07-15-2007, 03:42 AM
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RakeshPrakash | TNN
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Bangalore: The terror trail has led the intelligence sleuths to more worrisome news: that of Naxal sympathisers entering the scene in the name of human rights.
Investigations have revealed that a frontal organisation of Naxals has rallied behind the family of the Glasgow bombing suspects Kafeel and Sabeel Ahmed in providing them legal and logistical support.
âWe really donât understand why these sympathisers have to get involved in jehadi terror. This kind of cross-fertilisation of sympathies portends a dangerous trend,ââ police said.
Two prominent Bangalore-based Naxal sympathisers have come under the intelligence spotlight following interception of phone conversations in the last fortnight.
Intelligence sources said these Naxal sympathisers were instrumental in getting two advocates for the doctor couple, Maqbool Ahmed and Zakia, parents of the terror suspects. âThe doctor couple had not pleaded for legal assistance when they realised their sons had been detained in UK, but the Naxal sympathisers rushed them unsolicited legal help,ââ sleuths told TOI.
<b>The advocates, R M Javed and B T Venkatesh, said they had been engaged by a Mumbai-based human rights network, which thought it necessary to help the family in distress.
âBut investigations have shown that the local human rights activists who have liaised between the family and the advocates are Naxal sympathisers,ââ the sleuths said. One of them was seen visiting the Ahmedsâ house when entry to relatives and media was barred. </b>
The cover being given to the family by Naxal sympathisers has started worrying police. Likening the developments to laying of a bridge between jehadis and Naxals, the sleuths fear the situation could turn ugly under succeptible conditions in future.
âWe are seriously looking into this angle as it is a serious security issue. There have been several instances of different terror groups establishing linkages under similar circumstances. Our Mumbai counterparts have been alerted to check the antecedents of the human rights network,ââ the sleuths maintained.
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RakeshPrakash | TNN
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Bangalore: The terror trail has led the intelligence sleuths to more worrisome news: that of Naxal sympathisers entering the scene in the name of human rights.
Investigations have revealed that a frontal organisation of Naxals has rallied behind the family of the Glasgow bombing suspects Kafeel and Sabeel Ahmed in providing them legal and logistical support.
âWe really donât understand why these sympathisers have to get involved in jehadi terror. This kind of cross-fertilisation of sympathies portends a dangerous trend,ââ police said.
Two prominent Bangalore-based Naxal sympathisers have come under the intelligence spotlight following interception of phone conversations in the last fortnight.
Intelligence sources said these Naxal sympathisers were instrumental in getting two advocates for the doctor couple, Maqbool Ahmed and Zakia, parents of the terror suspects. âThe doctor couple had not pleaded for legal assistance when they realised their sons had been detained in UK, but the Naxal sympathisers rushed them unsolicited legal help,ââ sleuths told TOI.
<b>The advocates, R M Javed and B T Venkatesh, said they had been engaged by a Mumbai-based human rights network, which thought it necessary to help the family in distress.
âBut investigations have shown that the local human rights activists who have liaised between the family and the advocates are Naxal sympathisers,ââ the sleuths said. One of them was seen visiting the Ahmedsâ house when entry to relatives and media was barred. </b>
The cover being given to the family by Naxal sympathisers has started worrying police. Likening the developments to laying of a bridge between jehadis and Naxals, the sleuths fear the situation could turn ugly under succeptible conditions in future.
âWe are seriously looking into this angle as it is a serious security issue. There have been several instances of different terror groups establishing linkages under similar circumstances. Our Mumbai counterparts have been alerted to check the antecedents of the human rights network,ââ the sleuths maintained.
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