this is the kind of "reporting" that the ELM loves to dish out - this the paper with the largest circulation.
However, the confessional statement given to the police is not admissible in court......................
......no anti-terrorism squad (ATS) officer was willing to comment on the reported confession, ATS spokesperson Dinesh Agrawala said for the record, "It's not correct."
but confession it is!!!
I was Malegaon mastermind, admits Lt-Col-India-The Times of India
er- did I mention that the "reporter" just happens to be - well - never mind.
Of course the blighter had to mention that Lt Col Purohit is from a Brahmin family
----- the horror, the horror! ---------
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Extract from Serving Lt Col arrested for Malegaon Thursday, November 06,2008
When Chief Judicial Magistrate Keshav Boche asked Purohit if he agreed to a narco-analysis, he said yes. Defence lawyers opposed this to which the court said that it’s the consent of the accused — not that of the lawyers — that is the key.
Said defence lawyer Avinash Bhede: “ATS picked Purohit on October 29 and have illegally detained him since then. They showed him as arrested today. The ATS has no evidence against any of the allegations and in the age of the Internet, one does need an Army officer to train in making explosives.”
Purohit is believed to have been taken to Bhopal, Pune, Khandala and Mumbai in connection with the investigation.
The ATS informed the court the formalities for taking custody of a serving officer were completed and the permission of the Indian Army taken shortly after midnight.
He was arrested at 9.30 am today in Mumbai and taken to Nashik court. He has served 15 years in the Army and was posted in Madhya Pradesh when the ATS first called him for questioning.
Meanwhile, the Army is considering a Court of Inquiry (CoI) against the serving officer, sources said. For the record, Army Headquarters declined any official reaction on the arrest.
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