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India's most wanted
man running scared
What is India News Service,
Tuesday, 15 March 2005, 1300 hrs IST
India's most-wanted man, Dawood Ibrahim, has outlived his utility for the Pakistani establishment and is
running
scared.
Dawood is of "zero" value to the country's generals, especially those who are not part of the
ISI, the Hindustan Times has reported. In fact, probably the only reason he is still alive is because he was smart enough to send 'incriminating information' on the Pakistani brass and other prominent figures out of the country,
their sources said.
According to London-based sources, Dawood is now living like a recluse in an ISI safe house in Bhorboun, a hill station near Islamabad. He rarely ventures out and when he does it's no longer in flashy limousines but in smaller cars that don't stand out, say sources.
His hold over the underworld in Mumbai also seems to be loosening. The Mumbai Police, who have been tracking the don's activities for a while, have concluded that his gang is in its "dying phase". "Dawood is keeping low as far as Mumbai is concerned," a top police officer said.
The Mumbai Police also believe that Dawood is living like a virtual prisoner and is hemmed in by the ISI.
But the Centre seems to think otherwise. Home Ministry sources said there was information that Dawood was trying to regain a foothold in Mumbai and the Maharashtra government had been asked to remain alert. Ministry sources said Dawood was planning to use the porous India-Bangladesh border to "launch operatives" into India. The operatives have specifically been asked to strengthen the don's operations in Mumbai, the sources added.
Whatever the case, in Pakistan at least, the hunter has become the hunted. Sources in London said the 1993 Mumbai blasts accused started lying low after Shoaib, a close aide, "died" \97 allegedly in police custody \97 some time ago.
Speakers of
NDA-ruled States may not attend meet: The confrontation between the Opposition National Democratic Alliance and the Lok Sabha Speaker, Somnath Chatterjee, escalated today with the NDA accusing him of creating an "unwarranted" controversy between the legislature
and the executive".
NDA, UPA nominate candidates for Jharkhand Speaker:
The United Progressive Alliance today nominated the Rashtriya Janata Dal legislator, Annapoorna Devi, as its candidate for election to the post of Speaker of the Jharkhand Assembly, slated for tomorrow.
Not sending kids to school may land you in soup:
Concerned at the dropout rate in schools, the Centre today said it was considering punishment for parents who prevent their children from going to primary schools.
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Mild quake in
Maharashtra, Karnataka: Panic spread in different parts of Mumbai after a minor earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale with its epicentre at Koyna, 300 km away, was felt in the city.
Indictment in sexual harassment case: RAW Chief sacks Director:
In a first step aimed at cleaning the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), rocked last year by the defection of its Joint Secretary Rabinder Singh, new chief P K H Tharakan has issued orders for the dismissal of a Director, indicted by an internal probe in a case of sexual
harassment.
Kanchi seer formally granted advance bail:
The seer has obtained anticipatory bails in Tirukottiyur Madhavan assault case, approver Ravi Subramaniam intimidation case and mutt accounts tampering case.
IAF ready to take back Air Marshal
Masand, SC informed: The Ministry of Defence today informed the Supreme Court that the Indian Air Force had agreed to take back Air Marshal Harish Masand, who was denied promotion and had subsequently retired, with full honours and financial benefits.
Postal strike deferred:
The indefinite postal strike due to begin tomorrow has been deferred following an assurance from the Minister of Communication and Information
Technology.
Major killed
in action: An Army Major and a militant were among three persons killed in a gunbattle between the security forces and ultras in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir
on Monday.
States
Jaya exempted from personal appearance:
The accused in the Rs 66.65 crore assets case have to file fresh applications if they have to be exempted from further appearances in the court.
Notings forced Punia to give Maya away:
The journey of the Taj Heritage Corridor case bears a distinct shade of BSP chief Mayawati falling out with her most trusted lieutenant in
babudom, PL Punia, as details spilling over from the CBI files reveal that she was done in by her one-time Man Friday. But Mr Punia probably had no choice.
Sting operation exposes Bollywood villain's perverse side:
Well-known silver screen villain, Shakti Kapoor was caught on the camera of a lady journalist as asking sexual favours in a sting
action.
Two held for selling \91CBSE question papers\92:
Reassuring that the question paper that was being surreptitiously sold to students hours before the exam has not \91even 0.1 per cent in common with the real CBSE question paper\92, the CBSE Chairman, Mr Ashok Ganguly, today blamed the Economics Offence Wing of the Delhi Police and the media for causing \91unnecessary panic among students\92.
25 \91fake\92 militants surrendered:
The J&K government on Monday admitted in the Assembly that 25 of the 45 militants who surrendered in Nagrota in 2004 were \91not genuine\92.
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Neighbours
Royal Commission receives 500 complaints:
The Corruption Control Royal Commission, which started work from February 21, has received nearly 500 complaints on corruption cases.
Maoists kidnap jailor in
Nepal: Maoist insurgents has kidnapped Dhamananda Bhatta- jailor of the district jail- in the far western district of Dadeldhura, security officials confirmed.
No IAEA request received for N-parts, says
Pak: Pakistan has received no request from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for samples of centrifuges and if asked, the government will not accede to it.
View from abroad
Indian girl tortured in Malaysia:
Sonia, working at a mobile shop, said she was stripped, kicked, punched and beaten with a piece of wood.
'N-warheads kept separate from delivery systems': Most observers believe that neither Pakistan nor India has so far deployed nuclear warheads mated with delivery systems, says the latest
US congressional report on nuclear threat in South Asia.
Overall
Dawood is on the run:
The
underworld don is no longer Pakistan's blue eyed boy.
Seer got advance bail: The Kanchi Shankaracharya got anticipatory bail in
two cases.
Quake shook Maharashtra: But it was minor, and caused only minor
tremors.
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