The NIA on Friday had not found any record of the call. PHOTO COURTESY: INDIATODAY
Shah was arrested in 2013 on suspicion of planning to target New Delhi on the eve of Holi that year. After his arrest, the Delhi police claimed they had made Shah speak to his 'Pakistani handlers' in a 'controlled conversation' which led to the recovery of weapons hidden inside a Jama Masjid guest house.
Nearly two years later, the NIA exonerated Shah and filed a charge-sheet against a fugitive police informer who planted the weapons to implicate Shah.
Further, Delhi Special Cell officers ACP Manishi Chandra and Inspector Sanjay Dutt had admitted to NIA that they had not maintained any record of the telephonic conversation.
"This was also agreed to in writing by Delhi Police; efforts made to obtain the transcripts of the said conversation, if any, have not borne any result as the same are not available with any state police/intelligence agency," the NIA told the Indian Home Ministry in a 20-page note.
“No record of the voice content and the transcript exists to establish the veracity of the facts purported to be part of the conversation," the NIA stressed.
Shah was intercepted from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh while trying to make his way into the country through the Nepal border. He was accused of returning from Pakistan to plan attacks in Delhi to avenge the hanging of Afzal Guru.
Later, police claimed to have seized an AK-56 rifle, three hand-grenades and some other articles from the guesthouse. The Kashmiri had broke down before the media while being taken to court, saying he was being framed.
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@syed: If it was propoganda only. And india fabricated the story. Then they would never have investigated it and brought out the truth. They would have stuck with what's being said and lived with the lie as is it and not take responsibilty. Did that happen? No. Even in samjota bomb blast. Who planted the bomb and ran away was a difficult case to trace like any other anonymous planting explosive case. But it's our own agency that unearthed it. They had the option of dumping the case and never bringing it to limelight. As blames were already made, they had nothing to lose then, and more to lose if they reveal. They didn't hide did they?. Even now the guy caught for it they don't have enough proof to prove its him who planted the bomb in samjota train. But agencies say it's him. In mumbai event you have live videos of kasab gunning people for hrs. I dont know how you term that as innocent along with 9others with proof, phone convo records etc. Many other cases too were people get sentences if there is strong evidence. If there isn't evidence they are let off. India's all state police is bakwaas I agree. But central agency are professional. Good or bad they reveal truth.
If you notice that all these fair investigation are happening under Modi regime. First Srinagar now this etc.
Atleast NIA acknowledged and did justice. Whereas in Pakistan a couple of Indians (Sarabjit Singh etc.) caught on charges of suspicion were lynched by the prison authorities themselves, as they didn't find any proof to implicate them.
Indians losers could not even keep their own propaganda going.
@wb: Don't worry about us. Just stop making up stories.
@Sid: We don't fabricate the things my indian fellow. Please don't play smart. I will wait when Ajmal kasab is proven innocent.
These indian agencies and their beloved media is hypocrite. Look at them how nicely fabricating the stories. I can bet if we pakistanis dig in care fly these Mumbai attackers are also a paid stunt. I have a feeling these indian agencies has people sitting on these pak Web sites for comments. I see comments from the people having agenda all against us. So pakistanis please be care full our event is acting smart. As gandhi said truth always prevail. These people will be exposed very soon.
@Hamza: Because they kill them. Not saying the situation is better in India. But, accountability is increasing every day. Well, our police system is definitely outdated. We are trying to reform it. But in terrorism related cases it is the agencies that matter. Glad that they are working well. Hope, this seeps down to the policeman on the street. Delhi Police is definitely an incompetent lot.
@hamza khan: Oh really ? And how do you know that ? By conviction ?
@kala_bacha, @Pakistani: What kind of world are you living in and what kind of news are you reading? Kasab was caught on camera with an automatic weapon in Mumbai. He was there for the whole world to see! And then, it was the Pakistan media and members of its own government that admitted he was a Pakistani citizen. You really need to get a better education and try to understand the meaning of deductive logic, and how to carry out a proper comparison. Or perhaps you went to a Madrassa?
It is important to archive these misadventures by HINDUSLUM and compile it in booklet. Also publish the facts around the world to show the true HINDU face of the Slumistan.
HINDUS are dirty mind people and only shurafa can think they are worthy of talking to.
@Sid:
actually the difference is our security agencies dont implicate innocent people for no reason in order just to acquit them 2 years later. so the answer is no, this doesnt happen in pakistan. now go eat your veggies.
People working in ISI, RAW, or in police of either countries, are after all humans, and they are bound to make mistakes every now and then. Glad that NIA has rubbished Delhi Police's claim that case was indeed fabricated. It's good that the police owned up. Far better than being in a perpetual state of denial.
It is surprising to see Indians praising their agency when they are usually the first to blame Pakistan whenever their agencies fabricate a story to gain public support.
This shows the credibility & professionalism of NIA. They accept that they are not able to find any evidence. Otherwise they have chance to forge few things. Kudos to India & Kudos to NIA a transparent agency.
' False flag ' operations do develop glitches and then the cover up is messy.
@kala_bacha Dude there is difference between national investigation agency(NIA)- Central agency and local lazy police of a state. A state local police always arrest mass people suspects not one two for riots,commotion suspects, or murder and case are filed to keep them in custody for investigation. Job done at height of laziness. Then court handles it as per evidence based on their investigation. In terror cases the NIA Central agency steps in into state to investigate if delhi police claims. Against whom evidence is found are retained rest are let off caught by the state police and the state as to compensate for shoddy business. In this case NIA found no evidence against him by delhi police. But in Mumbai attack , parliament and many other attacks all were directly investigated by central agencies and have enough proof. Kasab Due to nature of evidence was tried in court,got death sentence. The same reason why UN, USA, russia, Japan, Europe etc have banned the organisation. As far as boat incident goes. They crossed into indian territory and blew themselves off when they were told to surrender. India is suspecting its a terror boat or why else would they not surrender like all rest caught fishermen boat that happens normally. Other would be they were weapon or drug smugglers but that's unlikely, because who blows themselves up unless brainwashed nut in reach of heaven? And because of mumbai incident, the same water route route incident raises increases our bet on it 80% it's terror boat and crisis was averted. Now the border force there increased there.
Oops!
Another Indian false flag op gone wrong (and actually we should give some credit to their agency for helping uncover the facts).
Sometime in the future, it would not surprise me if the real facts of the Mumbai attack are revealed, and Indian intelligence were actually behind this also.
As always, Pakistanis are commenting on the wrong aspect of the story.
They're conveniently forgetting that this was exposed by our own NIA with no pressure from anyone.
Yet, Pakistanis are acting as if an Indian conspiracy has been exposed by Pakistan.
Deductive logic and common sense are sparser than petrol in Pakistan.
Great job by NIA. It is very important that all rogue elements in Indian law enforcement agencies are taken out of the system.
This also proves that India acts on its motto: "Satyameva Jayate".
Sound of silence from Pakistani liberal fascists!
Now thats justice. This is called fair and true investigation. Indian agencies did right investigation on its own and frees the innocent man. Has anything like this ever happen in Pakistan ?
Some things like India never change for the better.
I had though that Indians must have learned after the 'boat story' but no, I was wrong.
Another Indian fabricated story goes down the drain
If Kasab given a little longer he probably saying the same too, even though he did said something and his execution was expedited even before he was interviewed further. How crooks indian intelligence has to be and can do self inflicted wound to show there creditability.
Glad they found it out after two years of intensive investigation. Kudos to NIA.