Express press service
PATNA: The BJP launched a broadside on Thursday against senior IPS officer and Chief Superintendent of Patna Police Manavjit Singh Dhillon for allegedly comparing the extremist People’s Front of India (PFI) with the RSS, the party’s ideological mentor.
During a presser called for the arrest of three suspects linked to terrorist groups at Phulwarisharif in Patna, Dhillon said on Thursday: “Like the RSS shakhas where physical training is given, the terrorist organization was spreading its program among the youth in the name of physical training.”
The remark snowballed into controversy as Bihar ADGP (Headquarters) Jitendra Singh Gangwar later came out with a clarification on behalf of the state police. He said the SSP’s statement was unwarranted and that the matter would be checked. The SSP should focus solely on the investigation, he added.
A show cause notice was also sent to the SSP for their remark, asking them to respond within 48 hours.
Bihar BJP spokesman Arvind Singh said. “The statement by the SSP is highly condemnable. An officer with such a mindset should not continue as SSP of Patna,” the spokesperson said.
“The RSS is a nationalist organization. The government should take tough action against the SSP. On the other hand, BJP ally Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) spokesman, Danish Rizwan defended the SSP statement, saying there was nothing wrong with it. Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Patna, police arrested Mohammad Jallauddin, a retired Jharkhand police officer, and Mohammad Athar Parvez, a former member of the Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). ) from Phulwarisharif in the state capital on July 11.
Later a Mohammad Arman was arrested on the basis of information provided by Jallauddin and Parvez whose brother had been arrested earlier for his alleged links to serial explosions at Gandhi Maidan in Patna during the meeting of the Prime Minister’s candidate BJP Minister Narendra Modi in October 2014. Unconfirmed reports said two more. suspects were chosen for questioning in connection with the Patna terrorist module. The identity of the detainees has been kept secret.
Preliminary investigation has revealed that youths from different states including Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh have come to Phulwarisharif for training on the terrorist plot. “Evidence of funds transaction from Pakistan and Bangladesh has also been collected,” said ASP (Phulwari) Manish Kumar. During a raid, the police recovered numerous incriminating documents and 25 PFI flags from the rented accommodation of the three suspects.
Meanwhile, Patna SSP Manavjit Singh Dhillon said that in total 26 people have been named as accused in the FIR filed at Phulwari Police Station. “Raids are being carried out to arrest others involved in anti-Indian activities,” he added.
PATNA: The BJP launched a broadside on Thursday against senior IPS officer and Chief Superintendent of Patna Police Manavjit Singh Dhillon for allegedly comparing the extremist People’s Front of India (PFI) with the RSS, the party’s ideological mentor. During a presser called for the arrest of three suspects linked to terrorist groups at Phulwarisharif in Patna, Dhillon said on Thursday: “Like the RSS shakhas where physical training is given, the terrorist organization was spreading its program among the youth in the name of physical training.” The remark snowballed into controversy as Bihar ADGP (Headquarters) Jitendra Singh Gangwar later came out with a clarification on behalf of the State Police, he said the SSP’s statement was unjustified and that the question would be checked. The SSP should focus only on the investigation, he added. A show cause notice was also sent to the SSP for his remark, asking him to respond within 48 hours. Bihar BJP spokesman Arvind Singh said “The SSP statement is highly condemnable. An officer with such a mindset should not continue as the SSP of Patna,” the spokesman said. RSS is a nationalist organization The government should take tough action against the SSP On the other hand, Hindustani spokesman Awam Morcha (HAM), an ally of the BJP, Dane Rizwan defended the statement of the SSP , saying there was nothing wrong with that.Before the visit of the P Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Patna, police arrested Mohammad Jallauddin, a retired police officer from Jharkhand Police, and Mohammad Athar Parvez, a former member of Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) from Phulwarisharif in the state capital on July 11. Later a Mohammad Arman was arrested on the basis of information provided by Jallauddin and Parvez whose brother had previously been arrested for his alleged links to serial explosions at Gandhi Maidan in Patna during a meeting of the Prime Minister’s candidate BJP Minister Narendra Modi in October 2014. Unconfirmed reports said that two more suspects have been picked for questioning in relation to the Patna terror module. The identity of the detainees has been kept secret. Preliminary investigation has revealed that youths from different states including Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh have come to Phulwarisharif for training on the terrorist plot. “Evidence of funds transaction from Pakistan and Bangladesh has also been collected,” said ASP (Phulwari) Manish Kumar. During a raid, the police recovered numerous incriminating documents and 25 PFI flags from the rented accommodation of the three suspects. Meanwhile, Patna SSP Manavjit Singh Dhillon said that in total 26 people have been named as accused in the FIR filed at Phulwari Police Station. “Raids are being carried out to arrest others involved in anti-Indian activities,” he added.
