Indian intelligence agencies have considerable evidence of Iran’s involvement in the February 13 attack on an Israeli diplomat but are not releasing it in a bid to avoid public confrontation with Tehran, a top Israeli security official claimed.
The official told Ha’aretz that the Indian agencies are close to fully solving the case but they are not saying so publicly.
However, they have not concealed the information in their possession in quiet contacts with Israel and the US, the official was quoted as saying.
He said the intelligence agencies have located the motorcycle used in the attack, identified who purchased it, and know how and when the attackers arrived in India.
“ The Indians received a great deal of assistance in the investigation from the US and Israel and did a lot of work themselves,” the daily quoted the official as saying.
The Israeli official reportedly noted that the Indian agencies have decided to characterise the incident as a case that, until further notice, is “ under investigation”. This has lowered the pressure for the release of details, and the need to make serious decisions on how to proceed has been deferred, the source pointed out.