Samjhauta Express Blast: Key Suspect who Planted Bombs Arrested


Samjhauta Express Blast: Key Suspect who Planted Bombs Arrested

New Delhi, Dec 15 (NDTV): A key suspect in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast, which killed 68 people and mostly Pakistanis, was arrested from Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh on Friday night.

The arrest came in the midst of Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik's ongoing visit to India.

The suspect, Rajendra Chaudhary alias Samandar Das, allegedly planted bombs in two coaches of the Samjhauta Express along with Kamal Chauhan, who is already under arrest.

Police have secured a transit remand for Das and will produce him tomorrow at the Panchkula courts near Chandigarh, where the Samjhauta Express case is being heard.

On February 18, 2007, two blasts had ripped through coaches of the Samjhauta Express near Panipat, when the train was heading from Delhi to Lahore.

The blast is alleged to have been carried out by Hindu right-wing extremists. The National Investigation Agency, which probes terrorism cases, has chargesheeted six people, including Swami Aseemanand and Sadhvi Pragya Thakur.

  

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  • Kanta, udupi

    Tue, Dec 18 2012

    this is called HINDU Terrorist.....

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mangalore/Mapusa/Mumbai

    Mon, Dec 17 2012

    SHASHI,CANADA. How much did you get to defend Reddy and Yeddy.....

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  • SHASHI, CANADA

    Mon, Dec 17 2012

    jossey saldhana....WHAT ELSE CAN BE EXPECTED FROM YOU....YOU STILL HAVE THAT SAME TAPE RECORDER..YEDDY REDDY...YEDDY IS HISTORY NOW...

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  • Naufal, Uddabettu

    Mon, Dec 17 2012

    Can we see soon this man's name in president's mercy petition list.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mangalore/Mapusa/Mumbai

    Mon, Dec 17 2012

    SHASHI, CANADA.
    You are right UPA is corrupt and your Reddy, Yeddy, Ch**addy, Ghadkary are all ANGELS..........

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  • SHASHI, CANADA

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    YOU GUYS HAVE TO WATCH THE YOUTUBE ON SUBRAMANIUM SWAMY ....SWAMY IS A PROFESSOR IN HAVARD UNIVERSITY...AFTER HE CAME OUT WITH TRUTH AGAINST SONIA,AMUL BABY, AND REST OF THE CHOR COMAPNIES IN UPA GOVERNMENT...THE UPA THROUGH THIER DIPLOMATIC POWERS HAD HAVARD REMOVE SWAMY FROM TEACHING.....ON THE OTHER HAND UPA IS PROTECTING MULAYAM AND MAYAVATI FROM CBI INVESTIGATIONS BY BLACKMAILING THEM TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT....SO GET YOUR FACTS SCRUTINISED YOU SICKULAR MINDED INDIAN IDIOTS.

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  • Jayanth, kuwait

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    Hang him public till death.totally in India RSS did bomb blast and support all criminal act

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  • Santhosh, Udupi

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    Vivek Pais,

    I think you have totally missunderstood the indian history, come on man...we indians had no problem when 'East Indian Co.' came to trade with us, infact we welcomed them, in the begining we indians liked their life style, education,language, so we learned all those good things from them, But the problem aroused eventually when they turned as 'Loot india Co.'

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  • ISMAIL.K.PERINJE, PERINJE-YANBU/KSA

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    Mr Narendra Baliga Venoor, well said sir.Don't take Jeevan so serious.Your imperious comments no match to his callous blah blah.Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

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  • Vivek Pais, Kadri

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    Santhosh,

    That means people wanted to gain knowledge from East India company and when it came to trade u people did not like. In first place why did u take a trouble in learning criminals language ?

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  • ismail, puttur

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    ಪ್ರಭಾಕರನ್, ಹಿಟ್ಲರ್, ಮುಸ್ಸಲೋನಿ, ಜಾರ್ಜ್ ಬುಶ್ ಮುಂತಾದ ಜಗದ್ವಿಖ್ಯಾತ ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದಕರಾರೂ ಮುಸ್ಲಿಮರಲ್ಲ. ಹಾಗಾದರೆ ಇವರನ್ನು ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದನೆಗೆ ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹಿಸಿದ್ದಾದರೂ ಏನು? ಅವರ ಧರ್ಮಗ್ರಂಥಗಳೇ? ಇವರನ್ನೇಕೆ ಧರ್ಮದ ಆಧಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದಕರೆಂದು ಕರೆಯಲಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ?

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  • Santhosh, Udupi

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    vivek Pais, kadri
    You must know difference between 'LOOTING' & 'LEARNING', now tell me which one is criminal???

