26/11 COP CONTROVERSY
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Cops hit back at Gafoor, may take legal action
Published on Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 22:00, Updated on Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 11:34 in India section
Tags: Mumbai Terror Attacks, Mumbai Police , Mumbai
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Mumbai: He was the man who was to lead the fight against the terrorists who held Mumbai hostage on November 26, 2008. But he Hassan Gafoor was found wanting and he was removed as Mumbai's top cop days after the attack.
Now, almost exactly a year after the attack, Gafoor has blamed his own officers for taking almost three days to flush out the terrorists.
In an interview to The Week magazine, the former Mumbai police commissioner has said: "A section of senior police officers refused to be on the ground and take on the terrorists. By doing so, they chose to ignore the need of the hour. K L Prasad refused to come to the Trident and decided against hitting the roads. Devena Bharti, K Venkatesham and Parambir Singh did not appear keen on responding to the situation."
The officers who Gafoor has named are furious and are thinking of taking legal action against him. Additional Commissioner of Police, Mumbia, Deven Bharati - who was in Taj throughout the operations has told CNN-IBN: "Officers and men of Mumbai Police who were there in the field on those three days know what I did. It is very sad that a senior officer is using media to settle personal scores or whatever and that too after a year."
Parambir Singh is also likely to follow suit.
"What he has said is incorrect, inappropriate and defamatory. I'll take legal action. Whatever i did was seen live on many channels. Also I have given my say before the Pradhan Committee," he told CNN-IBN.
But the big question that arises is: Why is Gafoor making these allegations after almost a year's silence?
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