Purulai arms drop,a shameful chapter for RAW

[Safriz]

Though the Indian intelligence agencies were tipped off
that the consignment of arms and ammunition would be
dropped in Purulia, West Bengal they failed to avert the
incident. Both the R&AW and Intelligence Bureau
approached it as a routine case making it one of the
most shameful episodes in the history of Indian
intelligence, writes senior analyst B Raman.
The clandestine Purulia arms drop of December 1995, in
which an aircraft piloted by a group of mercenaries hired
by an unidentified extremist organidation -- suspected
to be the Anand Marg -- managed to fly right across the
Indian air space to Purulia in West Bengal, air drop a
consignment of arms and ammunition to a collecting
party on the ground and fly to Pattaya in Thailand
unintercepted by the Indian intelligence and security
agencies and the air force. This, despite the availability
of precise advance intelligence is a shameful episode in
the history of Indian intelligence.
A few weeks before the actual incident, the extremist
organisation, which had procured the arms and
ammunition, had approached a retired pilot of the British
Air Force and offered to pay him handsomely if he
organised the air drop successfully. Even though
tempted by the sum offered, he did not initially agree to
carry out the operation. He asked for time to think over
it. He then contacted an official of the British defence
ministry and told him about the offer made to him by the
extremists. The official advised him not to reject the
offer and wait for further instructions.
The defence ministry official then told MI-5, the British
security service, about the conspiracy. The MI-5
immediately informed the Research & Analysis Wing with
which it had a liaison relationship. The R&AW, after
examining the matter, asked MI-5 to advise the pilot to
accept the task and to keep the security service
informed of all his meetings with the extremist
organisation and the detailed plans for the air drop
including the date and time, the place of the air drop
and the flight path.
Image: Former British army pilot Peter Bleach enters a
court in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta April 9.
Bleach along with five Lativian crew members were
arrested December 21 in 1995 in the Purulia case
Photographs:Reuters

 

[Bhai Zakir]

What is Purulai ???????

Where is the link??????????

Something happened more then 20 year ago don't make sense also pak have more illegal weapons with household then India

 

[Safriz]

Purulia arms drop case - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Purulia .... not purulai.

 

[Ammyy]

Why old things again and again ...

One genius is posting about your all lost wars (only air battles) again and again and again and again without shame....

 

[Safriz]

Purulia arms drop case:Has India been deceived? - YouTube

 

[T90TankGuy]

Is it just me or have people run out of topics to talk about ? cuz they seem to be dragging up 20 - 40 year old issues.

 

[Nisha]

Old issues are good to look over. it reminds us of our mistakes, what needs to be done to correct the future, valuable lessons, etc. Nothing wrong bringing it up. My issue is why did we give in to British demands released the pilot/co-pilot?

 

[Safriz]

Is it just me or have people run out of topics to talk about ? cuz they seem to be dragging up 20 - 40 year old issues.

two things..
still an undecided case.
often blamed on ISI..

And those weapons still being used for insurgency..

 

[Jade]

two things..
still an undecided case.
often blamed on ISI..

And those weapons still being used for insurgency..

Nobody blames ISI for Purulai.

Yes, Purulai is a shameful chapter for RAW.

 

[livingdead]

The guy who was in jail for 5 years allege that it was done by RAW, and he had clearance to do it.

 

[President]

Though the Indian intelligence agencies were tipped off
that the consignment of arms and ammunition would be
dropped in Purulia, West Bengal they failed to avert the
incident. Both the R&AW and Intelligence Bureau
approached it as a routine case making it one of the
most shameful episodes in the history of Indian
intelligence, writes senior analyst B Raman.
The clandestine Purulia arms drop of December 1995, in
which an aircraft piloted by a group of mercenaries hired
by an unidentified extremist organidation -- suspected
to be the Anand Marg -- managed to fly right across the
Indian air space to Purulia in West Bengal, air drop a
consignment of arms and ammunition to a collecting
party on the ground and fly to Pattaya in Thailand
unintercepted by the Indian intelligence and security
agencies and the air force. This, despite the availability
of precise advance intelligence is a shameful episode in
the history of Indian intelligence.
A few weeks before the actual incident, the extremist
organisation, which had procured the arms and
ammunition, had approached a retired pilot of the British
Air Force and offered to pay him handsomely if he
organised the air drop successfully. Even though
tempted by the sum offered, he did not initially agree to
carry out the operation. He asked for time to think over
it. He then contacted an official of the British defence
ministry and told him about the offer made to him by the
extremists. The official advised him not to reject the
offer and wait for further instructions.
The defence ministry official then told MI-5, the British
security service, about the conspiracy. The MI-5
immediately informed the Research & Analysis Wing with
which it had a liaison relationship. The R&AW, after
examining the matter, asked MI-5 to advise the pilot to
accept the task and to keep the security service
informed of all his meetings with the extremist
organisation and the detailed plans for the air drop
including the date and time, the place of the air drop
and the flight path.
Image: Former British army pilot Peter Bleach enters a
court in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta April 9.
Bleach along with five Lativian crew members were
arrested December 21 in 1995 in the Purulia case
Photographs:Reuters