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  • Naren Baliga, Venoor

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    Please post unbiased report. Firstly Do you know what is RSS ? dont level any baseless allegation against RSS. Secondly you said Babri Masjid was pulled down and terrorism started but for your knowldge 100 of temples destroyed in kashmir did you hear hindus taken weapon or retaliated – Jeevan
    Mine is an unbiased report. I know what is the RSS more than you, it is built on Nazi ideologies. I can quote from the book of dimwit Golwalkar wherein he spewed the venom. You made a point for me to answer, believers of Sanathan Dharma like me don't retaliate but people believe in Hindutva of Golwalkar will retaliate and they are doing it. Didn’t you know why Mahatma Gandhiji was killed?
    When you suppress & oppress peoples they will retaliate and for your information it is cowardice to fight with a 14% of the population with government machineries are working for the Hindutva cause. Didn’t you see how goons were scot-free in the Church attacks? Kalladka Bhat dared the police to arrest him and still he is scot-free? Can a minority dare the police department to arrest?

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  • Ummar, Udupi / Dubai

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    @ Sachidanda shetty,

    Your outcry is not for humanity. You just crying for less non-hindus killed by saffron terrorist right ? You are encouraging for more saffron terrorism. you can share the stage with kalladka bhat. before you give this death tolls subtract the non -hindus killed in those attack and take % from total indian population. I just want to remind you that so many non-hindus also killed in terrorist attacks. So don't give any religion name to terrorism. Terrorists are only terrorists. Accept it digest it if you can!!

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  • sam, mangalore

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    @naren baliga, venoor- Very very well said !
    I second your thoughts and views expressed !
    People like sachidanand shetty just write.. coz they can write. What they write doesnt reflect reality !

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  • jeevan, Mangalore

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    Naren Baliga, Venoor

    Please post unbaised report. Firstly Do you know what is RSS ? dont level any baseless allegation against RSS. Secondly you said Babri Masjid was pulled down and terrorism started but for your knowldge 100 of temples destroyed in kashmir did you hear hindus taken weapon or retaliated ?

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  • vivek pais, Kadri

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    Sachinand Shetty,

    i am not here protect christians or Muslims or point out at Hindus. what what i am saying is How can you say to your brother, Let me take the speck out of your eye, when all the time there is a plank in your own eye?. keep in mind there are a certain group of people who have wealth and power who are playing with the lives of innocent people and dragging religion into this. So every religion is good in its own way but its the perpetrators who are playing a game here.

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  • Naren Baliga, Venoor

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    Sachinanad,

    Now you wrote like your master master dimwit Gowalkar, violence is not the tool… you mentioned Godra in retaliation there were 2000 people died. You cannot hold an entire community for a person’s sins or acts.

    You are living in Dubai, do you spread your hatred there also and do you have an audacity to spread your RSS wings there?
    Who killed Gandhiji? Who had told the religious minorities of India to live as a second class citizen if they don’t want to accept Golwalkar’s Hindutva? Who is hell bent on the Christians & Muslims for the sake of Hindutva? Why you don’t be a change and see a change. In India, all the violence and hatred started after the demolition of Babri Mosque and thanks to your master LK Advani.
    Please read my blog and understand that in the name of Hindutva you cannot spread violence and kill the essence of Santhan Dharma.

    Our Dharma says Sarva Jana Sukino Bhavanthu. May Ganesha exterminates your hatred ideologies.
    Your comment would have weight if you had made India as your karmabhoomi and spew the venom.

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  • Ganesh, Bengaluru

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    Here people are trying to defend their position, ultimately reality will remains real. This can't be fabricated, whole globe knows who is peace lovers & who is destroyers and fighting in the name of religions.Hindus were never fought for the religion only they retaliated for the misdeeds & self defence.
    If arrested person found guilty by legally definately punish them meanwhile don't forget to punish Madani, Riyaz Bhatkal, etc., J&K separatist leaders & terrorist, Assam infilters creating problem in Assam.

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  • Sachidanand Shetty, Mundkur/Dubai

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    Jossey Saldanha, AV Mangalore, Ibrahim Al khobar, Ashi Mangalore, Ummar Udupi, Naren Baliga Venoor, Ashu Kundapur, Ifthikhar Mangalore and few more no matter from anywhere, countdown the total lives of Hindus we lost till date and compare the death toll of Ajmer Sharif, Mecca Masjid, Malegaon and Samjhauta Express bombings. Though we can’t support any terrorist act, but there is the only way to teach lesson or stop those religious radicals that “Retaliation with firm consequences” We lost 166 lives in Mumbai attacks, perpetrators of these criminal activities are Hindus? 2,726 lives we lost in WTC attack in New York, those involved in those attack are Hindus? 48 people lost their life in Godhra Train Attack, people who poured the Petrol to burnout Godhra Train, are they Hindus? 13 Bomb attacks at Mumbai in 1993 lead to 257 deaths, are they Hindus?
    From our own region, Jacintha Saldanha killed herself for whatever may be the reason, but you see the outcry from her religion to get the justice. But just go back and count the number of Students we lost or attacked in Australia did our MFA take any meaningful action till date? So, Hindus should keep quite when they lose their lives just because they are not minorities? Here the question is not about who killed who? But the major question is when our Justice System will punish them rigorously? Had our Congress Government pursued the case in proper manner to punish the first bomb blaster in India, we would not have lost so many lives till date and there was not be any retaliation action too

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  • vivek Pais, kadri

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    Hi Santhosh,

    Because of East India Company you are writing comments in English. Think for a moment....

