The Congress on Friday demanded a fair probe within six months into the case involving Jammu & Kashmir DSP Davinder Singh, arrested with Hizbul terrorists in south Kashmir, as Rahul Gandhi alleged the case was handed over to the NIA to “silence” Singh. The party also sought a re-investigation into the February 2019 Pulwama terrorist attack and Singh’s role in it as he had been posted in the district as DSP at the time.
Questioning the Government’s “conspicuous silence”, it demanded the Prime Minister and the Home Minister to answer questions raised by people after Singh’s arrest last week. The grand old party alleged NIA’s role has been questionable in the probes against Swami Assemananda and Pragya Thakur. Congress demanded a fast track court to look into the entire activities and the DSP’s role.
The best way to “silence” Singh was to hand the investigation against him to NIA chief Y C Modi, under whose care the case will be “as good as dead”, Rahul alleged.
Calling the National Investigation Agency (NIA) chief “another Modi”, the Congress leader said he had investigated the 2002 Gujarat riots and the killing of former Gujarat home minister Haren Pandya in 2003.
“The best way to silence Terrorist DSP Davinder, is to hand the case to the NIA,” Rahul said on Twitter, adding, “In YK’s care, the case is as good as dead.” The former Congress chief put out the Twitter post using the hashtag “WhoWantsTerroristDavinderSilenced” and asked “why”.
Congress spokesperson Supriya Srinate said serious questions are being raised on national security. She said Singh was not “just any other officer” as three days before his arrest, he was entrusted with the security of foreign diplomats visiting Jammu and Kashmir and prior to that, he was DSP in Pulwama when the terror attack happened. She said Singh also faced three FIRs for extortion.
When Singh was arrested in Kulgam, he was accompanying Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists Naveed Baba and Altaf and a lawyer operating as an overground worker for terrorist groups. “Why is the government conspicuously silent. The conspicuous silence of the government raises so many questions. It is government’s moral responsibility to conduct a fair probe so that there are no doubts,” the Congress spokesperson said.