The arrest of Yasin Bhatkal, the alleged terrorist mastermind and co-founder of the Indian Mujahideen, from the India-Nepal border on August 29 is good news. One is not naive to think that this will mean the end of IM, but certainly it could mean at least the beginning of the end. The IM reportedly came into existence to avenge the deaths of 800 odd co-religionists in the Gujarat riots of 2002. After murdering over 1,350 people, mostly in bomb blasts over last 11 years, the Indian Mujahideen seemed to be losing steam. It tried to whip up sentiments in India over the riots in Myanmar (Burma) and Assam but was not very successful. But most crucially, the IM seems to be losing the support of its patron and backer Pakistan and some other mid-eastern countries. The curious circumstances under which Abdul Karim Tunda was arrested on the Indo-Nepal border raised more questions than answers. At the ripe age of 70, Tunda appeared to be a spent force. Within days of his arrest, he was operated at the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences hospital and fitted with a pacemaker (all at the cost of the Indian taxpayer). It almost seemed like he had come for ‘medical tourism’ as many Pakistanis do.
Posted on: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 05:30:42 +0000
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