Friday 15 November 2013

अतीत के नज़ारे मेरी आंखों के सामने


 व्लादीमिर गिल्यारोव्स्की

1934 में व्लादीमिर गिल्यारोव्स्की की पुस्तक है ‘मास्को और मस्कोवासी’। उसकी भूमिका में उन्होंने लिखा: “मैं मास्कोवासी हूं| कितना सौभाग्यशाली है वह जो इन शब्दों में दिलोजान उंडेल कर यह बात कह सकता है| मैं मास्कोवासी हूं! अतीत के नज़ारे मेरी आंखों के सामने से गुज़र रहे हैं...” उत्तरी रूस के वोलोग्दा नगर में 1855 में गिल्यारोव्स्की का जन्म हुआ| इनके पिता पुलिस में काम करते थे| स्कूल में पढ़ते हुए ही यह कविताएं लिखने लगे| अक्सर उनमें शिक्षकों पर व्यंग्य कसते थे| वैसे पढ़ाई में इनकी कोई खास दिलचस्पी नहीं थी| अक्सर स्कूल से भागकर सर्कस चले जाते थे| यहां कलाबाजी और घुड़सवारी के करतब बड़े चाव से सीखते थे| अंतिम कक्षा की परीक्षाओं में फेल हो गए तो घर से भाग गए – जेब में फूटी कौड़ी नहीं, सबसे भयानक बात, पहचान-पत्र भी नहीं| खैर किसी तरह वहां से लगभग दो सौ किलोमीटर दूर वोल्गा नदी के बड़े बंदरगाह नगर यारोस्लाव्ल तक पहुंच गए| यहां वह बजरा-कुली का काम करने लगे| ऐसे लगभग दर्जन भर कुलियों की टोली बजरे को रस्सों से खींच कर नदी में बहाव के विपरीत आगे ले जाती थी| रस्से से बंधे गिल्यारोव्स्की ने बीस दिन तक वोल्गा नदी पर बजरा खींचा| बचपन से ही उन्हें ईश्वर ने अद्भुत शक्ति दी थी| एक बार की बात है, बड़े हो गए थे, मां-बाप से मिलने आए, अपनी ताकत दिखाते हुए उन्होंने घर में ढलवां लोहे की लंबी सलाख को मरोड़ कर उसकी गांठ बांध दी| पिता को गुस्सा आया कि नासमझ छोकरे ने घर के काम की चीज़ खराब कर दी, झट से सलाख सीधी कर दी| अपना अपार बल और जोश गिल्यारोव्स्की ने कहां-कहां नहीं आजमाया| दमकल गाड़ी पर भी काम किया, ढोर-डंगर भी चराए, सर्कस में घुड़सवारी के करतब भी दिखाए और घुमक्कड़ एक्टर भी रहे| रूस और तुर्की की लड़ाई छिड़ी तो फ़ौज में भर्ती हो गए, काकेशिया में लड़ने गए| इस सब के साथ कविताएं भी लिखते रहे, शब्द-चित्र भी और पिता को सदा पत्र भी जिन्हें वह बहुत संभाल कर रखते थे| 26 साल की उम्र में गिल्यारोव्स्की मास्को आए| यहां एक पत्रिका में उनकी कुछ कविताएं छपीं| अब उन्होंने फैसला कर लिया कि बस लिखने का ही काम करेंगे| एक छोटे अखबार में उन्हें रिपोर्टर की नौकरी मिल गई और कुछ साल में ही वह मास्को के सबसे अच्छे रिपोर्टर बन गए - ऐसी थी उनकी प्रतिभा| शहर में कोई भी घटना हो गिल्यारोव्स्की सबसे पहले वहां पहुंच जाते थे| क्या गरीबों की बस्तियां और क्या कंगालों के ठिकाने या देश भर से राजधानी आनेवाले फटीचरों के रैन-बसेरे – इन सबकी ज़िंदगी की उनसे अधिक बेहतर जानकारी और किसी को नहीं थी – जानकारी ही नहीं, समझ भी| सन् 1887 में उन्होंने “तलछट के लोग” नाम से अपनी कहानियों और लेखों का संग्रह प्रकाशन के लिए तैयार किया| ये सब कहानियां और लेख विभिन्न पत्र-पत्रिकाओं में पहले अलग-अलग छप चुके थे, लेकिन पुस्तक के रूप में इन्हें देख पाना उनके भाग्य में नहीं लिखा था| पुस्तक के अभी पर्चे ही छपे थे कि रात को प्रेस पर छापा पड़ गया और सारे पर्चे ज़ब्त कर लिए गए| सेंसर ने इस पुस्तक के प्रकाशन पर पाबंदी लगा दी, सारे पर्चे जला दिए गए| गिल्यारोव्स्की ने सेंसर बोर्ड से अपील की कि वह पुस्तक छापने दे| सेंसर के उप-प्रधान ने जवाब दिया: “ये बेकार की कोशिशें छोड़ दो| इस किताब में अंधेरा ही अंधेरा है, रोशनी की एक किरण भी नहीं, बस शासन व्यवस्था पर लांछन ही लगाए गए हैं| ऐसी सच्चाई नहीं छप सकती|” गिल्यारोव्स्की ने कभी भी ज़िंदगी के प्रति महज़ एक तमाशबीन का, तटस्थ रहकर सब कुछ बस देखते रहने वाले का रुख नहीं अपनाया| वह ज़िंदगी की मझधार में छलांग लगाते थे| सब कुछ देखना-आजमाना, अपने हाथों सब कुछ करना चाहते थे| ऐसा गुण उन्हीं लोगों में पाया जाता है जो बहुत ही प्रतिभावान होते हैं और जिन्हें जीवन से गहरा लगाव होता है| गिल्यारोव्स्की खुले दिल के इंसान थे| उनकी नेकी और दरियादिली की तो कोई हद ही नहीं थी, पर ज़िंदगी से उनकी उम्मीदें भी उतनी ही ऊंची थीं| प्रतिभावानों का एक गुण ऐसा भी है जो कम ही लोगों में पाया जाता है – यह है लड़कपन या यों कहिए कि सहज बालसुलभ चतुराई| गिल्यारोव्स्की को सारी उम्र किशोरों की तरह कोई न कोई मज़ेदार बात सूझती रहती थी| एक बार उन्हें क्या सूझा कि आस्ट्रेलिया में किसी मनगढ़ंत पते पर चिट्ठी भेज दी, आखिर जब पता “गलत होने” के कारण पत्र लौट आया तो उसके लिफाफे पर लगी अनगिनत मोहरों से यह हिसाब लगाते रहे कि कैसी गजब की यात्रा तय की है इस पत्र ने| अपने ज़माने के सभी नामी लेखकों से गिल्यारोव्स्की की दोस्ती थी – चेखोव से लेकर तोल्स्तोय तक| लेकिन उन्हें गर्व सबसे अधिक इस बात पर था कि मास्को के गरीब तबके में हर कोई उन्हें जानता और चाहता था| ज़िंदगी के तूफानों और बवंडरों ने जिन गुणवानों और आम लोगों को समाज के तले पर पहुंचा दिया था, जो अपने ज़माने की ज़िंदगी में अपने लिए कोई मकसद नहीं खोज पाए, कोई जगह नहीं बना पाए – ऐसे लोगों