The evidence against a terrorist

On December 13, 2001, when five terrorists attacked Parliament, the heart of India’s democracy, at 1140 hours IST, security forces responded quickly and killed all the attackers. The dead terrorists not only gave a face to the terror attack, they also left the first clues: five cell phones and some scribbled numbers.

The police homed in on three of these numbers. The first belonged to Delhi University professor S A R Geelani, who was arrested immediately. The second number was used by Shaukat Guru and the third by Mohammad Afzal, who is now on death row for the attack.
Minutes before the attack, Afzal took three calls from a cell phone (98110693456) that was found on the body of Mohammad, one of the dead terrorists.

Investigating agencies next targeted Afsana Guru, Shaukat’s wife. When Afsana was arrested, she told the police that Afzal and Shaukat had left for Srinagar by a truck in which Shaukat usually carried fruit to Srinagar. The J&K Special Operations Group were alerted immediately.

The Special Operations Group arrested Afzal and Shaukat at the Parampora Mandi in Srinagar on December 14, 2001 morning. The Special Force also made some recoveries. Akbar, the Special Operations Group man, who was tasked with the arrest of Afzal and Shaukat, is now facing death threats from terrorist groups.