New Delhi: Journalist Syed Mohammad Ahmed Kazmi, who was released on bail after seven months in the Israeli diplomat car attack case on Friday, has claimed that he was framed because he use to regularly make phone calls on Iranian numbers for official purposes. "I was picked up because I use to call Iran every day for journalistic purposes. They needed a scapegoat living in the Lodhi Road area," he said.
Kazmi said that he is sure that the case will not result in conviction and that the "truth will prevail". "Generally bail is given when the court is satisfied that the case will not result in conviction. I am innocent and I will love to hear at the end of the case that I'm free from all charges," said the journalist. "I have definitely been framed. I have been in journalism for the last 30 years. I started with an Iranian news agency in 1983 and therefore it was natural for me to travel to Iran. All allegations are false. They tried to frame me because of outside powers," he added.
He, however, refused to comment on whether he knows Houshang Afshar Irani and Sedaghatzadeh Masoud - the two prime accused in the case. Irani was identified as the man who attached a magnetic charge to the car of the wife of the Israeli diplomat in Delhi and Masoud is believed to be the overall co-ordinator of the international operation. Kazmi alleged that all media reports in
08:07 AM, Oct 21, 2012
New Delhi: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Saturday questioned the bail granted to chief accused in the Israel embassy car blast case, Syed Mohammed Kazmi, saying that if he was given bail, why hadn't Sadhvi Pragya Thakur been granted bail yet. RSS spokesperson Ram Madhav Varanasi said, " Justice Kabir, CJI, said Kazmi, accused in the attack on an Israeli diplomat's wife in Delhi has statutory right to bail....
10:33 PM, Oct 20, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Syed Mohammed Kazmi, who is accused in the Israel embassy car blast case. The apex court had in September 2012 sought the response of Delhi Police on the bail plea of Kazmi, a journalist, who is accused in the February 13 attack on an Israeli diplomat. The police had claimed that Kazmi had confessed to the attack. Kazmi was arrested...
12:00 PM, Oct 19, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi Police team visiting Iran to probe the February 13 Israeli diplomat car blast in the capital is expected to return on Tuesday. The two-member team was sent to Tehran after Iranian authorities conveyed a willingness to assist Delhi Police's probe after it emerged that four Iranian nationals were allegedly involved in the attack. India has secured an Interpol Red Corner warrant against all the four men....
08:37 AM, Aug 14, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi Police's investigation into the attack on Israel diplomat's car in February, 2012, points to a clear Iranian state hand. CNN-IBN has accessed the police's letter of rogatory that confirms that the attack was part of a larger conspiracy that included a failed attempt in Georgia and twin terror attacks in Bangkok. The police has written to the Malaysian authorities to allow them to question a suspect...
12:05 PM, Jul 31, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Monday opposed a plea for allowing inspection by the insurer of the Israeli diplomat's car, subjected to the February 13 bombing, saying the same cannot be allowed as the case has international ramifications. The police told Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav that the release of the vehicle or its survey for assessment of the damage caused to it to claim insurance cannot be allowed....
07:31 PM, Apr 23, 2012
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of Syed Mohammad Kazmi, accused in the Israeli Embassy car blast case, saying that there was "no substance" in the arguments of the defence counsel. Kazmi will continue to be in judicial remand. The journalist was arrested last month in connection with the February 13 terror attack. Kazmi, 50, who claimed to have been writing for Iranian publications, was...
04:52 PM, Apr 03, 2012
New Delhi: Accused Syed Mohammad Kazmi's bail plea is likely to be heard on Tuesday in the Israeli embassy car bombing case. The journalist was arrested last month in connection with the February 13 terror attack. Kazmi, 50, who claimed to have been writing for Iranian publications, was arrested on March 7 following investigations into the incident where a magnetic bomb was stuck on an Israeli embassy vehicle in New...
09:51 AM, Apr 03, 2012
Srinagar: J&K Police have arrested a computer engineer with links to Lashkar-e-Toiba militant outfit for allegedly "planning and executing" the car bomb explosion that left his accomplice dead and injured 20 others in Anantnag district last month. The arrested militant has been identified as Mohammad Iqbal Bhat alias Mudasir, a computer engineer from Awantipora town, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Anantnag RK Jalla said. Jalla said the arrested militant was...
