Diggy shows Karkare call details on 26/11

Jan 05, 2011 |

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Jan. 4: Armed with the call details of his telephone conversation with slain Mumbai ATS chief Hemant Karkare on the day the police officer was killed, the AICC general secretary, Mr Digvijay Singh, on Tuesday demanded an apology from the Maharashtra home minister, Mr R.R. Patil, and all others who tried to brand him a “liar”.

Releasing the call details, obtained from BSNL’s Bhopal office, at a press conference here, Mr Singh said, “People called me a liar... I was dubbed a traitor and a Pakistani agent. It hurt me that the Mumbai police made selective leaks saying that there were no records of the talks between me and Karkare.”

The Congress leader added that it was painful for him when the Maharashtra home minister said in the state Assembly that no such call was made. “All those who have dubbed me a liar, and have put a question mark on my honesty and credibility, should apologise, or at least express regret now that I have documents,” Mr Singh said.

Emphasising that a letter from BSNL about the call details had proved him right beyond doubt, Mr Singh said, “The call came from his (Karkare’s) office landline on my mobile phone number 9425015461. The number from which the call came to me was the official telephone number of the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad.”

A look at the call records, released by Mr Singh, reveal that the ATS chief rang him up at 5.44 pm and the conversation continued for more than six minutes. Hours later, Karkare was killed in the 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

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