Ghandy interrogation raises alert on Naxal areas in Delhi

Sources said there were three to four members of CPI(Maoist) looking after operations in Delhi,with the unit being headed by one Delhi-based person. “He (Ghandy) has met them but he is not disclosing their names and anything more about them. He says he does not know anything about the number of outfit members present in Delhi because he has always interacted with the top leaders and he was into motivation and planning work,” said a senior officer.

Officers said Ghandy has not revealed much during interrogation. “He has not disclosed anything about his meetings with a student and two Delhi-based businessman,whom he had been meeting regularly,in South Extension,Bhikaji Cama Place,Badarpur and other areas. Also,he has not taken their names. He says that he only knew their pseudonyms. One of them is known as Ashok,” said a source.

Although Delhi Police have not been able to establish anything about the Naxal plan of action in Delhi,officers maintain that apart from treatment,Ghandy was here for some operation.

Ghandy was also getting money delivered at his Badarpur rented house in South Delhi by somebody. “Whenever he needed money in 15 days or in a month,he used to send a mail to the Politbureau and in a few days,money was delivered to him,” said an officer.

The Special Cell questioned Ghandy,arrested on September 21,for 10 days before he was sent to Tihar on Friday.

Last year,the Delhi Police had reportedly identified 16 police station areas as prone to “Maoist infiltration” based on intelligence inputs,with 12 of these falling under Outer and North West police district. But the Delhi Police did not confirm it. Delhi Police had also planned an anti-Naxalite cell but dropped the idea as the Special Cell is doing the job.