Cars stolen for attacks caught on camera entering Gujarat on July 9 & July 20
Shishir Gupta http://www.indianexpress.com/printerFriendly/342765.html Posted online: Thursday, July 31, 2008 at 0149 hrs IST NEW DELHI, JULY 30 The cars stolen from Navi Mumbai for terror strikes in Gujarat were photographed at toll gates - the cameras could capture only the fake registration numbers - as they left Maharashtra. With only the registration plates visible, Maharashtra has now decided to have a system in place to take full pictures of vehicles leaving or entering the state. Maharashtra police officials told The Indian Express they have conclusive evidence that two cars stolen from Navi Mumbai on July 7-8 night crossed over to Gujarat on July 9 while the other two cars, lifted on July 14-15 night, went past the toll gates on July 20. Only the fake number plates of the vehicles could be photographed - that too because those manning the inter-state toll tax barrier had taken the initiative to conduct such an exercise. The Gujarat DGP has written to his Maharashtra counterpart for assistance. Police in both states suspect there could be a criminal/underworld angle to the case - they may have provided logistics, such as stolen vehicles, to the bombers. Sound of 21 dud bombs reverberates in Surat diamond hub Hiral Dave http://www.indianexpress.com/printerFriendly/342557.html AHMEDABAD, JULY 30 All the 21 live bombs defused in Surat on Tuesday and Wednesday were planted in areas that form its diamond industry hub. Given the location, it has become evident that the $12-billion industry, which accounts for 97 per cent of diamond polishing and trade in the world, was the target of the terrorists. Till Wednesday evening, a total of 13 bombs were recovered from different spots in Varachha, including Labheshwar Chokdi, Santoshinagar, Mataawadi, Mini Hira Bazaar, Varachha flyover, Baroda Prestige and Ashwani Kumar road. Three bombs were found from Gajera circle in Katargam, two from Hira Baug circle in Kapodara and one from Mahidharpura Hira Bazaar. In case the bombs had exploded, it would have not only ripped off the fastest growing city of India (Surat's GDP growth due to diamond and textile industry is nearly 12 per cent), but would have also broken the back of Saurashtra, Ahmedabad and affected the diamond industry the world over. Blasts or no blasts, the planted explosives hit Surat's diamond industry hard, which was already struggling with recession and subsequent workers' strike. What the industry here is fearing the most is the repercussions of the bomb recoveries. Consider these: mass exodus by diamond workers hailing from Saursahtra-Bhavnagar and Amreli districts, foreign buyers cancelling their trips scheduled in near future and investment plans for upcoming Special Economic Zone, with a gem and jewellery park, if put on hold would bring the diamond industry to a standstill for at least a month, leading to losses to the tune of several crores. The construction work at the Rs 4,000-crore SEZ has just begun. The site is located only 12 km from where the bombs were recovered. Experts believe the terror tale might force investors to rethink their plans about Surat. "There are more than 10 lakh diamond workers employed at nearly 10,000 polishing units here. Most of them hail from Saurashtra. The places from where the bombs were recovered are working as well as residential areas for these workers. The workers are panic-stricken and are evacuating these areas now," said K K Sharma, director Indian Diamond Institute, a central government research organisation in Surat. "I do not plan to come back before a week. Only if I survive I can support my family," said 22-year-old Divyesh Koli, who had his bags packed to go back to his family in Kamrej village in Bhavnagar. If locals are feeling threatened, foreign buyers have already started cancelling their trips to the city. "Out foreign buyers are calling off their visits. I do not see any meeting happening with any foreign trader for at least a month," said Agam Sanghvi, director, Sanghvi Exporters, one of the biggest diamond-exporting house in Surat. The Sanghvi exporters receive at least three to four foreign traders per month. There are 20 big exporting houses in Surat. All of them are facing similar problems. The bomb recovery timing could not have been worse for the diamond industry which is already facing recession for two years now, causing shutdown of nearly 25 per cent of its units. For over a month, the polishing units here have been negotiating with workers who are on strike, demanding a 20 per cent wage hike. "Recession, workers' strike and now terrorist target. The industry would (F)AIR USE NOTICE: All original content and/or articles and graphics in this message are copyrighted, unless specifically noted otherwise. All rights to these copyrighted items are reserved. Articles and graphics have been placed within for educational and discussion purposes only, in compliance with "Fair Use" criteria established in Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976. The principle of "Fair Use" was established as law by Section 107 of The Copyright Act of 1976. 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