से भी गिल्यारोव्स्की की गहरी छनती थी| झुग्गी-झोंपडियों की उन बस्तियों में जिनके पास तक फटकने की आम आदमी की हिम्मत नहीं होती थी, वहां गिल्यारोव्स्की रात-दिन कभी भी बेझिझक आ-जा सकते थे| किसी की हिम्मत नहीं थी कि उनका बाल-बांका भी कर दे| मास्को का जैसा चहुंमुखी ज्ञान गिल्यारोव्स्की को था, वैसा और किसी को नहीं था| नगरवासियों के कितने किस्से-कहानियां वह जानते थे, शहर की हर गली और चौक का, बाज़ार और चौराहे का, गिरजे और पार्क का पूरा इतिहास वह जानते थे, कौन सी जगह कब, कैसे बनी, कब उसमें क्या बदलाव आए| यही नहीं शहर के छोटे से छोटे ढाबे से लेकर आलीशान से आलीशान रेस्तरां तक का उन्हें पूरा ज्ञान था| आखिर हर जगह का अपना रूप-रंग था, अपने गाहक थे – कहीं मोचियों और नाइयों का ढाबा था तो कहीं छात्रों की कैंटीन, कहीं रईस व्यापारी जमा होते थे तो कहीं ऊंचे कुलीन संभ्रांत घरानों के सभ्य-शिष्ट लोग! “मेरा मास्को!” जी हां, गिल्यारोव्स्की को अपने नगर के बारे में यह कहने का पूरा अधिकार था| उन्नीसवीं सदी के अंत और बीसवीं सदी के आरम्भ के मास्को की गिल्यारोव्स्की के बिना कल्पना ही नहीं की जा सकती, जैसे कि बोलशोई थियेटर और त्रेत्याकोव गैलरी के बिना मास्को मास्को नहीं| वास्तव में, ऐसे भी लोग होते हैं जिनके बिना समाज और साहित्य के अस्तित्व की कल्पना भी नहीं की जा सकती| इससे कोई अंतर नहीं पड़ता कि उन्होंने कम लिखा या ज़्यादा| सबसे बड़ी बात यह है कि वे मौजूद थे और उनके इर्द-गिर्द साहित्यिक और सार्वजनिक जीवन हिलोरें लेता था, कि उनके समय का देश का सारा इतिहास उनकी गतिविधियों में प्रतिबिंबित होता था| कवि, लेखक, मास्को और रूस के जानकार, विशाल-हृदय व्यक्ति व्लादीमिर गिल्यारोव्स्की ऐसे ही एक व्यक्ति थे| “अतीत के नज़ारे मेरी आंखों के सामने से गुज़र रहे हैं...” यह कहने वाले लेखक की पुस्तक ‘मास्को और मास्कोवासी’ पुस्तक 1934 में प्रकाशित हुई| उन दिनों लेखक की नज़रों के सामने अतीत ही नहीं घूम रहा था, उनके देखते-देखते मास्को का रूप-रंग भी बदल रहा था| इसके बारे में उन्होंने लिखा: “मेरा जाना-पहचाना पुराना मास्को कहीं दम तोड़ता दिखता है और कहीं पूरी तरह मिट चुका है, उसके स्थान पर मैं देखता हूं दिन पर दिन नहीं, बल्कि हर पल बदलता नया मास्को| वह चारों ओर फ़ैल रहा है, आकाश छूने को ऊपर उठता जा रहा है और भूगर्भ के अंधेरे को विद्युत-प्रकाश से बींधता हुआ मेट्रो स्टेशनों के विशाल मंडपों को झिलमिलाते संगमरमर से सजा रहा है| “शहर के बीचोंबीच बहती मस्कवा-नदी ने ग्रेनाईट का परिधान धारण कर लिया है, छायादार वीथिका-मार्ग उसके सजीले तट तक पहुंचते हैं और वहां से चौड़े घाट जल-स्तर तक उतरते हैं| शीघ्र ही नई लहरें इन्हें थपकाएंगी: मास्को – वोल्गा नहर दिन पर दिन वोल्गा को मास्को की ओर खींचे ला रही है| “जहां कभी मैं दलदल फैले देखता था वहां अब खुली, सीधी सड़कें बन गई हैं| टेढ़े-मेढ़े, बेढंगे पुराने मकानों की कतारें खत्म होती जा रही हैं| उनके स्थान पर बन रहे हैं बड़े-बड़े नए मकान| एक के बाद एक नए कारखाने बन रहे हैं| कल तक जो नगर का छोर था, अब वह नगर के केंद्र में आ गया है, उसी की तरह सज-धज गया है और सुख-सुविधाओं से लैस है| आस-पास के गांव अब राजधानी का अंश बन गए हैं| इन अंशों में बने हैं स्टेडियम जहां दसियों क्या, सैकड़ों युवक-युवतियां अपना शारीरिक और मानसिक बल बढ़ाते हैं; आर्कटिक की बर्फ में, तपते कराकुम रेगिस्तान में, पामीर के पर्वत-शिखरों पर और काकेशिया के हिमनदों पर पराक्रमों की तैयारियां करते हैं| “लगभग एक हज़ार साल से बनते आए पुराने मास्को के स्थान पर नए का निर्माण करने के लिए चाहिए अद्भुत, अभूतपूर्व बल|...“मास्को संसार की पहली नगरी बनने के पथ पर अग्रसर है| और यह सब मेरे देखते-देखते हो रहा है – भविष्य के नज़ारे मेरी आंखों के सामने से गुज़र रहे हैं|... “और अतीत के नज़ारे भी मेरी आंखों के सामने से गुज़र रहे हैं| आज के नौजवानों के लिए वह अभी से बहुत हद तक एक पहेली ही बन गया है| नई राजधानी के निवासी यह जान पाएं कि पुराने जीवन के स्थान पर नव-जीवन का निर्माण करने में उनके बाप-दादाओं को कितना परिश्रम करना पड़ा था, इसके लिए यह ज़रूरी है कि उन्हें पता हो कैसा था वह पुराना मास्को, कैसे-कैसे लोग उसमें रहते थे और कैसे वे जीते थे| “अब अपने जीवन के अंत में मैं एक बार फिर दो जीवनों के बीच जी रहा हूं: “पुराने” और “नए” जीवन के बीच| पुराना जीवन नए जीवन की पृष्ठभूमि है और इसे ही नए जीवन की भव्यता को प्रतिबिंबित करना है| मेरा यह काम मुझे जवान बनाता है – कितना सौभाग्यशाली हूं, सुखी हूं कि दो सदियों के संधि-काल में, दो संसारों के युगांतरी मोड़ पर जी रहा हूं|” “पुराने मास्को के गीतकार” व्लादीमिर गिल्यारोव्स्की के हृदय में नए मास्को को जन्मते देख ये उद्गार जागे थे जो उन्होंने अपनी पुस्तक ‘मास्को और मास्कोवासी’ की भूमिका में व्यक्त किए| रूस की राजधानी पर अनेक गीत रचे गए हैं| लीजिए, सुनिए उनमें से एक| गा रहे हैं...

