Syed Mohammad Ahmed Kazmi the Delhi-based freelance journalist who worked for Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) and also as a contractual news reader with Doordarshan’s Urdu News has been found to be involved in the conspiracy that was hatched to attack the Israeli woman diplomat in New Delhi. His role was revealed after the Thailand Police searched the room rented by one Iranian woman Rohani Leila in Bangkok after the failed attack that had coincided with the attack on Tal Yehoshua-Koren on Aurangzeb Road on February 13.
Inv e s t i g a t o r s h a d f o u n d Kazmi’s phone number from the house. Call records provedthat Kazmi was in regular touch with the module that threw a bomb at the car of Israeli Embassy. Leila was part of the module that had tried to a t t a c k I s r a e l i d i p l omats i nBangkok. Leila had fled Bangkok on February 5. Investigators say Kazmi was the main facilitator of the attack as he provided logistics to the bomber and helped in surveying the target in the Indian Capital. Highly-placed sources said on Friday that investigations are veering around to the very strong possibility of the involvement of Quds Force in the terrorist attack. Said to be a shadowy unit of the Iranian Army with backing from Lebanon’s Hezbollah, there is evidence to suggest that Quds Force has been trying to expand and stamp its importance. This force was created during the height of Iran-Iraq war. Quds helped Kurds against then Iraqi President Saddam Hussain. Out of action following the uprooting of Saddam’s regime in Iraq, the Quds Force now appears to root for Palestine. There are indications that Quds Force is waging a relentless war against Israel and their agents carried out a series of attacks in India, Georgia and also Thailand. According to investigators, Kazmi had confessed to have provided logistics support to the module from Iran. Senior officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs, who held a meeting with the Delhi’s Commissioner of Police, too confirmed that Kazmi has been identified as the facilitator of the hit squad. It was he who provided all the necessary information, abetted and harboured the men who were tasked to target Israeli diplomats and their vehicles. Kazmi’s arrest came after the Special Team of Delhi Police pieced together the links in the run up to the conspiracy that was hatched way back on the early months of 2011. Kazmi emerged as the central figure for having provided logistical support to the bomber and that included their stay in the Indian Capital and surveying the area around the Israeli Embassy, an official said. Kazmi, anaccredited journalist with t h e P re s s In fo r m at i on Bureau (PIB) had reportedly pilled the beans regarding the attack. “His arrest is the turning point in the investigation,” a senior Delhi Police officer said. Investigations have also found that the attacks in New Delhi, Tbilisi in Georgia and Thailand were interlinked. It may be recalled that the Israel’s Ambassador to Thailand Itzak Shoham had then said that the New Delhi and Bangkok attacks were similar. Explosive devices discovered by the Bangkok Police were similar to those used on the same day (February, 13) against Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia. According to Itzak Shoham, Israel’s ambassador to Thailand. Investigations by the Thailand Police had led to the identification of 28-yearold Rohani Leila who had fled Bangkok on February 5. Leila was part of the module with Saied Moradi who had his legs blown off while trying to bomb a taxi and a police party. Third accomplice of Leila and Moradi was caught by the Malaysian Police at Kuala Lumpur airport .
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