06:47 PM, Apr 01, 2012
New Delhi: The Interpol has issued red-corner notices against four Iranians suspected to be behind the attack on a car belonging to the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi on February 13. The Delhi Police had provided the details of the suspects - Houshang Afshar Irani, Syed Ali Mahdiansadr, Mohammadreza Abolghasemi and Sadaghatzadeh Masoud - to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which serves as the nodal organisation in the country...
12:25 PM, Mar 23, 2012
New Delhi: A day of violence in Kashmir as a car bomb blast occurred on the national Highway in Bijbhera in Anantnag district on Thursday. Several people are reported to be injured. Reports say the car was parked near a security installation near a hospital. The explosion caused panic among people who fled the area, thinking militants had carried out a suicide attack, they said. The impact of the blast...
07:19 PM, Mar 22, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Saturday requested the Malaysian authorities to deport the prime accused in the Bangkok blast case, who is an Iranian national named Seda Ghat Zadeh Masoud. Masoud has been detained in Malaysia. Meanwhile in Delhi, a court asked the police to present the records of the interrogation of Mohammad Ahmed Qazmi, one of the accused in the attack on an Israeli Embassy car in the...
06:15 PM, Mar 17, 2012
New Delhi: In the Israeli embassy car blast case, the Delhi Police have said Syed Kazmi, one of the accused, was a point-person for the conspiracy. According to the police, Kazmi lent logistical support to three Iranian nationals suspected of executing the attack that seriously injured the wife of an Israeli diplomat. He was arrested on March 6 in connection with the February 13 blast. A delegation of MPs led...
06:10 PM, Mar 16, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Thursday confirmed Iranian link to the Israel Embassy car attack case. The Delhi Police has identified 3 Iranians who were allegedly involved in the terror attack that left a diplomat's wife injured. A court has issued non-bailable warrants against them. Meanwhile, the only person to be detained, Indian journalist Syed Mohammad Ahmad Kazmi is said to have been a part of the conspiracy since...
09:41 AM, Mar 15, 2012
New Delhi: Social activists and journalists on Monday sat on protest at India Gate in the national capital and organised a candle light vigil demanding the release of journalist Syed Mohammad Qazmi arrested in connection to the Israeli embassy car blast last month. The procession of about nearly 500 people was led by Qazmi's wife Jahanara who claimed that her husband "is innocent and should be released immediately". The protesters...
09:43 AM, Mar 13, 2012
New Delhi: Just over three weeks after the dramatic bombing of an Israeli embassy car critically injured a diplomat and two others near the Prime Minister's residence, the Delhi Police have arrested a man claiming to be a freelance journalist working with government broadcaster Doordarshan and Radio Tehran, accusing him of being part of the conspiracy. The 50-year-old, identified as Syed Mohammad Qazmi, was arrested on Tuesday night by a...
11:49 PM, Mar 07, 2012
New Delhi: An Indian national has been arrested in the Israeli embassy car bombing case in Delhi. A 50-year-old identified as Mohammad Qazmi has been sent to 20 days of police custody. He is a freelance journalist and is believed to have worked with an Iranian news agency in the past. Sources say he allegedly confessed to his role of facilitating the operation. A scooter too, has been recovered from...
05:23 PM, Mar 07, 2012
Jerusalem: Indian intelligence agencies have "considerable evidence" of Iran's involvement in the February 13 attack on an Israeli diplomat but are not releasing it in a bid to avoid public confrontation with Tehran, a top Israeli security official has claimed. The senior Israeli official told daily Ha'aretz that the Indians are "close to fully solving the case but they are not saying so publicly". However, Indians have not "concealed the...
10:53 PM, Feb 26, 2012
Islamabad: A powerful car bomb ripped through a bus terminal in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar city today, killing at least 12 people, including two children, and injuring 36 others. The bomb containing about 40 kg of TNT explosives was hidden in a car parked near the gate of the bus terminal, police officials said. The explosion, which was heard from several kilometres away, created a large crater at the site. "It...
01:42 PM, Feb 23, 2012
As the enmity between Iran and Israel escalates, we ask " which is the better long term friend for India? ...
10:00 PM, Feb 16, 2012
