It is true that criminals are used by intelligence and crime agencies all over the world to collect information. However, checking them not to exceed their brief is the most difficult responsibility, writes Vappala Balachandran.
We heard for the first time about 바카라patriotic gangsters바카라 in 1998 when a Nepali newspaper 바카라Sagarmatha바카라 announced Chhota Rajan바카라s claim that he had killed Mirza Dilshad Beg, a Nepali parliamentarian, on June 29, 1998. It was for 바카라Spreading terror in India through the ISI바카라. The report said: 바카라After the shooting, the assailants yelled 'Jaya Matadi', a phrase mostly used in Bombay which gave police lead in their investigation바카라.
On July 20, 1998, Harinder Baweja interviewed Chhota Rajan, who persisted with the claim that he had killed Beg for 바카라harming my country by assisting ISI바카라. He asked her to check with intelligence agencies. He also said Dawood had a 바카라hand in the Coimbatore blast바카라, where L.K.Advani was the target. Rajan, after his arrest in Indonesia in 2015, told a Delhi court on 7 September 2016 that his fake passport as Mohan Kumar was given by Indian intelligence agencies as he was helping to 바카라fight against terrorists바카라 and Dawood was trying to kill him.
A semi-official confirmation of the intelligence agencies바카라 connection with patriotic gangsters came on August 25, 2015, when former Union Home Secretary R.K.Singh, then a BJP MP, now a minister in Narendra Modi government, told a TV Channel that 바카라an operation to eliminate Dawood Ibrahim was being planned [in 2005], before it was blown up by actions of Mumbai cops. Ajit Doval was involved in the operation.바카라 A 바카라Wikileaks바카라 telegram of US Embassy dated August 8, 2005, had already hinted government connection but Singh바카라s public announcement confirmed details. Singh바카라s statement also gave official reasons why gangsters were chosen instead of government commandos as 바카라Government wanted full deniability바카라.
More details on other 바카라patriotic gangsters바카라 like Ejaz Lakdawala and Ravi Pujari are coming through leaks now from Mumbai police investigation. Ejaz Lakdawala, a former Dawood Ibrahim aide and gangster, who was arrested at Patna on January 8, 2020, is revealing details of his patriotic work in trying to kill Dawood in 1998. A 7-member Chhota Rajan team consisting, among others Vicky Malhotra, Farid Tanasha and Lakdawala had gone to Karachi to ambush Dawood while he was visiting a dargah but they could not do it as he appeared with heavy security. Interestingly, he now reveals that Dilshad Beg was killed by Rajan since he was responsible for leaking their plans.
It is true that criminals are used by intelligence and crime agencies all over the world to collect information. However, checking them not to exceed their brief is the most difficult responsibility. The logic is this: a new undercover intelligence agent or a crime informer has to adopt a 바카라cover바카라 to do his job. Teaching him that particular trade takes time. Instead why not recruit a talent who is already in the trade? The problem in this line of thinking is that a criminal informer has to maintain his 바카라cover바카라 and go on committing crime, which ultimately backfires on the department. That is what has happened to our agencies in Chhota Rajan case.
A 바카라US TODAY바카라 report published on August 4, 2013 revealed that the FBI had allowed its informants to break law 5,658 times in 2011 to commit crimes. This information was obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. US Government claimed that 바카라circumstances in which its informants are allowed to break law are 바카라situational and tightly controlled바카라바카라. It was also claimed that Justice Department which controls FBI has issued strict guidelines on this process. 바카라Agents are not allowed to authorize violent crimes; the most serious crimes must first be approved by federal prosecutors바카라. Other federal agencies like Alcohol & Tobacco and Drug Enforcement are also allowed to authorize their informers to break law but no data was available. Nor were the state police figures available.
All these came to light when James 바카라Whitey바카라 Buger, FBI informer in Boston who had absconded for 16 years and arrested in 2013 was sued by his victims바카라 families in 32 serious crimes, including 19 murders. The Court allowed monetary compensation after holding that the FBI was solely responsible for his crimes.
It would be a big problem if our intelligence and crime agencies are similarly held responsible for the crimes committed by our 바카라patriotic gangsters바카라.
(The writer is a former Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat)