Col.JIT to start recording statements today JIT to start recording statements todayThe Indian agencies have sought voice samples of Jaish-e-Mohammed operatives, including JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar who is said to have masterminded the Pathankot terror strike. On Wednesday, the NIA handed over statements of witnesses and the report of the post-mortem examinations of the terrorists to the Pakistani probe team.The NIA has already given the JIT statements of witnesses, including doctors who conducted the post-mortem, call records of SP Salwinder Singh and his jeweller friend Rajesh Verma, whose phones had been snatched by the terrorists and allegedly used by them to speak to their contacts in Pakistan, the serial numbers of weapons Computer Wire Manufacturers seized, besides forensic and ballistic reports. The terrorists had carefully buried the packets, which had Pakistani markings and manufacturing dates in November and December 2015, the sources said. “We have lined up all the witnesses for tomorrow and the Pakistani JIT may record their statement for the next two days,” the NIA officials said. The NIA sought access to Masood Azhar and Abdul Rauf and told the visiting team that till India’s request was pending with the authorities in Islamabad, it would like the Pakistan JIT to question them about their role in the attack on the Pathankot airbase and hand over their statement to the Indian agency. Nasir was said to have spoken to his mother during the attack. The process is expected to carry on for two days. JIT representatives said some suspects in the case have been detained in Pakistan and they have shared the details with the NIA.
“We have identified all the four terrorists and handed over the names to the Pakistani side. Details of two websites which carried a message from Abdul Rauf after the terror strike were also shared with the JIT, he said. The handing over of all evidence according to the needs of the Pakistan penal code began on Wednesday.India also cited similarities between articles used by terrorists involved in the Pathankot attack and those in Samba and Kathua last year, like use of identical GPS and wireless sets and the modus operandi of hijacking cars before mounting the assault. “We have asked for voice samples of Jaish-e-Mohammed terror group chief Maulana Masood Azhar and his brother Abdul Rauf as also the voice sample of Khayyam Baber (mother of terrorist Nasir, killed during the Pathankot attack),” NIA chief Sharad Kumar said after the meeting.NIA officials said the Pakistani side informed the NIA team that one of the Jaish handlers, Kashif Jaan, believed to have accompanied the terrorists up to the border, was missing ever since his name surfaced in the case. However, no “direct” questioning of the witnesses would be allowed. The terrorists carried the energy drink “Red Bull” (during all these attacks), had identical wire-cutters and arms and ammunition of Eastern European, Russian and Chinese makes which are easily available in the Af-Pak region. The NIA was told that the Pakistani police was looking for him..
The NIA also identified another Jaish terrorist, Shahid Latif, as one of the handlers of the terrorists and sought his thorough interrogation, Mr Kumar said, adding that information about “Al Rehmat Trust”, run by the terrorist outfit, has also been sought. The Pakistan JIT, headed by additional inspector-general of police (counter-terrorism department) Muhammad Tahir Rai, and including the ISI’s Lt. Tanvir Ahmed, told their Indian counterparts that they need “effective” evidence to act against the culprits in Pakistan. We now want them to confirm our investigations in the case,” he said. Both websites have gone off the Internet and India wants Pakistan to probe the matter. The Pakistani team was also handed a list of 300 questions by the NIA during the day-long deliberations at the latter’s headquarters. The Pakistani team is scheduled to return on April 2. On Thursday, the visiting Pakistan joint investigation team (JIT) will begin recording the statements of the witnesses in the Pathankot terror attack case, including a Punjab superintendent of police. These questions related to the probe required to be undertaken in Pakistan to join the dots in the case.The NIA has also given details, including the batch numbers, of food packets carried by the Pathankot terrorists.
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