NIA inquiry recommended in Bharuch BJP leaders double murder case, red corner notice against Javed:DGP

Gandhinagar

The Gujarat government has finally recommended NIA inquiry in to the sensational murder of two leaders of the ruling BJP in Bharuch on November 2 which the anti terrorist squad (ATS) of the state police has claimed to be a conspiracy by an international terrorist,fugitive of 1993 serial blasts case of Mumbai and close aide of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, Javed Chikna.

Addressing a press conference here today DGP P C Thakur said that looking at the sensitive nature of the case in which Javed, an absconding terrorist against whom a red corner notice of the interpol has also been issued, was the mastermind, a recommendation for NIA inquiry has been sent to the home ministry.

‘The chief minister has singed the recommendation letter as per the provisions of the NIA act. Javed, the chief conspirator is also closely associated with Mumbai blast main accused Tiger Memon,’ the DGP said.

The ATS, which assisted the Bharuch crime branch in the case, has claimed that the murder of the former district BJP president Shirsh Bangali (60) and BJYM district general secretary Pragnesh Mistry (34) was part of a conspiracy of Javed Chikna to eliminate Hindu leaders to avenge the alleged accesses on minority community. Javed, who is believed to be in South Africa, had paid a contract money for the killing plot. The duo was shot dead by motorcycle borne assailants in the evening of November 2 while they were sitting in the printing press premises of Mr. Bangali, also a prominent member of the RSS and former VHP man, in Shevashram road of the city.

So far a total of nine people have been arrested in the case. Several starling revelations have come up during the interrogation, the police has claimed.

Police were trying to nab another conspirator Aabid, the brother of Javed,

Replying to a query, ATS SP Himanshu Shukla who was also present during the press conference today said that there was no political angle in the case. ‘We have not got any political angle in the investigation so far,’ he said.

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