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THE STALKERS: AMIT SHAH’S ILLEGAL SURVEILLANCE EXPOSED
Updated: Nov 15, 2013 04:49 AM
The Stalkers: Amit Shah’s Illegal Surveillance Exposed
Audio tapes reveal the illegal surveillance of a young woman from Bangalore in 2009 ordered by Amit Shah for his “Saheb”. The police followed her inside malls, restaurants, gyms, even when she visited relatives, went to see her mother at a hospital, took a flight or checked into a hotel.
 The Stalkers
by Ashish Khetan and Raja Chowdhury
An important covenant in a democracy is that those voted to power shall protect the weak and the vulnerable. That is why when the system fails to protect a Nirbhaya or do justice to a Jessica Lal or protect the children of Nithari, even the most compromising among us take to the streets and demand a reckoning. That is why we collectively called for stricter laws and swifter punishment for crime against women and children in the wake of the brutal Delhi gangrape.
This story is, however, not about the inadequacies of the system or its indifference. It is far more sordid. This story is about the misuse of police machinery and powers of the State by a top minister in the Gujarat government to stalk a young woman from Bangalore, subjecting her to constant surveillance for reasons not immediately apparent.
Gujarat IPS officer G.L. Singhal, who is an accused in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case (Ishrat was killed, along with three others, by Gujarat Police in 2004) and out on bail, has handed over hundreds of recorded telephonic conversations to the CBI revealing how three key wings of the Gujarat Police—the State Intelligence Bureau, also known as CID Intelligence, the Crime Branch and the Anti-Terrorist Squad—misused their powers to stalk an unmarried young woman from Bangalore, who had her parents staying in Gujarat.
The entire surveillance-cum-phone interception operation was mounted in August 2009 on oral orders, without any valid legal authorization, and was meant only to serve the interests of someone whom the then minister of state for home, Amit Shah, addressed as ‘saheb’.
The illegal spying operation in which Singhal has confessed to his key role was initiated on the instructions of Shah sometime in the month of August 2009 and continued for several weeks thereafter. The 267 audio recordings submitted to the CBI primarily contain telephonic conversations between Shah and Singhal, who was at the time posted as SP with ATS. In at least half a dozen conversations, Shah is alluding to his saheb’s acute personal interest in the snooping of the woman. The conversations suggest Shah was passing minute-by-minute details gathered through this snooping operation to his ‘saheb’. A close confidant of Narendra Modi, Shah held his office as Minister of State for Home for seven years between 2003 and 2010. Modi besides being the CM has also been Gujarat’s home minister since October 2001. Shah was arrested in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case in 2010 and is out on bail, looking after BJP’s poll campaign in Uttar Pradesh.
Investigative news portals Gulail and Cobrapost have accessed both the entire set of recordings and the three explosive self-incriminatory statements given by Singhal before the CBI between April and June this year. We also have the 10-page panchnama prepared by the CBI, as the agency took possession of the phone recordings from Singhal. All conversations were recorded by Singhal who at that time was close to Shah. Apparently, it was only after the CBI arrested him in the Ishrat Jahan killing case in February this year that he cracked up and chose to cooperate with the CBI.
To protect the identity of the victim, we have decided to not reveal her name or present location. For the purpose of this story, we call her Madhuri.
Along with Madhuri, a senior IAS officer from Gujarat named Pradeep Sharma was also put on watch, illegally.
“In the latter half of 2009, when I was posted as SP (Operations) in the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) at Ahmedabad, Shri Amit Shah had directed me several times to watch the movements of Shri Pradeep Sharma, who was then posted as Municipal Commissioner, Bhavnagar. He had also asked me to put a watch on a young woman named Madhuri. I had deputed some men of the Crime Branch (as ATS was short of subordinate staff) to follow her, as directed by Shri Amit Shah,” reads Singhal’s statement recorded by the CBI on April 17, 2013, a copy of which is with us. Singhal was released on bail in the last week of May 2013.
On June 9, 2013, Singhal handed over the phone recordings to the CBI. “In furtherance of my statement dated 17.04.2013, I statethat I have produced today before you the following: A pen drive containing 267 call recordings in the month of August–September 2009 (beginning 04.08.2009 and ending 10.09.2009) between me and Shri Amit Shah primarily, barring some between me and Shri A.K. Sharma, me and Shri Vaishnav (DySP CID Intelligence), and me and Shri Rajendra Asari (then SP Bhavnagar). These conversations pertain to watching the young woman Madhuri at Ahmedabad and watching Shri Pradeep Sharma.”
In the last paragraph on page 8 of panchnama prepared by the CBI on July 9, 2013, the agency says: “Shri G.L. Singhal informed that these files contain telephonic conversation between him and Shri Amit Shah, the then MoS (Home), Gujarat State in the month of August and September 2009 relating to misuse of the police for extra legal purposes in miscarriage of justice.”
Singhal’s statements and phone recordings are now part of the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case papers.
The tapes indicate that for at least over a month the Gujarat Police apparatus used its sweeping powers to rigorously monitor every private moment, every personal conversation and every daily movement of Madhuri. Singhal has told the CBI that the surveillance was illegal and was carried out only on the oral instructions of Shah. The recordings reveal that Madhuri was tailed even as she visited shopping malls, restaurants, ice-cream parlours, gyms, cinema halls, hotels and airports. She was followed even when she visited her ailing mother in a hospital in Ahmedabad. When she boarded a flight out of Ahmedabad, orders were issued to put cops on the flight so that she was not out of sight even when she was flying. Strict orders were given to closely observe and profile those who met her. Shah was particularly interested in knowing the men she was meeting and whether she was alone or with some man when she checked into a hotel in Ahmedabad. Her phones and that of her family and friends were tapped. Every bit of information was conveyed to Shah in real time, who in turn claimed to be relaying it to his ‘saheb’. Listening to the conversations leaves no doubt that the people involved in the operation knew who this ‘saheb’ was.
Such was the importance attached to the surveillance operation that many senior state police officials were instructed to personally supervise the movements and activities of the woman. Besides Singhal, who was at that time posted as a Superintendent of Police with the ATS, the then IG (Intelligence) A.K. Sharma, the then Deputy SP (CID Intelligence) DB Vaishnav and then DCP (Crime) Abhay Chudasama were some of the other senior officers who were roped in for the operation. At present, Sharma is posted as Joint Commissioner of Crime in Ahmedabad city. While Vaishnav has retired, Chudasama is cooling his heels in jail on charges of stage-managing the Sohrabuddin Shaikh encounter.
The phone recordings in possession of the CBI primarily contain conversations between Singhal and Shah. Some conversations are between Singhal and other state police officers such as A.K. Sharma, Vaishnav and the then Bhavnagar SP Rajendra Asari. All conversations were recorded by Singhal between August 4, 2009 and September 6, 2009.
