A special court of the National Investigation Agency has awarded life imprisonment to the 13 convicts, found to have committed treason, in what is now familiar as the 'Kashmir Recruitment Case' - they'd trained Malayali youth in terrorist activities, at the Lolab forests in Kashmir and sent them to fight the Indian Army on the LoC under the tutelage of the Pakistani terrorist outfit, the LeT.
Background.
It's coincidental that the 'Kashmir recruitment case' ended on the same day it first came to light on 04 Oct '08, when the Indian Army had spotted a group of militants, that included five Keralites, in the Kupwara forests while they're attempting to cross the border. Two Keralites were killed on 07 Oct in the subsequent encounter and two more, along with a Pakistani militant, on 11 Oct.
The case diary.
14 Aug 2008 Thadiyantavide Nazeer organises a special class at Karukachaal in Kannur. He recruits
a few youth for the purpose.
10 Sep 8 youth proceed to Hyderabad out of which 5 proceed to Delhi for further training.
15 Sep The group reaches Kashmir.
02 Oct The cellphone numbers used by them is passed on to the Kerala Police by the IB.
07,11 Oct Four Malayali youth get killed in their encounter with the Indian Army in the forests of
Kupwara.
13 Oct The Kerala Police begins investigations.
23, 26 Oct And they confirm that the four dead during the encounter were indeed Malayali youth.
09 Feb 2010 The case findings handed over to the NIA.
23 Mar 2010 7 men arrested in connection with the case remanded to Viyyur central jail.
09 Feb 2012 The NIA Special Court commences the proceedings.
01 Oct 2013 The court pronounces that 13 of the accused are guilty.
The unsolved riddles.
(a) 'Play White Sock' was a code received from Sarfraz Nawaz of the LeT in Pakistan, by one of the convicts. The convicts had pleaded ignorance about the code during the investigations. The meaning continues to elude.
(b) In another intercepted phone call, there's talk about another 180 persons ready to take their place in case of attrition. No such force has been unearthed thus far.
Tailpiece.
1. The aspects of the case that worries me are the following:-
(a) Fidayeen recruitment camps have come to Kerala.
(b) The Malayali jihadi is neither driven by poverty nor alienation. Despite ample scope for social and
political expression, these misguided youth are being injected with religious extremism.
(c) The NIA's disclosure that the 180 trained militants could be present as 'sleeper cells', ready to get
activated any time.
2. And the only glimmer of hope in this dangerous case is the statement made by Safiya - the mother of one of the slain Malayalee recruits, Fayaz - on hearing the verdict and I quote, "Those who took my son to his death deserved to die".
PS.
Kudos to the NIA and the Kerala Police for their investigation prowess. The Kerala Police has once again proved that they're a force to reckon with!
Background.
It's coincidental that the 'Kashmir recruitment case' ended on the same day it first came to light on 04 Oct '08, when the Indian Army had spotted a group of militants, that included five Keralites, in the Kupwara forests while they're attempting to cross the border. Two Keralites were killed on 07 Oct in the subsequent encounter and two more, along with a Pakistani militant, on 11 Oct.
The case diary.
14 Aug 2008 Thadiyantavide Nazeer organises a special class at Karukachaal in Kannur. He recruits
a few youth for the purpose.
10 Sep 8 youth proceed to Hyderabad out of which 5 proceed to Delhi for further training.
15 Sep The group reaches Kashmir.
02 Oct The cellphone numbers used by them is passed on to the Kerala Police by the IB.
07,11 Oct Four Malayali youth get killed in their encounter with the Indian Army in the forests of
Kupwara.
13 Oct The Kerala Police begins investigations.
23, 26 Oct And they confirm that the four dead during the encounter were indeed Malayali youth.
09 Feb 2010 The case findings handed over to the NIA.
23 Mar 2010 7 men arrested in connection with the case remanded to Viyyur central jail.
09 Feb 2012 The NIA Special Court commences the proceedings.
01 Oct 2013 The court pronounces that 13 of the accused are guilty.
The unsolved riddles.
(a) 'Play White Sock' was a code received from Sarfraz Nawaz of the LeT in Pakistan, by one of the convicts. The convicts had pleaded ignorance about the code during the investigations. The meaning continues to elude.
(b) In another intercepted phone call, there's talk about another 180 persons ready to take their place in case of attrition. No such force has been unearthed thus far.
Tailpiece.
1. The aspects of the case that worries me are the following:-
(a) Fidayeen recruitment camps have come to Kerala.
(b) The Malayali jihadi is neither driven by poverty nor alienation. Despite ample scope for social and
political expression, these misguided youth are being injected with religious extremism.
(c) The NIA's disclosure that the 180 trained militants could be present as 'sleeper cells', ready to get
activated any time.
2. And the only glimmer of hope in this dangerous case is the statement made by Safiya - the mother of one of the slain Malayalee recruits, Fayaz - on hearing the verdict and I quote, "Those who took my son to his death deserved to die".
PS.
Kudos to the NIA and the Kerala Police for their investigation prowess. The Kerala Police has once again proved that they're a force to reckon with!
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