SIT played with evidence, Bhatt tells NCM

May 31, 2012

Ahmedabad, May 31: In an additional affidavit filed before the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) on Tuesday, suspended DIG Sanjiv Bhatt has asked the rights panel to initiate action against the Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by R K Raghvan for incorrectly recording his statements or tweaking them to give a clean chit to Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

Bhatt stated in the affidavit that the SIT’s acts amounted to an offence under Section 218 (public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture) and 219 (public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law) of the Indian Penal Code.

“It is now apparent from the report submitted by SIT that certain very crucial portions of my statement, including the timings of extremely consequential meetings with the Chief Minister Narendra Modi on February 27 and February 28, 2002, have either been incorrectly recorded or deliberately tweaked by the SIT, possibly with the ulterior motive and intent of shielding certain powerful persons including the Chief Minister from legal punishment,” the affidavit says.

Bhatt’s affidavit adds that he has written to multiple agencies alleging that certain important documents had been destroyed “selectively” by the state government.

Bhatt claims in the affidavit that after the Supreme Court’s amicus curiae Raju Ramchandran visited him, the state government wrote a confidential letter to the SIT chairman.

“I have also received a copy of a letter (marked confidential) dated June 22, 2011 from the under secretary, home department, to the SIT chairman. In the said letter, the Government of Gujarat has stated it has ‘retrieved’ several emails of Shri Sanjiv Bhatt (I am not commenting on the legality of such ‘retrieval’),” Bhatt quotes Ramchandran’s report as saying.

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'No place for sacrifice in politics': Akhilesh says will contest Maha polls alone if MVA keeps SP out

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October 27,2024

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav stated on Sunday, October 27, that his party is prepared to contest the Maharashtra Assembly elections independently if the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) does not include them in the alliance.

Yadav assured that the SP would only contest in constituencies where it has a strong organizational presence and would ensure its participation does not affect the MVA’s overall prospects.

Several I.N.D.I.A. alliance members have expressed dissatisfaction with the Congress over seat-sharing arrangements in upcoming state polls.

Both the CPI(ML)L and the RJD voiced frustration after being offered only 3-4 seats each for the Jharkhand elections by the Congress.

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‘Don't fly Air India from Nov 1 to 19’: Khalistani terrorist Pannun's fresh threat

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October 21,2024

Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on Monday warned passengers not to fly on Air India flights from November 1 to 19. He asserted that an attack could take place on an Air India flight during the specified dates, which coincide with the "40th anniversary of the Sikh genocide".

The founder of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), who holds dual citizenship in Canada and the US, had issued a similar threat around the same time last year.

Pannun's fresh threat comes amid several airlines in India receiving multiple threat calls about potential bombings, all of which turned out to be hoaxes. It also occurred at a time when India and Canada are engaged in a murky diplomatic row following Canada's allegations of India targeting Khalistani elements in the country, including the murder of another terrorist, Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

In November 2023, Pannun released a video claiming that Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport would be renamed and would remain closed on November 19, warning people against flying on Air India that day. The National Investigation Agency charged him with criminal conspiracy, promoting enmity between different groups on the grounds of religion, and various offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

In December last year, Pannun threatened to attack the Parliament on or before December 13, following reports of an alleged foiled plot to kill him. December 13 marks the anniversary of the terrorist attack on the Parliament in 2001.

He also threatened to kill Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Director General of State Police Gaurav Yadav on Republic Day this year. He also urged gangsters to unite and launch an attack on Mann on January 26.

Pannun has been designated a terrorist by the Ministry of Home Affairs since July 2020 on charges of sedition and secessionism, as he leads SFJ, a group advocating for a separate sovereign Sikh state. A year prior to this, India banned SFJ as an "unlawful association" for engaging in "anti-national and subversive" activities.

In another development, on October 17, the United States charged a former officer of India's spy agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) for allegedly directing a foiled plot to murder Pannun, a charge New Delhi has rejected as baseless allegations.

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