That was not RAW's fault that wa some internal political goofup ,..I think

 

[SRP]

Old issues are good to look over. it reminds us of our mistakes, what needs to be done to correct the future, valuable lessons, etc. Nothing wrong bringing it up. My issue is why did we give in to British demands released the pilot/co-pilot?

Then we look at why our country divided first. Some people don't find anything to degrade India. So they come up with 20yr old news. @mods close this thread.

 

[Omega007]

This incident came into lime light during 2011 election in West Bengal.Actually the dropped consignement (or most of it)never reached to its intended users.The recovered arms and ammos inclueded several hundred Bulgarian AKs,over a million of M 43 rounds,UBGLs,dozens of RPG-7s with thermobaric warheads.

Actually,what happened was that,it was sometimes in mid december,so it was full winter season and the villagers had set up a bone fire a few kilometers ahead of the drop zone.The pilot mistaken that position to be the actual drop zone and the rest is history.Thus it was only a stroke of luck that the arms were recovered,otherwise the mayhem would have beem catastrophic.

 

[Spring Onion]

Though the Indian intelligence agencies were tipped off
that the consignment of arms and ammunition would be
dropped in Purulia, West Bengal they failed to avert the
incident. Both the R&AW and Intelligence Bureau
approached it as a routine case making it one of the
most shameful episodes in the history of Indian
intelligence, writes senior analyst B Raman.
The clandestine Purulia arms drop of December 1995, in
which an aircraft piloted by a group of mercenaries hired
by an unidentified extremist organidation -- suspected
to be the Anand Marg -- managed to fly right across the
Indian air space to Purulia in West Bengal, air drop a
consignment of arms and ammunition to a collecting
party on the ground and fly to Pattaya in Thailand
unintercepted by the Indian intelligence and security
agencies and the air force. This, despite the availability
of precise advance intelligence is a shameful episode in
the history of Indian intelligence.
A few weeks before the actual incident, the extremist
organisation, which had procured the arms and
ammunition, had approached a retired pilot of the British
Air Force and offered to pay him handsomely if he
organised the air drop successfully. Even though
tempted by the sum offered, he did not initially agree to
carry out the operation. He asked for time to think over
it. He then contacted an official of the British defence
ministry and told him about the offer made to him by the
extremists. The official advised him not to reject the
offer and wait for further instructions.
The defence ministry official then told MI-5, the British
security service, about the conspiracy. The MI-5
immediately informed the Research & Analysis Wing with
which it had a liaison relationship. The R&AW, after
examining the matter, asked MI-5 to advise the pilot to
accept the task and to keep the security service
informed of all his meetings with the extremist
organisation and the detailed plans for the air drop
including the date and time, the place of the air drop
and the flight path.
Image: Former British army pilot Peter Bleach enters a
court in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta April 9.
Bleach along with five Lativian crew members were
arrested December 21 in 1995 in the Purulia case
Photographs:Reuters

By the way which were these EXTREMIST ORGANIZATIONS?

and why British piolt and lativian crew arrested? when RAW already staged them to nab extremist orgs?
they were helping India then why they were arrested?

 

[GR!FF!N]

two things..
still an undecided case.
often blamed on ISI..

And those weapons still being used for insurgency..

nobody blames ISI for that.most probably,it was some covert ops of RAW that went wrong.as other analysts said,the pilot must had mistaken Purulia as Chittagong.