 'personal' weaknesses being bandied about.
There is another angle which needs to be probed. While Pramod Mahajan's brother Praveen murdered his brother and then went on a vilifying spree, in the case of Maitra's death, the suspects similarly appear to vilify the victim.
<b>What is baffling is the fact the three suspects approached a television channel to record their statement to publicise and establish Maitra and Rahul Mahajan's own culpability, before surrendering to the police. Once again, there is an attempt to make it a case that needs no further probe.
The true story behind a 'sulking' Praveen Mahajan gunning down his high profile brother for no apparent reason other than being ignored, has seemed suspect from day one. The way a lawyer suddenly appeared on the scene to plead his client's insanity and save him from the gallows does not rule out the possibility of someone trying to bail out Praveen Mahajan as a part of a deal.
After Maitra's death, the suspicion has grown. Maitra was undoubtedly one person who was privy to Mahajan's various political operations and transactions related to raising funds for his party. His death is bound to benefit "someone or the other", which could be a strong motive for the twin-murder plot.</b>
There is no definite clue to establish the conspiracy theory, but the circumstances strongly point to such a possibility.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Navin Upadhyay | New Delhi
The death of Bibek Maitra in mysterious circumstances points to a well-planned murder and has added a new dimension to the killing of his mentor Pramod Mahajan last month. All of a sudden, Pramod's death at the hands of his brother Praveen Mahajan has begun to look like a part of a conspiracy going beyond sibling enmity. Â
Even as the police investigate the motive behind the suspected poisoning of Maitra and Rahul Mahajan, there are telltale signs of a common thread, which if proved true, could point to the involvement of a mastermind behind the murder of Pramod Mahajan and now his trusted personal secretary.
There is a remarkable degree of similarity in the way Pramod Mahajan and Bibek Maitra have met their deaths. First, there is an attempt to make the two deaths look like open-and-shut cases, with very little to investigate. The family angle figures prominently in both the cases.
In the first case, Mahajan died at the hands of his brother, and in the second case, his son and friends are being made to look like being responsible for Maitra's death. In both cases confusion is being confounded with theories of 'personal' weaknesses being bandied about.
There is another angle which needs to be probed. While Pramod Mahajan's brother Praveen murdered his brother and then went on a vilifying spree, in the case of Maitra's death, the suspects similarly appear to vilify the victim.
<b>What is baffling is the fact the three suspects approached a television channel to record their statement to publicise and establish Maitra and Rahul Mahajan's own culpability, before surrendering to the police. Once again, there is an attempt to make it a case that needs no further probe.
The true story behind a 'sulking' Praveen Mahajan gunning down his high profile brother for no apparent reason other than being ignored, has seemed suspect from day one. The way a lawyer suddenly appeared on the scene to plead his client's insanity and save him from the gallows does not rule out the possibility of someone trying to bail out Praveen Mahajan as a part of a deal.
After Maitra's death, the suspicion has grown. Maitra was undoubtedly one person who was privy to Mahajan's various political operations and transactions related to raising funds for his party. His death is bound to benefit "someone or the other", which could be a strong motive for the twin-murder plot.</b>
There is no definite clue to establish the conspiracy theory, but the circumstances strongly point to such a possibility.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->