At many places in the tapes, Shah can be heard complaining that Singhal’s men were not doing a thorough job as ‘saheb’ was obtaining information about her movements from his independent sources and his information network was at times more efficient than that of Shah.
For instance, on August 9, Shah in a panicky call to Singhal said, “I talked to Saheb and he got to know from someone that they did go outside twice. I think our men are not watching properly. They are still there. They went for shopping as well and also moved out along with that boy who came to see her.” ………….
A little later, Shah again rings up Singhal to say, “Today they are going out for a meal in a hotel. Sahib received a phone about this. So watch out as she is going with someone. It is the boy who is coming to see her. Pay proper attention. The fact is that Saheb gets all the information, so the thing is that our loopholes might get found out. (if our input is late).”
The tapes also reveal that Shah had instructed Singhal to mount surveillance on a senior IAS officer, Pradeep Sharma, and tap his phones to find out if he was meeting with Madhuri—something that Singhal has also admitted before the CBI. Unaware of the existence of these tapes, Sharma had independently filed a writ petitionin the Supreme Court in May 2011 alleging that he was being framed in bogus corruption cases by the Gujarat government and the reason for this was Chief Minister Narendra Modi association with a young woman. I It now emerges from Singhal’s statements and tapes that the name of the woman mentioned by Sharma in his petition is the same as the name of the woman who was kept under watch by Shah and Co. At several places in the tapes, both Shah and Singhal have named the woman leaving no doubt about her identity.
The question then arises whether it is just a co-incidence that the name of the woman Sharma alleges to have been associated with Modi matches with that of the woman put under surveillance. Or, there is something more to it than meets the eye?
In one of the phone recordings, Shah is also heard telling Singhal to put a man, who was meeting Madhuri, behind bars for a period longer than served by former DIG of ATS D.G. Vanzara who has been in jail since 2007 on charges of a slew of fake encounter killings. When the conversation between Shah and Singhal took place, Vanzara had already been in jail for more than two years. What is significant is that within three months of this surveillance operation, Sharma was arrested by the state police on various corruption charges in the wee hours of January 1, 2010.
The disclosures in the Singhal–Shah tapes raise several disturbing questions. Who wanted Madhuri to be watched and why? Why were Madhuri and Sharma snooped around at the same time? Is it a co-incidence that within three months of this snooping, Sharma was arrested on corruption charges?
Why the cops from the ATS, CID Intelligence and the Crime Branch, whose job is to protect the life of ordinary citizens, were used instead to snoop around a woman, who was not wanted in any crime and did not pose any threat to law and order. Not once did any officer involved object to the blatant illegality involved in the surveillance-cum-phone interception operation or expressed displeasure for violating an individual’s privacy. It needs to be remembered that Singhal has clearly stated before the CBI that the entire snooping operation was illegal. The explanation that it was being done for Shah’s ‘saheb’ was a good enough for the top police officials such as Singhal to toe the line. The question is who Shah’s ‘saheb’ was and what were his motives?
The tapes also reveal how phone tapping guidelines as laid down by the Supreme Court in several landmark cases were blatantly violated. It also brings the telecom companies under a cloud, as they willingly obliged the Gujarat Police to tap the phones, without any valid legal orders or written permission.
In his statements, besides accusing politicians like Shah, Singhal has incriminated himself. He has confessed to have played a part in planting arms on the person of Ishrat Jahan and three others. He also disclosed that D.G. Vanzara had told him that the killings of Ishrat Jahan and her associates were cleared by “safed” and “kali” dadhis, the alleged code names that Vanzara had, respectively, for Modi and Shah—a charge which has to be proved in a court of law.
Singhal has also provided a 70-minute audio recording of a meeting held in the office of Gujarat Advocate General Kamal Trivedi and attended by two of Modi’s ministers— Pratapsinh Jadeja (MoS, Law) and Praful Patel (MoS, Home)—and an ex-cabinet minister, Bhupender Chudasama. In the meeting, Singhal and his co-accused in the Ishrat Jahan killing were assured of the best possible legal protection by the State. According to Singhal, expensive encrypted cell phones were purchased and distributed to select government officials like G.C. Murmu (Secretary to Chief Minister), P.P. Pandey (suspended ADG of Gujarat Police and now prime accused in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case), A.K. Sharma (JCP, Ahmedabad city) and Singhal himself, who could then discuss over these secured phone lines the tactics of subverting the investigations into encounter killings.
Singhal has further revealed in detail how he was used to threaten two key prosecution witnesses against Shah in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case. The witnesses were threatened in the presence of Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, a senior member of the ruling party and a former minister. Thus reads his statement given to the CBI on April 17, 20013,“Shri Bhupendrasinh Chudasama had stated that he had directions from the Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi for these two witnesses to turn hostile, in lieu of which he had stated that the Chief Minister had promised all protection and immunity”.
Since people like Shah and Chudasama constantly reassured him that their actions had Modi’s blessings, Singhal indulged in various illegal activities. Says Singhal in his statement to the CBI, “I restate the fact that previously I had been coerced to participate in and help in certain activities intended to obstruct the process of law. Although illegal, unethical and improper, I had not declined to follow instructions because I was under a cloud in this case and Shri Amit Shah used to wield his authority by making it appear that I and my subordinate officers were being protected from incarceration by his and the Chief Minister’s efforts”.
At this point of time, Gulail and Cobrapost have no means to independently verify these charges.
Whether Singhal’s statements and evidence stand the scrutiny of the courts or not, they nonetheless reveal a chilling modus operandi of the Modi regime. Officers like Singhal who were willing to do all the dirty work would take instructions from Shah who would freely use Modi’s name and mandate them to indulge in all kinds of criminal activities. The question arises was all this happening without Modi’s knowledge? Is Madhuri the only private citizen to have fallen victim to the state’s secret surveillance? How many more people—political opponents, human rights activists, journalists, witnesses, police officers—have been snooped around? One also wonders how did the snooping operation on Madhuri end? Why did Singhal record his conversations with Shah for just over a month and not beyond that? How the information procured about her was put to use?
This is a closet that only opens from the inside. Singhal has cranked it open, but just a bit. Perhaps, the full scale of illegal snooping that may have gone on for years in Gujarat will never be fully known.
Ashish Khetan is Editor, Gulail.com and Raja Chowdhury is Senior Correspondent, Cobrapost.com

