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Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee (CLMC) express its deep distress on the occasion of 11 years of Mecca Masjid bomb blast and subsequent police firing in which many people died and more than hundreds were injured. “It should be remembered that on May 18, 2007 a powerful bomb exploded by the Hindutva terrorists in Mecca Masjid during the Friday prayer, immediately after that police started firing on unarmed people with the intention to kill them and within minutes Telugu electronic media started scrolling news blaming that Muslim youths are responsible for blast and then started stories that a Muslim youth exploded the bomb by operating it from Bangladesh,” said CLMC’s press statement released today.
It further said, “Mecca Masjid bomb blast and subsequent police firing and propaganda against Muslims, implicating Muslim youths in terror charges and acquittal of Hindutva terrorists from the court by stating lack of evidence, and the immediate resignation of the presiding judge made this terror attack as a strange case of terrorism and an unholy nexus can be seen in-between state and non-state factor which resulted in the denial of justice to the Makkah Masjid blast victims.”
On May 18, 2018, it is the completion of 11 years of multiple terror acts in which “Mecca Masjid and whole Muslim community were under attack.”
Committee’s press statement further said, “Still, Muslims have not overcome from the shock, trauma, and suffering. Still, it is fresh in the minds of Muslims and particularly victims of blast, firing and police torture who have suffered and continue to suffer a lot.”
“They strongly believe state and its agencies, prosecution and court are non-serious to provide justice and not interested to punish the criminals as per the law of the land, instead criminals of terror enjoyed the leniency of state with impunity and it is also a known and open fact nowadays that the policy of the Govt is to go soft on the Hindutva terrorists,” alleged the committee.
It further accused investigative agencies of being “non-serious” and “insincere enough” about the investigation of the incident. It said, “It had long ago lost interest to bring criminals under justice, which reflected in the whole botched up prosecution conducted inside the court. The NIA consciously sidelined crucial material evidence during the trail to facilitate the acquittals of Hindutva terrorist, the way which these investigative agencies are working clearly reflects that they are working under the pressure of Hindutva government, wherein it has now become the official policy of the government to go soft on the Hindutva terrorists.”
After 11 years of Mecca Masjid case and acquittal of accused from the court, “it has become a strange case of terrorism which is leading to many more uncomfortable questions arising in the mind of the general public,” said the press statement.
“It is also a mystery till now as to why the police opened the fire on the innocent people at Mecca Masjid who were already victims of the blast? Why the media blamed the Muslims immediately after the blasts without any proof by giving the references of police sources? All these aspects remained under covered and it has to be still disclosed by the investigative agencies. Overall it is a greater conspiracy to target the Muslim identity, to defame and demoralize the Muslim community,” the committee raised the issues through its statement.
The committee demanded the government of Telangana to start the judicial procedure to conduct the retrial of Mecca Masjid bomb blast case in the free and fair manner and provide justice. “It is the responsibility of the NIA to take this case seriously as it has taken up other blast cases and conducted the trial in fast-track court and brought criminals under justice.”