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The Islamic
mafia's terror network - Part 2
COPIED FROM THE SWORD OF TRUTH
Issue# 1999.25
June 21st, 1999
The Islamic mafia's terror network - Part 2 by Aditi Chaturvedi
Last week we had ended with the catalytic event of Gulshan Kumar's
death and the incredibly complicated Islamic Mafia terror network
that it unearthed. Although Gulshan Kumar was certainly not the
first victim of the Muslim Mafia, nor was his death the first
indicator of the underlying network, but what was truly shocking
about the murder of Gulshan Kumar was the brutality of the
killing. In addition, the fact that an eminent individual like
Kumar could be murdered in broad daylight on the streets of Mumbai,
proves as a chilling wake up call to the extent of power that the
Islamic Mafia has come to wield.
However the most troubling aspect of this incident was the
implication that the film industry of India, which wields perhaps
the maximum media influence on its impressionable public, was so
deeply entrenched in the dirty miasma of terrorism and crime.
Bollywood's link with this dark and sinister world is nothing new.
Over 95% of the Indian Film industry is not only aware of the
Islamic Mafia, but also deeply involved in courting and
patronizing them. The remaining 5% are fully aware of the problem
but find ingenious ways to avoid the net. The ones who
successfully manage to pull off this feat however usually turn
into prime targets, as was the case with Gulshan Kumar.
That Nadeem Saifee, the prime accused in Gulshan Kumar's murder ,
was deeply involved with the Islamic Mafia is an understatement.
Further investigation into his background provides clear proof of
his complicity. During the Mumbai riots in 1993, Nadeem was
sheltered by Yusuf Lakdawala, who is a film producer well known
for his connections to Dawood and the Mafia. Lakdawala was later
also implicated as one of the accused responsible for the Bombay
bomb blasts, which had been engineered by the ISI through the
underworld.
Abu Salem was a well known good friend of Nadeem who always made
it a point to make social calls and sent complimentary gifts to
keep Salem satisfied. During his police interrogation, Nadeem
could not deny his acquaintance with Abu Salem. He claimed that he
met Salem only once during a casual visit to a restaurant.
According to Nadeem's own confession " Shravan and myself
were eating in a restaurant. Abu Salem approached us saying he was
a big fan of our music. Shravan and I had earlier faced some
problems and we were confused about whether we should respond if
approached by such people, but you know we are also scared for
ourselves. What are we meant to do? Anyway, it's not just me and
my partner who met Abu Salem. Everyone in the film industry meets
these people."
Nadeem's confession provides clear hard evidence of Bollywood's
relationship with the Muslim Mafia. Other pieces of evidence also
began surfacing which helped to piece together the puzzle of
Nadeem's actual role in the Mafia network. It seems apparent that
Nadeem was a point man, meaning an industry informer for the
Mafia. He would convey crucial information such as, who was making
money, who signed up for a film, current prices and which films to
sabotage, etc. The information was essential for the Mafia to
determine targets for extortion, whom to threaten and sabotage. In
fact Nadeem even had the audacity to call up Gulshan Kumar once,
where he pressurized him to "talk to the people in
Dubai" to settle disputes between music companies.
Nadeem had used his clout with the Mafia to threaten people in the
film industry before as well. During the making of Hindi film
"Baazigar", Nadeem was irritated at yesteryears actress
Tanuja for her curt manner towards him. She was the mother of the
film's heroine, Kajol. An embittered Nadeem urged the production
company Venus to remove Kajol from the film. However when Venus
refused, the incensed Nadeem Shravan duo proceeded to walk out of
the film. The project was handed over to another music director,
Anu Malik. This enraged Nadeem even further and he decided to call
a press conference solely for the purpose of accusing Anu Malik of
plagiarism. One of the journalists present there pointed out that
Nadeem himself had plagiarized quite a few tunes. At this Nadeem
was infuriated and shouted to have him thrown out. Before the
journalist was unceremoniously expunged however, all those present
clearly recall Nadeem's chilling threat to the journalist,
"Don't act too smart. I'll finish you."
When the police began their investigation of Kumar's murder, one
of the first steps they took was to question the Bollywood stars
who had accompanied Nadeem to a Bollywood show in Dubai. The event
was held in June 1997, it was a free musical show at the inaugural
function of a luxury hotel owned by Vicky Goswami, who is a drug
smuggler working for Dawood and other members of the Islamic
Mafia. It was during this show that the entire sordid murder of
Gulshan Kumar was plotted by Nadeem and his "Bhaijaans".
