26/11 has become the 9/11 of India. Like the real 9/11, various conspiracy theories are coming up, explaining the unexplainable regarding our desi version of 9/11. Right from the occurrence of the carnage, Urdu daily Rashtriya Sahara in its campaign led by Editor Aziz Burney came up with some pungent questions regarding the veracity of attacks. Painful questions are not ending since then. A book by none other than former IG of Maharashtra; S.M Mushrif titled “Who Killed Karkare?” has only aggravated the situation. The statement of Hassan Gafoor and most recently the revocation of confessional statement by Ajmal Kasab has proved to be the last nail in the coffin of the haphazard investigations led by our investigating agencies. A common citizen in this scenario wants no ‘scapegoat’ to be sacrificed to soothe the public agony but The Truth to be unveiled – The truth regarding the CST CAMA attack, the truth of IB knowing beforehand regarding the upcoming attacks, the truth of Kasab’s arrest about a month prior to 26/11, the truth of the ill famed bullet proof jacket of Karkare, etc. – Will these truths ever be allowed to divulge?
Khan Yasir
Hindu College, North Campus
New Delhi