CBI, RAW to be roped in for Godhra inquiry
The Godhra carnage investigators are planning to take help of Research and Analytical Wing and Central Bureau of Investigation as part of the investigation. The Special Investigation Team has now unearthed the Karachi connection in the conspiracy.

Highly placed police sources said that RAW and CBI would be helping SIT to ascertain certain details about telephone calls made by Godhra cleric Maulana Hussain Umarji — a key conspirator in February 27 Godhra carnage.

A senior police official while requesting anonymity said, "We have obtained a detailed list of telephone calls made by Maulana. A number of calls were made to Karachi in Pakistan. We would like to find out the Karachi connection with the help of RAW."

The official further said, "Maulana has many brothers and sisters settled down in Pakistan. Besides them, Maulana has some relationships with others too in Pakistan and we are trying to identify such persons with whom he talked regularly. We suspect that some of them, specifically in Karachi are known figures in mafia world."

Asked about the role of CBI, the official said, "Money poured in from different countries has also emerged as a crucial aspect. We have to take the help of CBI to know the channels of funding and piece together the conspiracy."

Republished from The Asian Age