Hyderabad, August 03 (Ather Moin): The real culprits of Malegaon blasts who were given a fresh reprisal in the case, have already started celebrating their Holi and Diwali whereas various Muslim youths who were detained in connection with one or the other blasts, are compelled to lead the hell of a life.
It was a matter of satisfaction for the entire country when a Hindu outfit or racket was found involved in Malegaon blasts. People started building castles in the air that ultimately Muslims would get justice.
But this was not to be. Muslims families are still mourning the arrest of their innocent youths. Maharashtra’s Mcoca court has withdrawn the cases against Malegaon accused including Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and Col. Purohit saying that no sufficient evidence was found against them.
It is strange that police did not use any kind of ‘third degree’ against these accused, as is the case against Muslim youths.
The former ATS chief had collected some vital evidences against the Malegaon accused, which were very difficult to prove wrong. Now these accused would face the trial according to the Indian penal code after the withdrawal of Mcoca.
During the trial, the charge sheet was not presented more than once. It shows the lack of interest in police. Col. Purohit, being a military man, knew the process of making bombs and allegedly got the training in military school for making bombs and other terrorist acts.
On the other hand, police could not find any evidences against those Muslim youths who were detained.
It is to be recalled here that NDA government had implemented Pota on March 28, 2002 and the UPA government, in its former tenure, had nullified it on September 17, 2004.
It is now passed almost five years since the cancellation of the law under which 500 people were sent behind the bars including Hyderabad’s Maulana Naseeruddin and his sons who are inducted in various cases.
Our state police have no guts to start a trial against Narendra Amin who had killed Maulana Abdul Aleem Islahi’s son Mujahed Saleem with his service revolver.
The innocent Muslim youths have no access to any lawyer who could defend and get them freed because of their financial weakness. In some cases, when the lawyer was provided, the other communal lawyers tried to create hindrance in the smooth sailing of the trial.
Not only this, but they assaulted those helping lawyers in the concourse of the court itself. Is this justice? It is said that justice delayed in justice denied but one should say with slight change that justice denied is justice extinct.
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