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  • ismail, puttur

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    ಮುಸ್ಲಿಮರೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದಕರಲ್ಲ. ಆದರೆ ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದಕರೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಮುಸ್ಲಿಮರು. ಇದೊಂದು ಶುದ್ಧ ವಂಚನೆ. ವಾಸ್ತವಿಕವಾಗಿ ಇಂದು ಎಷ್ಟು ಸ್ಪೋಟ ಪ್ರಕರಣಗಳನ್ನು ನಾವು ಪತ್ರಿಕೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಸ್ಲಿಮ್ ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದನೆಯೆಂಬ ಶೀರ್ಷಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಣುತ್ತಿರುವೆವೋ ಅವಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಎಷ್ಟೋ ಅಧಿಕ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯ ಸ್ಪೋಟ ಪ್ರಕರಣಗಳೂ, ಸಾವು ನೋವುಗಳೂ ಜಗತ್ತಿನಾದ್ಯಂತ ಸಂಭವಿಸುತ್ತಲೇ ಇವೆ. ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸವೆಂದರೆ ಇವುಗಳನ್ನು ವೈಭವೀಕರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ. ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದನೆ, ಆತ್ಮಾಹುತಿ ಬಾಂಬ್ ದಾಳಿ ಎಂಬ ಭೂತಗಳನ್ನು ಹುಟ್ಟು ಹಾಕಿದವರು ಮುಸ್ಲಿಮರು ಎಂಬ ತಪ್ಪುಕಲ್ಪನೆಯು ಪ್ರಚಲಿತದಲ್ಲಿದೆ. ವಾಸ್ತವಿಕವಾಗಿ ಮುಸ್ಲಿಮೇತರ ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದಕń

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  • Santhosh, Udupi

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    No Jossey Saldanha....EAST INDIA Co. does only LOOT jobs.

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  • GERALD, Modankap

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    ITS TOO EARLY TO FIND THE CULPRITS !!!! JAI HOOO SHINING INDIA

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mangalore/Mapusa/Mumbai

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    1. Kasab
    2. Afzal Guru
    3. Rajendra Chaudhary
    4. Kamal Chauhan

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  • AV, Mangalore/Doha

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    CORRECTION... ITS HINDU RIGHT WING TERRORISTS!. NAGesh nayak AND dinesh poojary ARE BOTH THINKING WHAT TO TYPE.. HA HA. WE ALL KNOW THEM well.. THEY WILL NOT COMMENT ON THIS TOPIC BECAUSE THEY ARE BOLTI BANDH! LOL.

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  • Ibrahim, Al kHobar

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    BRING THE ALL CULPRIT TOGATHER, SHOOT THEM ALL. WHOLE WORLD SAY MUSLIMS ARE TERRORIST BUT THEY ARE NOT... SEE THE PATIENCY OF MUSLIMS BECAUSE WE KNOW INFRONT OF TRUTH FALSHWOOD WILL PERISH, IT IS ITS NATURE BOUND TO PERISH....

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  • Ashi, Mangalore

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    Wow..he is not terrorist, just key suspect..! Is any deference between him and Kasab?

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  • WASIM, UDUPI/DUBAI

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    EVERY TERRORIST GETS DEATH PUNISHMENT THEN ONLY THEN THINK TWICE BEFORE COMIITING ANY CRIME

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  • jeevan, mangalore

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    This is fabricated story and suppresed feeling of individual morethan that do we need train service with our enemy country ??? Let judiciary decide...

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  • Ummar, Udupi / Dubai

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    Dear Sachidanand Shetty,
    This is all because of indian police mindset. Where ever these kind of blast take place they start to detain local youths rather than any clue. Even confession came from one such “Swamy”, ATS took one year to release the innocent youths and arrest the real "terrorists" just becoz difference in their name !! Just pray for Bjp govt. in central and you see the result. all the saffron terrorist will be release with brave award !!

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  • Vinay, Mangalore

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    Good drama and timing. May get some more Muslim votes at Gujarath and happy send off to Rehman Malik.

