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ISI trail takes police to Burrabazar

ISI trail takes police to Burrabazar

Author: A Staff Reporter
Publication: The Telegraph
Date: January 11, 2002

The police today claimed they had obtained several leads that linked Mohammad Dilshad, the ISI operative arrested from Siliguri, to his network in Calcutta.

"We have been able to establish a clear connection between Dilshad and his Burrabazar-based hawala operators," a senior intelligence official said.

Today, several raids were carried out in Howrah and Burrabazar areas in search of the hawala operators.

"Several persons have been detained. Our suspect is highly respected among the business community in central Calcutta," the official said.

The investigators came to know about the two hawala operators in Calcutta after grilling Dilshad in Siliguri.

"Both the operators fled as soon as Dilshad was arrested. This also speaks volumes of the kind of network these criminals have built up over the years," the official added.

The Intelligence Bureau had repeatedly warned the state government through the Union home ministry that several "subversive elements" were taking shelter and building a base in and around Calcutta.

A team of Special Branch (SB) and Intelligence Branch (IB) officials stormed Tarakhand Dutta Lane in Jorasanko police station area on Wednesday morning and detained three associates of those two hawala operators.

After keeping a round-the-clock watch on the Jorasanko area, the IB and SB officials finally managed to find another house where the operator used to reside. "Several documents were also seized from the place," the official said.

According to IB officials, the hawala agents sheltered ISI operatives in and around the city. "Dilshad was given shelter by them in Calcutta a few months ago when he came here to receive hawala money. These hawala operators regularly contacted Dilshad," an IB official said.

The Darjeeling police also tipped off IB officials about more hideouts in Howrah. Superintendent of Darjeeling police Sanjay Chander had mentioned names of some who have links with Dilshad. "We cannot disclose those names for the sake of investigation," he said.

The police raided some places in Salkia, Shibpur and Howrah town areas. "But none of the suspects was found during the raids. We are looking for some more specific information from Darjeeling police," said an official.IB officials are also trying to find out whether Dilshad had contacted any army officials in Calcutta during his city visit.
 


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