Below are some of the transcripts of the audio files submitted by GL Singhal to the CBI

Viewers are advised that the audio files have been transcribed as diligently and accurately as possible. Transcribing is painstaking and error-prone work. It involves hearing and typing. In case of any discrepancy, the audio files should be referred to. Viewers are further advised that Gujarati language has been translated to English with utmost care (We have tried to retain the original meaning of all the conversations to the best of our ability within the inherent limitations of translation). Errors, if any, in transcribing and translation, are purely bonafide and unintentional. It should be remembered that subtitles are only an aid to the hearing process.
***
G.L. Singhal: Sir Singhal speaking
Amit Shah: JI  
G.L. Singhal: Sir the thing is. I just got the information from the company and the location at 14:29 is at that very

place, I mean 2:29pm                                                                                      
Amit Shah: She must have gone. Saheb comes to know of everything.
G.L. Singhal: No Sir!
Amit Shah: She must have gone. Saheb comes to know of every thing.
G.L. Singhal: Sir our men are there and I am continuously checking the location with the mobile company
Amit Shah: Does the location remain in the same vicinity?
G.L. Singhal: Yes sir,  Sir Tower remains the same and the cell ID is also the same
Amit Shah: Ok
***
Amit Shah: This evening the person is supposed to leave. That is the info with Sahib, I mean…….
G.L.Singhal: Yes Sir….the lady isn’t it sir?
Amit Shah:  Check out what flight it could be in the evening….
G.L.Singhal:  Yes sir…. I will check it out
Amit Shah: May be GoAir and has that man reached Bhavnagar ?
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir…he has. I have checked out his location . He reached last night.
Amit Shah: If this girl is going to Mumbai make sure he does not go to Mumbai
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir…..right sir…..
Amit Shah: Did you understand? and check out the evening flight schedule

***
Amit Shah: Singhal Amit here…
G.L. Singhal:  Sir……
Amit Shah: Any further leads?
G.L. Singhal:  No sir, I have told him he will check and revert
Amit Shah: No because Saheb, has been calling repeatedly
G.L. Singhal:  No he will inform me sir, that may take 10 or 15 minutes
Amit Shah: What happened at the airport?
G.L. Singhal:  Sir that boy dropped her off and left, our men are still there, another 10 minutes before flight takes off….
Amit Shah: hmmm….

***
Amit Shah: Yes Singhal
G.L. Singhal: Sir, I have seen the place and the hotel as well. Men are well deployed and all arrangements have been

made. The moment she leaves, she will be followed. One man is on the main road and another in the front.
Amit Shah: But get it checked whether she is inside or not?
G.L. Singhal: Sir I will have that verified
Amit Shah: Have it confirmed and inform….
G.L. Singhal: Sir, according to the interception information she has extended her stay by a day
Amit Shah: That is ok but is she inside?
G.L. Singhal: Sure… sir
Amit Shah: I am in a meeting with Saheb
G.L. Singhal: Ok ok…
Amit Shah: So if I am with Saheb, just send across the message ‘’the guests are inside’’
G.L. Singhal: Ok ok…

***
Amit Shah: I talked to Saheb and he got to know from someone that they did go outside twice. I think our men are not

watching properly.
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir
Amit Shah: They are still there. They went for shopping as well
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir
Amit Shah: And also moved out along with that boy who came to see her…….
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir…… Security has been placed in such a way that our men have to go there ostensibly to make

enquiry about car insurance. But our men keep going there every  now and then. They are not letting our men sit

inside.
Amit Shah: But there are only two doors ?
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir.
Amit Shah: But they even went for shopping….
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir., they might have gone in tinted glass car so our men might have missed. Anyhow I will again tell

the people deployed.
Amit Shah: Search the number of  the car.
G.L.Singhal: Ok sir.

***
Amit Shah: Singhal… Amit here. Keep a thorough watch .
G.L. Singhal: Sir we have a man posted in the hotel parking area, a man outside and one more man deployed.
Amit Shah: They are still inside
G.L. Singhal: Till now they have not come out so they are probably inside
Amit Shah: Today  they are going out for lunch in a hotel.
G.L. Singhal: Right… right
Amit Shah: Saheb  received a phone about this.
G.L. Singhal: Ok… ok…
Amit Shah: So watch out as she is going with someone.
G.L. Singhal: Sir…
Amit Shah: It is the boy who is coming to see her.
G.L. Singhal: Ok… ok…
Amit Shah: The fact is that Saheb gets all the information, so the thing is that our loopholes might get found out.
G.L. Singhal:  Of course….of course
Amit Shah:  So you please…
G.L. Singhal:  Sir I will personally go and see the arrangements for myself
Amit Shah:  Better you go there once and see for yourself
G.L. Singhal: Sir I am nearby and will reach there in 10 minutes.

***
Amit Shah: Singhal… Any updates ?
G.L. Singhal: Sir, she has left the hotel and now she is going back towards Prahlad Nagar
Amit Shah: How are your relations with SP Bhavnagar?
G.L. Singhal: Good enough Sir!!
Amit Shah: Check  whether the Commissioner is at her home or would be coming here
G.L. Singhal: Ok sir…
Amit Shah: Municipal Commissioner…
G.L. Singhal: Ok sir…

***
R.Asari: I am fine sir
G.L.Singhal: Fine ?
R.Asari: Yes sir
G.L.Singhal: Some secretive work needs to be done
R.Asari: Sir
G.L.Singhal: Would you please tell me the location of our BMC, Municipal Commissioner secretively ?
R.Asari: Sharma sir’s location
G.L.Singhal: hmm
R.Asari: Ok, I will check it sir
G.L.Singhal: But secretively, ok
R.Asari: Yes yes… yes sir
G.L.Singhal: Ok
R.Asari: Yes sir… yes sir

***
G.L.Singhal:: Sir  namaste sir
Amit Shah:: What  happened at night ?
G.L.Singhal: Sir at night she was with the boy in his car till around 12:30 to 1 am. She reached hotel at 1 am. She

reached  hotel at 1 am. And regarding the inquiry to be made at Bhavnagar, till I got the message very late so did not

disturb you, He is there only in Bhavnagar
Amit Shah:  Keep a watch on him
G.L.Singhal:  Since 8 am my men are on the job. I have asked for the location so that we come to know.
Amit Shah:  Take the local numbers  of her hotel
G.L.Singhal:  Yes sir  I have been told that her  hotel reservation is till today only, the 11th
Amit Shah: I understand