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  • Naren Baliga, Venoor

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    Let RSS and VHP change their stands to support Congress and then you see the result - Sachinanand

    Then all the terrorists will be escorted by an RSS minister with royal treatment.

    If you want to give equal and fair opportunity then Kalladka Bhat should be in the jail for his hatred & abusive speeches.

    Get out of the hatred and don't see religion in each and every issue.

    Why you don't come and serve the RSS in India instead of sitting in a foreign country?

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  • Ashu, Kundapur

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    Swami Aseemanand is a former (RSS) activist from India who is accused of planning terror attacks on Ajmer Sharif, Mecca Masjid, 2006 Malegaon blasts and 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Aseemanand on November 19, 2010 for his involement in Mecca Masjid bombing.On 24 December 2010 he was handed over to National Investigation Agency (NIA). However, in late March 2011, Aseemanand stated he was behind these blasts.

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  • Ifthikhar, Mangalore / KSA

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    I am eagerly awaiting to read the comments of Dinesh Poojary and Nagesh Nayak.

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  • ali, mangalore

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    All terrorist should be treated equally like Kasab.

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  • avani, mlore/uae

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    comment quote: "After 5 years!!!!"
    Yes. because election comes every 5 years and the next election is nearing.

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  • Tony Pinto, Manglore - Dubai

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    Who care's for Samjhauta Express Blast...no Indians have been reported dead in this blast so why to bother......keep cool dear INDIANS.

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  • Saleem, Mangalore

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    Please don't show the double stand with this saffron terrorist. Hang him like Ajmal Kasab.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mangalore/Mapusa/Mumbai

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    Dinesh, Are these guys too from East India Co...................

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  • Vashal, Mangalore

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    Hang all type of terrorists as soon as possible & ban the outfit.

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  • Irshad Shaikh, Udupi/Dubai

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    Big thanks to late Mr Hemant Karkare who unfolded the Saffron terror.
    Samjautha Express,Ajmer blasts,Makka masjid blast,Malegaon,Nanded blast are sponsored by Saffron terrorists.

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  • Sachidanand Shetty, Mundkur/Dubai

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    We have to look at closely Samjhauta Express & Malegaon Blasts together. In both cases, ATC first detained few Muslims youths for almost 3 to 5 years labeling them as “Terrorists”. Then confession came from one such “Swamy” and entire episode has been changed forever. Even after confession, ATC took almost one year to release the so called “Innocent Youths”. So, there is a big question mark on ATC functionality. If we believe now that Rajendra Chaudhary alias Samandar Das is the main culprit, then why did ATC took 5 years to arrest him? Again let us believe “Better late than never” principle, can Pakistan exchange Hafiz Muhammad Saeed for Rajendra Chaudhary? Under UPA rule everything is possible. They treat RSS and VHP is more dangerous than ISI or PFI just because they are associated with BJP. Let RSS and VHP change their stands to support Congress and then you see the result

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  • Krishna Kant, Mangalore/Moodbidri

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    All the person who are involved should stand trial if proved guilty then they don't deserve to live. They should be Hanged the way Ajmal was Hanged. These person's are worse then Ajmal coz they belong to this country.

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  • Bashir H, Ullal

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    Government should thoroughly investigate that in which terrorists group he associated with? whether is RSS, VHP or Bajarangi? It was known that those terrorists groups associated with Israels Mossad terrorists group. If Muslim groups involves means then everybody makes an attempt to tag terrorist group without second thought Why same not apply to Hindu groups?

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  • Lancelot N Tauro, Manglore - Doha Qatar

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    After 5 years!!!!! hindu right wing extremist or terrorists?

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  • rasheed, bhatkal

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    Mr. Nagesh nayak, and rakesh shetty, what will you say about this news? if your wish comes true or if u r dominent enough, you would not hesitate to say that because of these saffron terrorist whole india is safe.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    Please give capital punishment to the prime accused. Don't delay the justice.

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  • Kaizer, Mangalore

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    Well done NIA, there might be many more to come atleast now govt should stop framing Muslims in all terror links.

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  • Darnappa, Mangalore

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    This is the ourcome of providing visas to Pakistanis. Shame on indian government who also would like to play cricket with them for solving such problems...Ahhh real fun.

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  • vincy, Bangkok

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    The NIA should also book Modi as a accused along with Swami and Pragya.

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  • ISMAIL.K.PERINJE, PERINJE-YANBU/KSA

    Sun, Dec 16 2012

    MUSLIMS ARE NOT TERRORIST BUT ALL ACCUSED TERRORIST ARE(MUSLIMS)HUMAN BEING!!!!!!THIS SHOWS TERRORISM HAS NO RELIGION.WAR ON TERROR GOING IN RIGHT PATH.PLEASE HANG ALL TERRORISTS.

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