NIA says there is no link between illegal money transfer, Patna blast

December 12, 2013

Mangalore, Dec 12: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has clarified that there is no link between the Patna blast and the ones arrested on the charges of illegal money transfer from Bihar and Mangalore. With this, the NIA is about to close the cases on the grounds of lack of evidence, thereby expressing contempt over the inefficiency of Bihar police.

The central Home Ministry as well as the NIA have said that this is a case of illegal money transfer and the Bihar police utterly failed to establish the link to bankrolling of terror activities.

The Bihar police had arrested Gopal Kumar Goyal, Pavan Kumar, Vikas Kumar and Ganesh Kumar in Bihar alleging that they had connection with the terror outfit which had executed the Patna blast.

Apart from them Ayisha Banu and Zubair couple were also nabbed from Mangalore in connection to illegal money transfer and possible terror links. Suralpady resident Mushtaq Ahmed, a cancer patient and Kuttar Madaka resident Muhammad Asif too were arrested from Mangalore on the same charges.

The highly places sources in the central home ministry and the NIA have said that the entire case could have been handled responsibly and efficiently by the Bihar police, but now that the Bihar police has failed to connect the two incidents, there is no need of holding further probe into the same.

On the other hand the Bihar police had said that it had arrested people as per the hints given by the NIA.

However, a certain section is questioning the need to chip in Bihar police to hold inquiry into bankrolling of terror activities when there is a separate department to look into it.

The NIA is of the opinion that there is no need to probe the arrested in the illegal money transfer case because the Bihar police has failed to connect and collect evidences to prove their role in bankrolling terror activities.

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Demand for Mangaluru-Singapore direct flight gains momentum

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These professionals argue that Singapore’s strategic location as a hub connecting India with East Asia makes this flight essential. They highlight that this route would serve over 12 million people from the coastal and hill regions of southern India, fostering stronger ties with East Asian economies.

The group, consisting of individuals from Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada, Udupi, Chikkamagaluru, Kodagu, Shivamogga, and Hassan, is spearheaded by Rajesh H Acharya, director of HQ Connections Pte Ltd, Singapore, and coordinator of the Singapore Tuluver community. Acharya emphasized the significance of the Indian government’s Act East policy, which aims to strengthen relationships between India and ASEAN, East Asia, and the Asia-Pacific region.

“This flight will open new doors for cultural, trade, tourism, and technological exchanges between these regions,” Acharya said.

The Mangalore Chapter of IndUS Entrepreneurs (TiE) has also proposed positioning the region as the 'Silicon Beach of India.' A direct flight would provide greater opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors from both Singapore and Mangaluru, boosting business exchanges.

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While a similar attempt in 2017 did not succeed, Acharya and his team are hopeful that this time their appeal will be taken seriously, tapping into the immense growth potential of the eastern half of the globe.

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