The Newshour Debate: What will Yasin Bhatkal reveal? - FULL DEBATE

Описание: In a debate moderated by TIMES NOW's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, panelists -- G Parthasarthy, Fmr Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan; Maroof Raza, Strategic Affairs Analyst; Maj Gen (Retd) G D Bakshi, Former Research Fellow, IDSA; Zafar Hilaly, Former Pak Ambassador to US; Barrister Zafarullah Khan, Senior Advocate and President Watan Party; and Col Bashir Wali Mohammed, Former, DG, IB, Pakistan -- discuss the issue of IM founder Yasin Bhatkal's arrest, and whether catching him is significant if Pakistan is not cornered after extracting evidence from him.

Yasin Bhatkal, co-founder of banned terror outfit Indian Mujahideen, wanted in around 40 blast cases, has been arrested from Indo-Nepal border, in the second prize catch after LeT mastermind Abdul Karim Tunda in the last fortnight. On the run for over five years in several countries including Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan, 30-year-old Yasin was nabbed in a joint operation by intelligence agencies and Bihar police. He was arrested along with another IM leader Asadulla Akhtar alias 'Haddi'. He hit the spotlight after the 2008 Delhi serial blasts in which 30 people were killed. He was suspected to be the mastermind of these five blasts. During the probe, his role was traced back to 2004 as for allegedly distributing explosive material from Karnataka. He is also suspected to have played an active role in the 2006 Mumbai serial train blasts that left 187 people dead. Yasin, who hails from Bhatkal village of Udupi district in North Karnataka, is wanted in a string of terror attacks in Ahmedabad, Surat, Bangalore, Pune, Delhi and Hyderabad. It is the second major breakthrough for Indian agencies after the arrest of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda on August 16. Yasin, who is also wanted in the German Bakery bomb blast in Pune on February 13, 2010, that left 17 dead, formed IM with his borther Riaz and associates Riyaz Shahbandri, Abdul Subhan Qureshi, Sadiq Israr Sheikh and gangster-turned terrorist Amir Reza Khan. The IM, patronised by Pakistan-based LeT, was designated a terrorist group by the government under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act in June, 2010. The banned outfit was declared by the US as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation in 2011. Yasin Bhatkal's name had come up in connection with the explosion outside Delhi HC on September 7, 2011 in which 12 people were killed. Bhatkal is one of the alleged key conspirators in the Jangli Maharaj road blast in Pune on August 1 last year. One person was injured in the blast. Bhatkal is also wanted in the 2010 Chinnaswamy stadium blasts in Bangalore. The IM co-founder is also wanted in Ahmedabad blasts (2008) and Surat blast (2008). He is also allegedly involved in blasts in Jaipur (2008), Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi (2010) and in Mumbai (2011). Bhatkal is also a suspect in twin bomb blasts case at Dilshuknagar, Hyderabad early this year. He is wanted by NIA and state police forces in several cases of terror activities and waging war against the country. Regarding Bhatkal's role, NIA said he, along with other conspirators, developed different modules and sleeper cells in Delhi, Darbhanga in Bihar, Nanded, Mumbai, Pune, Bhatkal in Karnataka and Hyderabad. Download the Times Now India's Election HQ app and get all the election info at one go. Click here: http://bit.ly/1iwcRBr Social Media Links :-

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