seedhi Posted December 4, 2008 Posted December 4, 2008 Govt failed to process RAW inputs on Mumbai attack New Delhi: Intelligence failure is one of the reasons why terrorists were able to attack Mumbai with such a relative ease, say the police Reports now suggest that there were specific intelligence inputs but they simply were not followed through to stop the terrorists before they attacked Mumbai. A massive intelligence goof-up allowed a 10-member Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist group to hit Mumbai. Senior officials of India's external intelligence agency, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) have confirmed specific intelligence inputs were sent to the Navy and Coast Guard. In September, RAW intercepted a satellite phone conversation between Mohammad Muzammil, a known Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative and a local unknown contact in Mumbai. It revealed a terror plot by the sea route to target a hotel at the Gateway of India. Other sea-front hotels in Mumbai were to be targetted as well. This information was passed on to the Intelligence Bureau (IB), which passed it on to Maharashtra police. But Director general of Police (Maharashtra) AN Roy maintained there was no specific input. Also Mumbai Police Commissioner Hassan Gafoor even ruled out the possibility of local logistical support. "I had no specific intelligence warning about this," Gafoor had said on Tuesday. On November 19, RAW's technical intelligence came up with another input that should have activated all security agencies in India. A monitored satellite phone conversation revealed a group of unknown people will be "reaching Bombay between 9 (2100 hrs IST) and 11 (2300 hrs IST) PM". The signal was located 60 km from the Karachi coast. A RAW spy plane also made visual confirmation of the ship. The ship is believed to be Al Hussaini on which LeT terrorists had set sail from a small port, Azizabad, near Karachi. These specific inputs were passed on to National Security Advisor MK Narayanan, the National Security Council Secretariat and the Joint Intelligence Committee. It was passed on to the Maharashtra government, to the Coast Guard and Navy as well. But the Navy chief says the information was generic. "Actionable in that a point in time, at a particular place in respect of a specific thing. It's easy. India is under threat from terrorists. iD that actionable intelligence," said Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta. Approximately four days after RAW claims to have given these coordinates - 24.16. 36 N and 67.02.04 E - the LeT vessel possibly entered Indian waters. The terrorists hijacked Kuber, a fishing trawler registered in Porbandar, killed four crew members and forced the other two to navigate the ship to Mumbai, before killing them. Even here, the Coast Guard goofed up. The terrorists flashed fishermen ID cards issued from Porbandar when the Coast Guard did intercept them. Yet, a full inspection of the trawler was not done. "This particular vessel was challenged by the Coast Guards. They showed the papers and moved on. So this is perhaps a lacuna which exists," said Admiral Mehta. It is the National Security Advisor who coordinates all intelligence that is received by various government agencies, which he then collates to brief the Prime Minister. Indian intelligence agencies are playing a game of musical chairs. They are busy passing the buck to each other. Surely something went wrong and it's time the government made a full disclosure of what exactly went wrong so that the gaps in the intelligence setup could be fixed. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/govt-failed-to-process-raw-inputs-on-mumbai-attack/79663-3-single.html ------------- The coast guard men who allowed the boat to pass should be prosecuted for criminal negligence of duty. They may have even taken money, who knows?
punjabi_khota Posted December 4, 2008 Posted December 4, 2008 Heads should DEFINITELY ROLL. I mean Come ****ing ON. Have an enquiry and fire those *******s.
Desi Cartman Posted December 4, 2008 Posted December 4, 2008 They cant search all boats IMO ... Those guys maybe did what they were told to do. Which was to check the documents ..
Sachinism Posted December 4, 2008 Posted December 4, 2008 A lot of people have ***ed up So many intelligence reports were given to many people who did not act on these reports There needs to be a lot of changes made
Desi Cartman Posted December 4, 2008 Posted December 4, 2008 A lot of people have ***ed up So many intelligence reports were given to many people who did not act on these reports There needs to be a lot of changes made or maybe train the current people properly
seedhi Posted December 4, 2008 Author Posted December 4, 2008 They cant search all boats IMO ... Those guys maybe did what they were told to do. Which was to check the documents .. You are forgetting that there was specific intelligence that Mumbai is going to be attacked by sea. This was conveyed by the RAW to the coast guard and navy. Moreover, I am sure that the boat was intercepted on its way to Mumbai. IMO there was enough reason to thoroughly search the boat. Someone from the coast guard committed a huge blunder and must be held accountable.
Tapioca Posted December 4, 2008 Posted December 4, 2008 IMO there was enough reason to thoroughly search the boat. Why ? There are probably hundreds of fishing boats passing that way.
seedhi Posted December 4, 2008 Author Posted December 4, 2008 Why ? There are probably hundreds of fishing boats passing that way. But it is probably unusual for a fishing boat from Porbandar to be sailing for Mumbai. Infact, it turns out that the Kuber did not have the customs clearance to move out of the demarcated Porbandar area. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Kuber-did-not-have-licence-to-go-beyond-Porbandar-limits/394127 Why wasnt the customs clearance checked and verified by calling up the customs authorities? The boat should have been detained then and there.
fineleg Posted December 4, 2008 Posted December 4, 2008 But it is probably unusual for a fishing boat from Porbandar to be sailing for Mumbai. Infact, it turns out that the Kuber did not have the customs clearance to move out of the demarcated Porbandar area. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Kuber-did-not-have-licence-to-go-beyond-Porbandar-limits/394127 Why wasnt the customs clearance checked and verified by calling up the customs authorities? The boat should have been detained then and there. did the customs take bribe (not knowing the magnitude of problem) and let them pass? bribery is so commonplace in customs...it wont be surprising.
Guest dada_rocks Posted December 4, 2008 Posted December 4, 2008 Drama of passing the buck will continue for sometime.. other day Mumbai police commissiner chimed we had no actionable intelligence .. Today IB says mumbai police failed to process intelligence. when wil thsi nautanki end.. IB should eb given more firepower where they can question local police after porviding input over whatif at all any actions have been taken.. This passing information and then pulling over the blanket to sleep must end.. Every freakiing body is acting like consultant right from the PM down to plice officers.. Arun Shourie has rightly questioned are these guys consultants to govt or the ones running the govt..
beetle Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 It was a huge blunder...the coast guard chief has been changed.....
Guest dada_rocks Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 Thinking like MP: this is proof enough that coast guard coordinated that atatck in conjunction with RAW.
Desi Cartman Posted December 7, 2008 Posted December 7, 2008 btw I heard on ABC radio (Aus) that India has 200 boats to guard entire coastline. If its true then its pathetic
Guest dada_rocks Posted December 7, 2008 Posted December 7, 2008 Just imagine thsi level of inaptness from politicians.. i always feel politicians are the eternal fall boy in india and people from every other stream get away with murder..
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