02-14-2005, 08:50 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Does Geelani have something to hide?</b>
Pinoeer
Staff Reporter/ New Delhi
On the second day of being declared "fit" by doctors at AIIMS, Geelani, refused to render a statement to the police. His statement is vital to investigations as he is the victim and the witness to Tuesday's shooting outside his lawyer's house.
However the police are planning to dispatch Geelani's computer to Central Forensic Lab, Ahmedabad, stated Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ranjit Narayanan. The police had recovered the computer from Geelani's residence. The police are also monitoring the cellphone records of Geelani.
According to official sources, Geelani received certain calls from Pakistan, which are particularly under the scanner. What has roused suspicion in the minds of the investigating team are also certain cash deposits into Geelani's bank accounts in the year 2004.
At AIIMS, where the Delhi University lecturer is recuperating after sustaining three bullet wounds, a Delhi Police team visited Geelani to record his statement. However they had to return disappointed as Geelani deferred his statement till Monday.
A senior police official, on condition of anonymity stated, "Geelani, being the vital link to the incident, his statement is important and such delaying tactics on his part has hampered the pace of investigations."
The police are suspicious that owing to the recent recoveries effected during investigations, Geelani does not want to make a statement without first consulting Ms Nandita Haksar, his lawyer.
The Delhi Police on Saturday recovered a blood-stained sweater belonging to Geelani from his residence in Zakhir Nagar. Interestingly, the sweater, had five bullet punches while only three made their way into Geelani's body- two in his stomach, and a third on his shoulder. But its examination by the police have revealed that there was no blackening at the entry spots which suggests that the shots were fired from a distance.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Police are also interrogating a senior Zakhir Hussain college teacher who was reportedly a close associate of Geelani, who was an Arabic lecturer in the college. Even a student from the same college is being questioned by the police in this regard.
The police are likely to get the report from a two-member Committee constiting of Dr Jagdish Chander and Dr Anil Aggarwal on the nature of the bullet injury by Monday. The bullet leads in Geelani's body cannot be extricated as they could cause damage. This has further disabled the efforts by Dr RS Dangi, Ballistic Expert from CFSL, Central Bureau of Investigation, whose help has been sought by the police in examing the source of bullet and the weapon employed. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Pinoeer
Staff Reporter/ New Delhi
On the second day of being declared "fit" by doctors at AIIMS, Geelani, refused to render a statement to the police. His statement is vital to investigations as he is the victim and the witness to Tuesday's shooting outside his lawyer's house.
However the police are planning to dispatch Geelani's computer to Central Forensic Lab, Ahmedabad, stated Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ranjit Narayanan. The police had recovered the computer from Geelani's residence. The police are also monitoring the cellphone records of Geelani.
According to official sources, Geelani received certain calls from Pakistan, which are particularly under the scanner. What has roused suspicion in the minds of the investigating team are also certain cash deposits into Geelani's bank accounts in the year 2004.
At AIIMS, where the Delhi University lecturer is recuperating after sustaining three bullet wounds, a Delhi Police team visited Geelani to record his statement. However they had to return disappointed as Geelani deferred his statement till Monday.
A senior police official, on condition of anonymity stated, "Geelani, being the vital link to the incident, his statement is important and such delaying tactics on his part has hampered the pace of investigations."
The police are suspicious that owing to the recent recoveries effected during investigations, Geelani does not want to make a statement without first consulting Ms Nandita Haksar, his lawyer.
The Delhi Police on Saturday recovered a blood-stained sweater belonging to Geelani from his residence in Zakhir Nagar. Interestingly, the sweater, had five bullet punches while only three made their way into Geelani's body- two in his stomach, and a third on his shoulder. But its examination by the police have revealed that there was no blackening at the entry spots which suggests that the shots were fired from a distance.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Police are also interrogating a senior Zakhir Hussain college teacher who was reportedly a close associate of Geelani, who was an Arabic lecturer in the college. Even a student from the same college is being questioned by the police in this regard.
The police are likely to get the report from a two-member Committee constiting of Dr Jagdish Chander and Dr Anil Aggarwal on the nature of the bullet injury by Monday. The bullet leads in Geelani's body cannot be extricated as they could cause damage. This has further disabled the efforts by Dr RS Dangi, Ballistic Expert from CFSL, Central Bureau of Investigation, whose help has been sought by the police in examing the source of bullet and the weapon employed. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->