The list of Bollywood stars who performed free for the druglord's
show included Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Pooja Bhat, Chunkey
Pandey, Aditya Pancholi, Deepti Bhatnagar, Jackie Shroff, Atul
Agnihotri, producer-directors Boney Kapoor , Pehlaj Nihalani,
playback singers Alka Yagnik, Sapna Mukherjee and Abhijeet to name
just a few. Although many of the stars were not aware of the plot
being hatched behind the scenes, they were more than well informed
about their host and sponsor and his drug smuggling connections.
The police also questioned Manish Goswami, who is Vicky Goswami's
brother and producer of popular Indian TV serials. There was even
a videotape of the glittering star studded event in Dubai.
Meticulous scanning of the videotapes and testimonies revealed a
sinister plot to the police. It is now clear that Nadeem met with
representatives from Gulshan Kumar's competitors. The foremost
among these was Tips music company, but Time Audio and Vasta were
also involved. The owner of Tips in fact delivered Rs. 25 Lakh to
an associate of Abu Salem to carry out the contract killing of
Gulshan Kumar. The plan was set and money was exchanged to put
things in motion.
These suspicions were confirmed when the six murderers of Gulshan
Kumar were captured by Mumbai police. The statements that they
gave during interrogation clearly implicate Nadeem. Kumar's murder
was a contract killing in the traditional style of the Islamic
Mafia. Over Rs. 40 Lakh went into the deal. Nadeem Saifee was
involved to the very end, as he arranged the money and the
purchase of two Maruti cars, two motorbikes, a mobile phone and
six pagers for the murderers.
Immediately after realizing that he had been caught at his game,
Nadeem fled Mumbai and escaped to London. When the Indian Police
contacted him about the imminent arrest, he gave the investigating
officers in Mumbai the impression that he would return to India.
However later on, he pleaded his inability to leave the side of
his wife Sultana, who had suffered a miscarriage in a Middlesex
hospital in the fifth month of pregnancy. "My baby daughter
has just died. My wife is so sick. Yet, you expect me to leave all
this and run back to India to face a set up?" he had said.
Finally the Mumbai police were forced to move extradition
proceedings against him in England. However the last attempt by
the Mumbai Police to secure the extradition of a member of the
Islamic Mafia had ended in disaster. The previous case was against
Iqbal Mirchi who was accused in a major drug-trafficking case. But
the case was dismissed in the same Bow Street court where Nadeem
has been summoned. Mirchi owns properties and businesses in
Britain, Dubai and Australia and hobnobs with British politicians.
He had engaged high-profile lawyer Miscba De Reya to represent
him. Mirchi's lawyer claimed that the case against his client was
"trumped up and part of the harassment of the Muslim
community by the Mumbai Police".
Nadeem will naturally use the same excuse to escape. His comments
to the Press have already indicated his motives and future
objectives. In a nauseating interview to a British tabloid, Nadeem
made statements such as "I would go back if I could be sure
of a fair trial, but the Mumbai Police are looking for a Muslim
scapegoat. Those with vested interests can't stomach the fact that
a Muslim like me can be successful and bold in India!"
When the trial began, Nadeem's counsel Clive Nicholls grilled the
Prosecution's witness, Justice ML Pendse who is a retired Chief
Justice of Karnataka High Court and was formerly on the Mumbai
bench. Mr. Pendse, was presented as an expert witness on the
Indian judicial system to answer questions about the alleged
" human rights abuses on minorities" by the Indian
Police. Justice Pendse was a very convincing witness on the stand.
When asked about the alleged "atrocities on minorities,"
he pointedly replied Nadeem was unlikely to suffer discrimination
owing to his Muslim identity, since in his entire judicial
experience "religious bias" had never been a problem
with the Indian judiciary.
Nadeem's lawyers tried their best to discredit his testimony. He
was insultingly asked by them if he was "out of touch"
with the realities of the legal process in India. Justice Pendse
also admitted at the very outset that he had never heard of Nadeem
Saifee until this particular case began. At that Clive Nichols,
Nadeem's counsel, asked in a feigned incredulous tone, "Nadeem
Saifee is one of the most famous musicians in the country. Have
you have never heard of him?" "I don't watch Hindi
movies. I only listen to classical Indian music," came Mr.
Pendse's masterful reply.
We will have to wait and see if justice will be served to Nadeem
Saifee. Going by the past instances where Britain has provided
shelter to Islamic terrorists and Mafia ganglords, however, this
seems highly unlikely.
In my next article I will detail how the hand of the Islamic Mafia
reaches into the heart of Bollywood and even beyond that into the
realms of television, Industry, and finally politics, all of which
have immensely grave ramifications for the security and survival
of India.
(To be continued...)
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