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Sunday, June 3, 2012

Muslim cops lose trust of community, Islam,Terrorism and Jihad, NewAgeIslam.com

Islam,Terrorism and Jihad
Muslim cops lose trust of community
Prashant Dayal, TNN
29 Jul 2008

The cop died soon after, but the words of the dying man still haunt his colleague and other Muslim officers in Gujarat Police, who were part of an elaborate anti-terror operation that went awry over the years, leading to fake encounters and harassment of innocents.

In the serial bomb blasts that took place on Saturday, more than 50 local people were believed to have been involved in providing logistics. But the police didn't get a whiff of it. Three days after the blasts, the police are still at sea, given the deep mistrust in the police force and the minority community.

"Police earlier had a good grassroots-level informers' network that helped uncover underworld and terrorist activities. That trust has completely broken down and even Muslim police officers are of no help today," says a senior police official.

It began with a controversial encounter of a history-sheeter. The crime branch had sent a Muslim head constable to the gangster's father to persuade him to hand his son over, promising no harm will be done. "I am a Muslim who prays five times a day. You can trust me," the cop told the man.

http://newageislam.com/muslim-cops-lose-trust-of-community/islam,terrorism-and-jihad/d/453


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