India knew about Purulia arms drop: Accused @The Times of India
Trying hard to stave off extradition to India, Purulia arms drop accused Kim Davy alias Niels Nielsen Holck has alleged that Indian authorities knew in advance about the drop in West Bengal.
While Indian officials brushed aside the allegation, Davy's counsel has referred to the statement made in 2002 by the then British parliamentary under-secretary of state for Commonwealth and foreign affairs Bill Rammell that information about plans to drop the arms consignment in West Bengal had been communicated to India on at least three occasions before the actual incident took place.
While the Denmark justice ministry had last month on certain conditions agreed to extradite Davy, who is acknowledged as the mastermind of the arms drop on December 17, 1995, the accused has challenged the decision in court. India is hoping for a favourable order considering the "gravity of the offence".
Another accused and British national Peter Bleach, who served many years in jail before being granted presidential pardon in 2004, was said to have informed the police in UK about the plan to drop arms at Purulia. This was stated in 2002 in the House of Commons by Rammell who said the disclosures made by Bleach had been communicated to India on November 10, November 17 and December 15 in 1995.
Davy has also alleged that British and Danish intelligence agencies too were aware of the arms drop. The Denmark government in the past few weeks has come under heavy criticism from the local media as well as international human rights organisations, including Amnesty, for taking the decision to extradite Davy to India.
The justice ministry, however, has maintained that it will go ahead with the extradition, if approved by court, because of written assurances from India.
However, there are still doubts whether or not Denmark will allow India to add more charges against Davy depending on what he admits during interrogation. Indian officials say that they may press more charges against him. The case relates to the airdropping of a huge cache of arms and ammunition from an AN-26 aircraft in Purulia district.
While Indian officials brushed aside the allegation, Davy's counsel has referred to the statement made in 2002 by the then British parliamentary under-secretary of state for Commonwealth and foreign affairs Bill Rammell that information about plans to drop the arms consignment in West Bengal had been communicated to India on at least three occasions before the actual incident took place.
While the Denmark justice ministry had last month on certain conditions agreed to extradite Davy, who is acknowledged as the mastermind of the arms drop on December 17, 1995, the accused has challenged the decision in court. India is hoping for a favourable order considering the "gravity of the offence".
Another accused and British national Peter Bleach, who served many years in jail before being granted presidential pardon in 2004, was said to have informed the police in UK about the plan to drop arms at Purulia. This was stated in 2002 in the House of Commons by Rammell who said the disclosures made by Bleach had been communicated to India on November 10, November 17 and December 15 in 1995.
Davy has also alleged that British and Danish intelligence agencies too were aware of the arms drop. The Denmark government in the past few weeks has come under heavy criticism from the local media as well as international human rights organisations, including Amnesty, for taking the decision to extradite Davy to India.
The justice ministry, however, has maintained that it will go ahead with the extradition, if approved by court, because of written assurances from India.
However, there are still doubts whether or not Denmark will allow India to add more charges against Davy depending on what he admits during interrogation. Indian officials say that they may press more charges against him. The case relates to the airdropping of a huge cache of arms and ammunition from an AN-26 aircraft in Purulia district.
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