***
Amit Shah: That man had gone from Bhavnagar to Mumbai and is back here. In connection with the matter...
G.L.Singhal: Ok sir
Amit Shah: We are watching him also.
G.L.Singhal: Yes Yes…
Amit Shah: So today deploy 8 to 10 men firstly, that man is going to stay at Kuldip’s house… There … then he has called

a Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation car.
G.L.Singhal:  Yes  yes  yes
Amit Shah: And the---- matter… keep a watch the whole night.
G.L.Singhal: Right…
Amit Shah: Call for men
G.L.Singhal: Yes yes yes
Amit Shah: As he will stay here for a day or two and try to begin with her  tactics.
G.L.Singhal: Right…
Amit Shah: I have their conversation and know the nature of their relationship
G.L.Singhal: Yes yes yes
Amit Shah: Get more men or some of your confidants
G.L.Singhal: Sir I have called two three men from the crime department
Amit Shah: Two three IB men to watch the other side
G.L.Singhal: Yes  yes  sir
Amit Shah: And some IB men to intercept calls in the night are to be posted inside.
G.L.Singhal: Yes… yes sir

***
Amit Shah:  Amit this side…
G.L.Singhal:  Yes …
Amit Shah:  Did you talk ?
G.L.Singhal:  Sir I did and according to him surveillance cannot be done at Shahibagh  by his men
Amit Shah:  No no… it can be done from a distance, what is happening,  where his car is etc etc…
G.L.Singhal:  Sir… I have talked to them but even then I’ll talk again.
 Amit Shah: Or you deploy one  of our men there.
G.L.Singhal: Ok Sir…
Amit Shah: Then ?
G.L.Singhal: I just checked his mobile location and it shows in Bhavnagar.

***
Amit Shah: He must have left the instrument there, he was in Mumbai.
G.L.Singhal: Ok Sir…
Amit Shah: You check it out
G.L.Singhal: Sure sir…
Amit Shah: He must have left the phone at home.
G.L.Singhal: Yes yes sir…
Amit Shah: He has an additional number
G.L.Singhal: Yes yes sir…
Amit Shah: I will ask AK Sharma to give it to you
G.L.Singhal: I have taken three numbers from him and two are showing location in Bhavnagar and I have to check the

third one.
Amit Shah: Two at Bhavnagar ?
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir
Amit Shah: Check the third also.
G.L.Singhal: Yes I will check it.
Amit Shah: And where is the lady?
G.L.Singhal: She is sitting at Navrangpura near Have More.
Amit Shah:: With  that boy only ?
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir. With that boy
Amit Shah:: I want him in jail for as many days as Vanjara has been jailed for.
G.L.Singhal: Yes  yes.
Amit Shah: You be courageous and strong.
G.L.Singhal: Undoubtedly sir…
Amit Shah: No matter how big the person, put him in jail
G.L.Singhal: Right sir

***
Amit Shah: Singhal, Amit this side
G.L.Singhal: Sir
Amit Shah: They have left ?
G.L.Singhal: No sir, not yet, they are about to leave in around 10-15 minutes
Amit Shah: So…did they go for lunch or something ?
G.L.Singhal: No,no they are still at the theater
Amit Shah: Still at theater, no ?
G.L.Singhal: Yes
Amit Shah: Ok, please be vigilant at night

***
Amit Shah: Yes Singhal
G.L.Singhal: Sir, she would be coming at around 5:40
Amit Shah: No, no
G.L.Singhal: Sir I got a message from Vaishnav that the flight has been changed and that she would be coming now at

around 5:40, so I have stationed our men as well sir
Amit Shah: Oh, is it ?
G.L.Singhal: Yes
Amit Shah: How did Vaishnav come to know ?
G.L.Singhal: Sir, he told me that he got a message that the flight would arrive at 5:40 so our men have been stationed at

all the places
Amit Shah: Ok…Vaishnav is also working on this?
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir
Amit Shah: Who all are there ?
G.L.Singhal: Sir those two people…one is Prabhat Singh and another is Prasad…
Amit Shah: Hmm…hmm hmm
G.L.Singhal: These three people work for me
Amit Shah: And Vaishnav is also there ?
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir
Amit Shah: Ok
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir.


***
Amit Shah: Yes Singhal…
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir
Amit Shah: Who is going to takecare of the phone ?
G.L.Singhal: Sir it will be activated once she is here. So I will take care of that
Amit Shah: Vaishnav is not taking care of that, isn’t it
G.L.Singhal: No no sir
Amit Shah:Hmm
G.L.Singhal: There is one Dahbi…sir
Amit Shah: Oh, ok
G.L.Singhal: Yes
Amit Shah: Don’t let Vaishnav do that work, ok ?
G.L.Singhal: Not at all sir
Amit Shah: Huh ???
G.L.Singhal: Yes yes yes sir
Amit Shah: And…you yourself also keep a tab.
G.L.Singhal: Yes yes yes sure sir
Amit Shah: So that we are well informed
G.L.Singhal: Yes yes yes sir sir sir
Amit Shah: And…you got that thing ?
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir, I have got it
Amit Shah: Ok
G.L.Singhal: Yes
Amit Shah: Ok
G.L.Singhal: Yes yes

***
Amit Shah: Singhal, Amit this side
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir
Amit Shah: Please keep a proper tab of the phone
G.L.Singhal: Yes yes sir…..
Amit Shah: Whether it has been switched on
G.L.Singhal: Yes yes sir…..actually sir GoAir arrives at 5:40 and Indigo arrives at 8:20
Amit Shah: She is travelling by Indigo only
G.L.Singhal: yes yes sir, sir
Amit Shah: From Bangalore to….Ahmedabad
G.L.Singhal: Yes yes sir
Amit Shah: Ok ?
G.L.Singhal: Sure sir
Amit Shah: And the people with the placard….
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir, everything has been arranged
Amit Shah: No, no….I mean ask him in advance the hotel’s name
G.L.Singhal: yes yes sir
Amit Shah: So in case she escapes, we can keep a vigil at the hotel
G.L.Singhal: Right right sir
Amit Shah: Ok ?
G.L.Singhal: yes yes sir
Amit Shah: Ask him from which hotel has he come…
G.L.Singhal: yes yes sir
Amit Shah: ---- is the name
G.L.Singhal: yes yes sir sir sir sir
Amit Shah: It would be either ---- or ----
G.L.Singhal: Yes yes sir
Amit Shah: It could be written in either way
G.L.Singhal: sir, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir, yes

***
G.L.Singhal: She is at Ginger
Amit Shah: Yes, she is at Ginger
G.L.Singhal: Yes, I am trying to establish some link with the manager. Till tomorrow morning I would be able to find

some.
Amit Shah: Alright and a close watch should be kept there regarding  who all are coming and going ok
G.L.Singhal: Yes yes yes
Amit Shah: Room number  and also who visits her and if she is going out with somebody
G.L.Singhal: Sure sure sure sir
Amit Shah: Increase the force as well
G.L.Singhal: Yes yes yes
Amit Shah: Car as well as scooter
G.L.Singhal: Yes yes, yes yes sir
Amit Shah: Ok

***
Amit Shah: Any information ?
G.L.Singhal: I have deployed people. If any movement would be noticed we will come to know.
Amit Shah: Take the details of room such as the room number and who booked it.
G.L.Singhal: I will get it sir.
Amit Shah: Hmmm….
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir.
Amit Shah: They have vehicles?
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir. They have vehicles
Amit Shah: keep a watch.

