07-19-2006, 01:06 AM
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Pioneer.com
Staff Reporter | New Delhi
Our President might have not imagined that <b>he'd awarded a terrorist in a President's Award function. Lashkar man Ajaz Hussain Khwaja, who was arrested by Special Cell on July 10 with 2.050 kgs of RDX and 49 lakhs rupees was one among 44 artisans who received the award. </b>
The award function of 4 previous years 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 was distributed this year as <b>Khwaja received the award for 2003. According to the police, he turned into a terrorist after receiving the award.</b>
According to sources, the State Government of Jammu and Kashmir in the year 2004 "for his extensive work in the field of handicrafts and shawl designing" recommended Khwaja's name. He has been in the profession for the past 10 years. "It is the duty of the State Government to verify the antecedents and activities of a person before recommending a person's name for the President's award. Since he was not involved in terrorist activities before receiving the award, the police had a good impression about him," said sources.
Khwaja is a resident of Baramulla district in Kashmir and is an artisan who designs shawls. He joined Lashkar in February to earn quick money and started delivering hawala money to Lashkar militants on the directions of Mukhtyar Ahmad. Mukhtyar is reportedly leading activities of Lashkar in PoK.
<b>Khwaja was arrested near NBCC building on Bheesham Pitamah Marg with hawala money worth Rs 49 lakhs and two kg of RDX. He was to deliver it to a Lashkar attacker who did not arrive. According to the DCP Special Cell, Alok Kumar, he had to give money to a person whom he had not met. He was told that Mukhtyar would come to receive the consignment to hide his identity.</b>
According to the police, he did not disclose anything about any future course of action of Lashkar in the Capital but he knew said that he had to deliver a huge amount of money in the coming days.
He used e-mails to get directions from Mukhtyar from Pakistan. The police have not found any clue about the person who was supposed to meet him
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Pioneer.com
Staff Reporter | New Delhi
Our President might have not imagined that <b>he'd awarded a terrorist in a President's Award function. Lashkar man Ajaz Hussain Khwaja, who was arrested by Special Cell on July 10 with 2.050 kgs of RDX and 49 lakhs rupees was one among 44 artisans who received the award. </b>
The award function of 4 previous years 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 was distributed this year as <b>Khwaja received the award for 2003. According to the police, he turned into a terrorist after receiving the award.</b>
According to sources, the State Government of Jammu and Kashmir in the year 2004 "for his extensive work in the field of handicrafts and shawl designing" recommended Khwaja's name. He has been in the profession for the past 10 years. "It is the duty of the State Government to verify the antecedents and activities of a person before recommending a person's name for the President's award. Since he was not involved in terrorist activities before receiving the award, the police had a good impression about him," said sources.
Khwaja is a resident of Baramulla district in Kashmir and is an artisan who designs shawls. He joined Lashkar in February to earn quick money and started delivering hawala money to Lashkar militants on the directions of Mukhtyar Ahmad. Mukhtyar is reportedly leading activities of Lashkar in PoK.
<b>Khwaja was arrested near NBCC building on Bheesham Pitamah Marg with hawala money worth Rs 49 lakhs and two kg of RDX. He was to deliver it to a Lashkar attacker who did not arrive. According to the DCP Special Cell, Alok Kumar, he had to give money to a person whom he had not met. He was told that Mukhtyar would come to receive the consignment to hide his identity.</b>
According to the police, he did not disclose anything about any future course of action of Lashkar in the Capital but he knew said that he had to deliver a huge amount of money in the coming days.
He used e-mails to get directions from Mukhtyar from Pakistan. The police have not found any clue about the person who was supposed to meet him
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