DGP records statement on IISc terror attack

The court directed Singh to appear before it for cross-examination. It wanted to verify whether he directed the then Malleswaram Assistant Commissioner of Police Jitendranath to conduct an inquiry and submit a chargesheet against the accused.

Singh told the court he was the Commissioner of Police of Bangalore City when the incident took place and had ordered his subordinate officer ACP Jitendranath to head the investigation team, complete it and submit the charge sheet to the court.

The court had also wanted to know whether Singh had directed the then ACP, Yeshwanthpur sub-division Pratap Singh, to arrest and interrogate seven suspected LeT operatives.

This case was a separate case and the arrested persons have no connection with the IISc attack. According to Pratap Singh, who is now retired, a the then Police Commissioner Ajai Kumar Singh had provided 10 police inspectors to assist him in the case.

After receiving vital information about their connection with LeT top brass, the team led by Singh managed to arrest Mohammed Razimur Rehman from Nalgonda in Andhra Pradesh, Afsar Pasha from Wilson Garden, Chand Pasha from KG Halli, Mehbob Ibrahim Chopdar from Bagalkot, Nurullah Khan and Nazmuddin from Chintamani and Mohammed Irfan from Mulbagal.