***
Amit Shah: Any news ?
G.L.Singhal: Sir she is about to go towards Safal at 11:30.
Amit Shah: What is there that has to be seen and who is there in B block.
G.L.Singhal: One person has been deployed there but no one is allowed to go inside without the permission of

security. But that person is in such a position that he can hear everything. It is being asked to every visitor the person

whom he or she wishes to visit
Amit Shah: Hmm…, Is there any guest house inside ?
G.L.Singhal: No sir it is entirely residential.
Amit Shah: See if there is anything like guest house.
G.L.Singhal: I will check sir… ok ?
Amit Shah: Ok… , She is still there only ?
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir. She has not yet left from here
Amit Shah: Get the vehicle number
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir.

***
G.L.Singhal: Sir
Amit Shah: Yes ?
G.L.Singhal: Sir, there is one Mahendra, his home is there. She is there now
Amit Shah: Hmm hmm hmm
G.L.Singhal: It is in the name of Sarojben, Saroj Mahendrabhai….?
Amit Shah: Name….Saroj Mahendrabhai…?
G.L.Singhal: Yes
Amit Shah: But some Mahendrabhai …lives there ?
G.L.Singhal: Yes. I talked to Sharma sir and he told me that she often talks to him
Amit Shah: Hmm hmm ok
G.L.Singhal: Yes
Amit Shah: Ok
G.L.Singhal:Yes

***
Amit Shah: What is the location right now ?
G.L.Singhal: At that place only and no significant movement as yet. I have just reached office
Amit Shah: Hmm…
G.L.Singhal: Yes….
Amit Shah: Where is she now ?
G.L.Singhal: She is there only. She has not moved yet, yes sir…
Amit Shah: Who is there has to be searched.
G.L.Singhal: The thing is that she came here to meet someone and it is heard that there is something pertaining to

engagement and for that she came to meet that boy.
Amit Shah: Hmm…And on phone ?
G.L.Singhal: It is heard on phone that I will come at 11:30 and that call him at that time.
Amit Shah: At that man’s place ?
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir. At his place. She received call at 8:30 am and was asked that at what time she would be coming .

She said she will calln in the afternoon or evening but then she called on her own and said she will come at 11:30.The

boy may be called.
Amit Shah: Hmm…., so all these talks are of before 11:00.
G.L.Singhal: Sir I tracked till the end but no calls were made after 3
Amit Shah: So phone is off after 3? What were the other calls made before 3:00 ?
G.L.Singhal: Sir it seems that 2-3 calls were by her to her Banglore colleagues---  “where are you” and “did you reach

safely?” All that..And some talks about hotel reservation.
Amit Shah:  Are they talking in Gujarati ?
G.L.Singhal: No sir in English.
Amit Shah: And any talks with her family ?
G.L.Singhal: She talked to her mother and she had probably some altercations with her sister.  She told her mother

that make her understand and I am going to meet that boy today or later whatever it may be. I’ll let you know
Amit Shah: So her father and mother are not in picture about her meeting with that boy.
G.L.Singhal: No sir she talks very rudely with her mother.
Amit Shah: Hmm… And who is that Mahendrabhai ?
G.L.Singhal: That has to be checked. Our men are deployed at both front and rear gates. But it does not appear that he

is her relative but he might be in her group.
Amit Shah: Hmm…, Deploy some persons at his place.
G.L.Singhal: Yes…
Amit Shah: Ok…
G.L.Singhal: Yes…
 Amit Shah: And who else called?
G.L.Singhal: 2-3 calls are from Bangalore. She is asked where is she. She calls up the hotel and takes the address and

tells that they are about 70 kms away. She goes to the hotel and again receives a call from Bangalore. And at 2:35 am

one call is made in English and that also appears to be from Bangalore.
Amit Shah: What is the call all about ?
G.L.Singhal: She tells that “I am exhausted” and I will talk tomorrow.
Amit Shah: Hmm….
G.L.Singhal: And her another Reliance number is also placed on tracking but the recorded conversation have not yet

been recorded into files. She tells the caller from Bangalore that she will call from her Reliance number
Amit Shah: Hmm…, hmm…,  So check that reliance number.
G.L.Singhal: Sir I checked but no calls are reflecting as yet.
Amit Shah: Hmm…, Check with the company.
G.L.Singhal: Sir I talked to Harish but he told there is some problem in Mumbai server.
Amit Shah: Hmm,  so she is in the flat only ?
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir
Amit Shah: Anything special on other phones ?
G.L.Singhal: No sir…nothing as such
Amit Shah: How many files are there ?(of recorded phone conversations)
G.L.Singhal: Around…sir…22-24 files are there. 2 files are repeating so 22 files are there.
Amit Shah: 22 files. Okay

***
Amit Shah: Where is that woman right now ?
G.L.Singhal: She is there only. She hasn’t come out yet .
Amit Shah: Please check it. It doesn’t seem to be possible.
G.L.Singhal:  I checked the location at 6 and she was still there
Amit Shah: Enquire about it. Our men are there only isn’t it ?
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir. 3 men are there
Amit Shah: Ask about it and let me know
G.L.Singhal: Sir…sir

***
G.L.Singhal: Sir
Amit Shah: Hello….
G.L.Singhal: Sir she is still there only
Amit Shah: Yes yes yes
G.L.Singhal: I talked to Vaishnav and he confirmed that no calls have been received as yet
Amit Shah: Ok
G.L.Singhal: Yes
Amit Shah: Ok then
G.L.Singhal: Sure
Amit Shah: Its hasn’t been switched off, isn’t it ?
G.L.Singhal: No sir. One call was received now and she said she’ll talk later
Amit Shah: Hmm hmm hmm
G.L.Singhal: Yes

