Facts of the Hindutva terror
RSS links to the terror blasts – Home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde at Jaipur mentioned Samjhauta Express, Mecca masjid and Malegaon blasts. He forgot to mention Ajmer blast which has been in news too. But, are these a few rare and isolated incidents or there is more to it? Let’s see.
“Bajrang Dal activists were actually making a bomb before one exploded in an activist’s house” said a senior police officer on Nanded blast (As reported in The Telegraph, 10 April 2006). Himanshu Panse, who was blown into pieces in the accidental blast, was also an accused in Parbhani blast at Mohammadiya masjid on 21 November 2003 along with Sanjay, Wagh and Vidholkar. Then there is Purna blast at a madarsa on 27 August 2004 (main accused- Sanjay and Tuptewar, Jalna blast at Quadriya masjid on 27 August 2004 (main accused- Wagh) in addition to Malegaon blasts in Maharashtra state alone. As usual, state Bajrang Dal chief Shankar Gaikwad denied that the dead belonged to his party and at the same time even claimed that it was not a bomb blast but some crackers that caught fire. Whereas, police confirmed that Naresh and Himanshu, who died on spot were office bearers of Bajrang Dal. Also, the blast was so severe that Himanshu’s hands and legs literally lied scattered. One other died on spot and three others were seriously injured (Wagh was reported to be in coma). Window panes were found to be lying around forty feet away from the house which again belonged to RSS worker Laxman Rajkondwar. Never knew the crackers are capable of such damage. Police recovered an IED type sophisticated bomb with timer and operated through remote control. The presence of Muslims caps, dresses and maps (of mosques and other similar places) says a lot on the sinister game plan of the group. The bomb, which exploded in Nanded was suppose to explode at Aurangabad mosque next day, a Friday.
August 2008- two RSS/Bajrang Dal activists died while making bomb in Kanpur, also a low intensity blast on 14 October 2008 and an explosion at PHC in the same city. Blast in a mosque in Modasa (Gujrat) on 29 September 2009 and police suspected SIMI. Also on the list are Mhow(1999), Bhopal (2002,2003), Tenkasi (2007) etc. On 15 October 2009, a blast went off behind Grace church in Goa. Police recovered some circuits and timing devices from the Sanatan Sanstha ashram. It was meant for a Hindu gathering and one can guess why? Much has come out in media about the activities of Shri Ram Sene in Karnataka, also Sanjay Joshi’s murder and a few arrests in Indore (Madhya Pradesh). Also on the list is links from Bhonsla military school in Nagpur etc. These incidents by no means suggest that Hindutva terrorism is mere a local phenomenon with just a few rogues involved.
Facts of the Hindutva terror*|*Guest
