Nagpur, December 22: The Ram Pradhan Commission which probed the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks has found that the intelligence alerts provided by Central agencies were treated “casually” and “mechanically forwarded” to operational units by the DGP office, ATS and the Home Department.
The Commission’s report, which was tabled in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly yesterday, said the intelligence alerts were forwarded by the DGP office, sometimes with a semi-official letter.
It also noted that there was a total confusion in the processing of intelligence alert at the state government level.
The Chief Secretary normally passes the alerts from the Intelligence Bureau or Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to the state Home Department.
Both Additional Chief Secretaries (Home) and Principal Secretary (Home) initially deposed before the panel that they had not received anyintelligence inputs from the MHA.
–Agencies