Sources in intelligence agencies said it is the political leadership which is to be blamed for the elusive Indian Mujahideen's current run of the country. A senior official said "Take the case of Hassan Ali, the Pune-based businessman. He was under the scanner of several Central agencies, including the Intelligence Bureau, Enforcement Directorate, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and other bodies. Finally, it was found that he had handled hawala transactions valued at a mind numbing Rs 35,000 crore through Swiss banks.''
The bank accounts were traced and he was brought in for interrogation. How was it possible for a businessman to have access to so much cash, was the question on everyone's mind. The probe was stymied midway by vested interests with political clout. Ali has done the vanishing act. His wife and brother-in-law too are missing. "Why was he allowed to go scot free?'' asked an IPS officer.
Sources said there was no evidence of any concrete link between Ali and terror funds. "Nevertheless, why was he taken off the hook? In any other country, he would have been put through the grind given the volume of his transactions. But in India he has been treated with kid gloves because of the political backing that he enjoys,'' another official said.
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