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Delhi is turning out to be a safe haven for militants. More than 50 militants from different outfits who were killed or arrested this year found hideouts in Delhi.
Investigations have revealed that the terrorists behind the Ayodhya attack spent months ion Delhi. The five terrorists, who were shot dead, rented two different addresses in South Delhi. All five, who used different false names, spent a many carefree months because the Delhi police failed to carry out its tenant verification programme.
A visit to these sites proves they faced no problems hiring these premises and meticulously planned the attack with the full support of their mentors.
Kishangarh village had been home to Yunus. He lived there for 11 months under the name Anuj and claimed to be a native of Chandigarh. His single-room house never caught any attention. The address 95/9, in a dingy lane, remained dark and gloomy: anuj never entertained anybody. "He always remained to himself. He never taked, but was always eager to help us. Flashing his Nokia 3220, he remained glued to the television and watched all the news. He often copied them in a blue diary and kept iot close to himself. He never mingled with us, but always asked questions about the area and natives." Said Jitesh, a neighbour.
However, the second settlement was different. Here, four terrorists confined themselves to a small dingy room with little ventilation: the address was Room No. 32, 558, Bank Colony, Deoli village, south Delhi. These militants remained here for four months under the guise of vegetable traders.
"Three if them used to sell vegetable in the local weekly market as well as the neighbourhood. They bought their supplies from Okhia market and claimed that they had come from Uttar Pradesh to earn a livelihood. They had left the house a week before the Ayodhya incident claiming they were returning to their village," said grocer Ramesh Joshi.
The militants used different PCOs
at distant places. They indulged in traders that allowed them
to conceal their arms and ammunition supplies (vegetable trading
and cloth merchandising). Another point that never aroused
the suspicion of the local police is that they delayed their work
till late into the night. "Their movements were mostly at night.
Their lifestyles were normal, but they used to take a recce of the areas
close by and enquired about the movement of the police in the area and
about any checking being carried out," said Tasim,a co-tenant at Deoli
village.
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