Plot to kill Modi

Plot to kill Modi

Four persons shot dead in an encounter. From whom did the Gujarat Police (GP) get information that the persons in the car were Lashkar terrorists on their way to kill Modi? Did such information also authorise the GP to shoot to kill? Was the source so impeccable that GP could act decisively on their word? I think the whole case hinges on the status of the informant. Was his relay of information to be taken as authoritative and actionable? Who was he and how was he connected GP? Can GP be certain that the call came from the authoritative source they claim it came from? Could it not have been from an agent provocateur?

The other point is, were any of the occupants of the car a bonafide terrorist? Does GP have conclusive prove? Were the terrorists on their surveillance even before the encounter? Or at least was the informant quite certain that they were terrorists?

One thing is clear, if any of the occupants is proved to be a terrorist, then all that can be said of the girl is “hard luck”, even if she was innocent. For the war against terrorism cannot be lost on account of half-measures. Give them half a chance and they would escape. Remember, they are trained, Pakistan-trained probably.

The other question is, why were they not captured alive? Legal loopholes would enable them to establish their innocence. They would live another day to commit mayhem.

No innocent should be killed. All the police have to do is to prove that they were Lashkar-e-Toyiba members or even Pakistanis without visas and they certainly have a licence to kill.

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