India refuses to share Samjhota probe findings
12 January, 2011
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NEW DELHI: A day after Pakistan sought an update on the probe into Samjhauta Express bombing, Indian government on Tuesday ruled out sharing of information at this stage saying it was “too premature.”
Ministry of Home Affairs has informed Ministry of External Affairs to convey to Islamabad that National Investigation Agency (NIA) has not completed its probe into 2007 explosions in India-Pakistan train service which claimed lives of 68 passengers most of them Pakistani nationals.
“It is too pre-mature to share any information with anyone at this stage. The investigation is still on. When it is completed, we will take an appropriate decision,” a government official said reacting to Pakistan’s insistence on sharing information about the probe.
On Monday, India’s acting Deputy High Commissioner GV Srinivas was summoned to Pakistan Foreign Office in Islamabad and told that information on progress in the probe should be provided by New Delhi at the earliest.
The development took place in wake of activist Swami Aseemanand’s confession about involvement of Sangh activists in Samjhauta Express bomb blasts. Aseemanand, 59, recently confessed to involvement of Sangh activists in several terrorist attacks, including bombing of Samjhauta Express.
NIA on Tuesday announced cash reward of Rs10 lakh each for information leading to arrest of Sandeep Dange & Ramchandra Kalsangra in connection with Samjhauta Express blasts case. Besides the two, NIA also announced cash reward of Rs2 lakh for arrest of Ashok, also wanted in connection with the same case.
Pakistan has asked India several times in past two years to apprise it of developments in the investigation. The issue was also raised by Pakistani officials and leaders with Home Minister P Chidambaram and External Affairs Minister SM Krishna when they visited Islamabad last year. — PPI
APP adds: Foreign Office Spokesman Abdul Basit on Tuesday said India should share the findings of the investigation of Samjhauta Express blast incident with Pakistan.
He termed the Samjhauta Express blast a biggest conspiracy and said various elements were involved in it including Indian terrorists network. “42 people were died in the blast but India has never provided us a single report about the event,” he told state-run TV. “We want to discuss all strategic issues with India which were included in composite dialogues such as Kashmir, terrorism, Siachin, economic, cultural issues etc,” he added.
Basit said that Kashmir issue must be resolved in accordance with the aspiration of Kashmiri people and the United Nations’ (UN) resolutions. He described difficult to sustain good ties with India without resolving the Kashmir issue.
Responding a question he said Pakistan being a victim of terrorism itself, would of course want to discuss the issue of terrorism with India. He said Pakistan is combating successful war against terror and also taking several measures to eradicate terrorist activities from the entire region.
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