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Orissa VHP leader's killing pre-planned: Police
Fri-Oct 17, 2008
Bhubaneswar / Indo-Asian News Service
The murder of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati in Orissa, which sparked large-scale violence during which at least 36 Christians were killed and thousands of homes were burnt, was planned several months before, a police official said on Friday.
Kandhamal district witnessed communal violence after Saraswati was killed on August 23. Hindus in the region blamed Christians for the killing and went on a rampage against the community.
At least 36 people, mostly Christians, were killed and thousands of homes were burnt in the district during the violence. Over 20,000 people, mainly Christians, have taken shelter in relief camps after their houses were torched by rampaging Hindu mobs.
"While investigating the case, we are finding it to be one of the most complicated cases in the state," Arun Ray, inspector general of police, crime branch, told IANS by phone.
"The crime was planned much before. We have identified the perpetrators of the crime," he said. "We have arrested three people and are likely to arrest some more people in the near future."
Sabyasachi Panda, one of Orissa's most wanted Maoist leaders, earlier this week claimed responsibility for the killing.
Kandhamal district witnessed communal violence after Saraswati was killed on August 23. Hindus in the region blamed Christians for the killing and went on a rampage against the community.
At least 36 people, mostly Christians, were killed and thousands of homes were burnt in the district during the violence. Over 20,000 people, mainly Christians, have taken shelter in relief camps after their houses were torched by rampaging Hindu mobs.
"While investigating the case, we are finding it to be one of the most complicated cases in the state," Arun Ray, inspector general of police, crime branch, told IANS by phone.
"The crime was planned much before. We have identified the perpetrators of the crime," he said. "We have arrested three people and are likely to arrest some more people in the near future."
Sabyasachi Panda, one of Orissa's most wanted Maoist leaders, earlier this week claimed responsibility for the killing.
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As reported in some sction of press, huge sums of money had been paid to Maoists to train some Christian youth of the area & execute the final elimination of an inconvenient VHP leader like Laxmanananda Saraswati. Money were collected from some christian villages (most probably without the knowldge regarding the purpose). All these could not have taken place without knowledge of the missionary leaders. They have first started the problem & then crying foul to divert attention from their doings & resultant violence following that. The local tribals might have been influenced by Sangh parivar activists, which must be condemned too. Because of few christian zealots, other innocent christians suffered.
It is time for our NSA to put an juggernaut in action to aggressively clean up our nation of the insidious rot of socialist, leftist, pseudo seculars which collectively retard the progress of our nation and its citizens.
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