Mumbai Blasts
13 July, 2006
Indian government has blamed Lashkar-e-Tayyeba and outlawed Indian group Students of Islamic Movement (SIM) for the Mumbai train attacks that killed at least 200 people on Tuesday last. At least 350 people, mostly Muslims have been arrested on the suspicion of
having links to the attacks.
But other Indian officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the investigation was just getting under way, cautioned it was too early to accuse a specific group.
On the other hand, Lashkar-e-Tayyeba has denied its involvement in the terrorist attacks saying that "Indian security forces blame Lashkar in an attempt to defame Kashmir freedom struggle."
A spokesman of powerful Hizb-ull-Mujahidin, the largest group fighting Indian rule in held Kashmir, has also termed the attacks an "act of terrorism" saying Islam does not allow any group or individual to hurt the innocent civilians.
Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Navtej Sarna on Wednesday repeated Indian demands that Pakistan crack down on the militants, who New Delhi says operate from Azad Kashmir.
"We would urge Pakistan to take urgent steps to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism on the territory under its control and act resolutely against individuals and groups who are responsible for terrorists’ violence," he said.
Here are some questions
1) Is that too early to blame any specific group for the attacks?
2) Who will be the major gainer vis-a-vis such attacks. Mujahidin or India?
3) Could it be a calculated conspiracy to tarnish the image of freedom fighters?
4) If yes, then who could be behind that?
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