By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Bengaluru: Demanding fair investigation into Sunday’s Bengaluru blast, city-based Federation of Muslim NGOs has questioned the nature of reports in a section of media and also questioned the statement by a central minister.
In connection with the Sunday blast, Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of State for Home had said, “The possibility of the involvement of SIMI cannot be ruled out.”
L-R: Advocate Akmal Rizvi, Moulana Maqsood Imran, Mr. Shariff Kottapura, Moulana Ifthikar Qasmi
Accusing the Minister of prejudicing the investigation, the leaders of the Muslim organisations asked, “Why did he pick only SIMI and not Sanatan Sanstha? This Sanstha too is accused of terror attacks?”
The Federation asserted, terrorism has no religion or colour.
The Sunday evening blast at the Church Street claimed a woman’s life and injured three others. Police identified the deceased as Bhavani Devi, 37, from Chennai. The injured have been admitted to the Mallya Hospital and HOSMAT Hospital.
“The statement is intended to ensure that there is no fair investigation. We fervently hope that the police will not be prejudiced and will act in a fair manner without being influenced by the political bosses,” the Federation leaders said.
Every time the police pick up an innocent person to show ‘progress’ in the investigation, the actual perpetrators are getting away scot-free and get emboldened to do more acts of terror, they added.
“We condemn the terror act with all forces at our command. We extend our deepest condolences to the family of Bhavani, our prayers are with her loved ones,” they said, adding, “The perpetrators of this crime against humanity deserve to be tried and punished with the maximum punishment after a fair trial.”
City Police Commissioner M N Reddi has said, “We have certain leads” about the blast, however, the announcement of Rs 10 lakh reward for leads today, raises questions if the police have any leads at all. The leaders of the Federation of Muslim NGOs demanded that a fair investigation be conducted. “In doing so, no innocent will be harassed and the principle that a person is innocent until proved guilty will be followed.”