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Then, the Secretary of the Interior of the Union, Madhukar Gupta, was in Islamabad attending bilateral conversations inside the minister, which was then appointed as the “composite dialogue”
A soldier is covered when the Taj Mahal hotel burns a battle between the Indian military and the militants inside the hotel in Mumbai. (Photo of the AP file)
When 10 Pakistani terrorists of heavy weapons carried out the 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, an Indian delegation headed by the then Secretary of the Interior of the Union, Madhukar Gupta, was in Islamabad for bilateral conversations, even.
On Thursday, after years of efforts of the Indian agencies, the key accused in the Tahawwur Hussain Rana attacks is being taken to Delhi from the United States to face justice in the case.
On November 26, 2008, when the terrorists arrived in Mumbai, sailing through the Arabic Sea from Pakistan, Gupta was in Islamabad attending bilateral talks at the level of Secretary of the Interior, which was called the “composite dialogue,” the sources said.
The Indian delegation concluded the conversations with its Pakistani counterparts on November 26. As part of the existing convention, the Indian delegation was supposed to meet with Pakistan Interior Minister for a courtesy call.
However, the Indian delegation WAD said that the Pakistani minister was insecure since he was traveling and that they could meet him the next day, that is, on November 27. So the team was left behind, the sources said.
Later that day (November 26), the Indian delegation was tasks for Murree, a picturesque station of La Colina near Islamabad.
That night, the terrorists attacked Mumbai and carried out the worst terrorist carnage in the country, killing 166 people.
When the news arrived, Gupta was in regular contact with senior leadership in Delhi de Murree.
The Indian delegation of Pakistan included an additional secretary in the Ministry of Interior, a joint secretary and some other officers. The team spent that thick night in Murree before returning to India the next day.
On Thursday, when he contacted the phone, Gupta told PTI that he was not right and expressed his inability to speak.
It was speculated at that time that the Indian delegation could have cheated by Pakistan to extend its stay in one day.
In the absence of Gupta on that fateful day in 2008, the then special secretary (internal security) in the Ministry of Interior, ML Kumawat, managed the affairs of the Ministry of Interior and gave initial instructions to the interested agencies as advised by the then. Tous. Thous Home. He then did.
Kumawat, an IPS officer, was assisted by the then Secretary Joint Naveen Verma and some other officers.
Rana, housed in a metropolitan detention center in Los Angeles, is being taken to Delhi on Thursday by an Indian team of several agencies to face the path in the case of 26/11 attacks. It is known that it is closely associated with American Pakistani terrorist David Coleman Headley, one of the main conspirators of the attacks.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a FEED – PTI syndicated news agency)