***
G.L.Singhal: Sir till 7:30 his location is there only
 Amit Shah: But You have asked him as our people ?
G.L.Singhal: From company, sir
Amit Shah: What did your men tell ?
G.L.Singhal: Our men are saying that she came down at 5:30 along with one boy aged around 35
Amit Shah: Hmm
G.L.Singhal: And went back upstairs
Amit Shah: Hmm
G.L.Singhal: We have deployed men at hotel as well, at both the places
Amit Shah: Is there only one door or any other than that ?
G.L.Singhal: There are two doors and men deployed at both the doors at the hotel as well
Amit Shah: They should not escape in closed car.
G.L.Singhal: We will come to know sir and in case they come out, we will be informed by our men deployed at the

hotel
Amit Shah: Ok
G.L.Singhal: Yes



***
Vaishnav: Yes sir yes
G.L.Singhal: What is the strategy now?  Saheb told me that you have made certain arrangements
Vaishnav: Saheb told me that, that lady is going to fly from Bangalore at 20:20
G.L.Singhal: Alright
Vaishnav: And she will go to Hotel Grand Bhagwati
G.L.Singhal: Ok
Vaishnav: So I asked him what about that so he told me that he wanted to know the details. So he said that the flight

will arrive at 20:20
G.L.Singhal: Alright
Vaishnav: He asked me to take the flight list
G.L.Singhal: Hmm…  hmm…  hmm…
Vaishnav: Passenger list….
G.L.Singhal: Hmm…hmm…
Vaishnav: And my man would be stationed there so when the Hotel Grand Bhagwati’s car arrives…
G.L.Singhal: Yes…alright..
Vaishnav: Whenever the car comes, a man would be there with the placard
G.L.Singhal: Hmm…hmm…
Vaishnav: We should trail the car till Grand Bhagwati. So we get the information till Grand Bhagwati
G.L.Singhal: Alright….
Vaishnav: Rest of the information about inside Grand Bhagwati would be a bit difficult to attain
G.L.Singhal: Hmm…hmm…
Vaishnav: So he asked me to do this much and I said that we will do it
G.L.Singhal: Hmm…hmm…
Vaishnav: So he said that Singhal Saheb will talk to me later and I said ok
G.L.Singhal: Alright. So I will send 2 of our men to you
Vaishnav: Yes
G.L.Singhal: They will be with them and then there wherever they would stay if any movement is there, they will keep

us informed
Vaishnav: Yes sir….
G.L.Singhal: Alright?
Vaishnav: Yes yes …..

***
At Home:
Amit Shah: Where are you ?
G.L.Singhal: At office Sir
Amit Shah: Which Office ?
G.L.Singhal: Here Sir, at Shahibagh
Amit Shah: Please come to my Bunglow in an hour
G.L.Singhal: Yes Sir, Ok

***
Amit Shah: They haven’t come out, isn’t it ?
G.L.Singhal: NO sir, they are still there. Our man is also deployed there and he has been informed to follow them and

also keep a vigil on all circumstances   whether they move out in car or an auto rickshaw.
Amit Shah: Ok

***
Amit Shah: Singhal, did you check ?
G.L. Singhal: Sir our men have reached there. No movement reported as yet.
Amit Shah: Check whether they are there or not ?
G.L. Singhal: Actually we also tried to lay a trap at night  pretending to be calling from a travel agency and asked

whether a guest  called Nancy D’Souza is staying in that room ? But they confirmed that no one with that name is

staying with them but they told that someone called ----- is staying in that room. But that girl is so clever that when

she was returning from the airport someone gave her a missed call then she called back on that number and started

asking who has called. But it was told that it was a public booth. She started asking who had called and how was

his/her appearance.
Amit Shah: Hmm
G.L. Singhal: And again we tried to confirm whether there was someone else in her room or not at around 11:00 pm.
Amit Shah: Hmm… hmm…
G.L. Singhal: Then she gave two missed calls on that number
Amit Shah: Okay. And the other thing is that it is required to take the bill print of this number and that 240 number. So

what to do?
G.L. Singhal: Sir…Hmm…
Amit Shah: Mr. Sharma has come today ?
G.L. Singhal: Yes sir. But this number is a Bangalore number
Amit Shah: Hmm…
G.L. Singhal: So… I will talk to Saheb about how can this be done
Amit Shah: Ok…
G.L. Singhal: I will try to fix up  someone in the (telecom) company.
Amit Shah: Yes

***
Amit Shah: Yes Singhal...
G.L. Singhal: Sir they have reached at the same place as yesterday.
Amit Shah: Home ?
G.L. Singhal: Yes sir
Amit Shah: They didn't go in afternoon.
G.L. Singhal: They were there only at the hotel the whole day.
Amit Shah: Please get it verified properly.
G.L. Singhal: Sir… I have already called for a car. And sir I will make it placed below the block itself along with the car

and our men.
Amit Shah: Ok…
G.L. Singhal: So that the entire inside movement inside is known to us.
Amit Shah: Please arrange for extra force on motorcycle as well.
G.L. Singhal: Sir… I have positioned (men on) two motorcycles and a person is sent in a car. They will reach in 10

minutes.
Amit Shah: Okay

***
Amit Shah:  That lady’s mother’s operation is going to take place at Sterling 328
G.L.Singhal:  Yes Sir…they have left and are going towards Sterling only.
Amit Shah: Alright…
G.L.Singhal: Yes Sir..
Amit Shah: In 328… ok ?
G.L.Singhal: Yes Sir

***
Amit Shah:  Yes Singhal…what news ?
G.L. Singhal: They are there only, Sir.
Amit Shah: In  sterling.
G.L. Singhal: Yes sir.

***
Amit Shah: Yes…
G.L.Singhal:  Sir she has just left with the boy who came yesterday
Amit Shah: Hmm…
G.L.Singhal: And they are at the Coffee Day near Shyamal Chaar Raasta.
Amit Shah: That means… from the hospital ?
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir… from the hospital, she is now with boy who came in Skoda car at the Coffee day near Shyamal
Amit Shah: Ok…
G.L.Singhal: Secondly sir… I have also asked for the CD of CCTV Footage of four  five hotels there. And sir I also called

for cctv camera footage that are installed near hotels on highway.
Amit Shah:  Yes sir…

***
Amit Shah: May be she has some parallel arrangements elsewhere am I clear….. So get a bill print of her land line

now. You may get some local numbers. Understand. Keep her under complete vigil and call 2 -3 men from ATS and

crime branch and watch her round the clock
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir
Amit Shah: Means….please don’t doze off at night…..
G.L.Singhal: Sir can I talk to Chudasama and get an officer from him? I can't trust the ATS men
Amit Shah: Tell Chudasama that I have said so and this has to be done!
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir

***
Amit Shah: She is with that boy or with family ?
G.L.Singhal: With that boy sir
Amit Shah: The boy is also there ?
G.L.Singhal: No one else, just that girl sir……..
Amit Shah: What is the name of restaurant ?
G.L.Singhal: That restaurant has opened recently only in front of Havmor.
Amit Shah: Havmor which Havmor?
G.L.Singhal: Havmor which is behind the Navarangpura bus stand sir…..

***
Amit Shah:  They have reached hospital isn’t it?
G.L.Singhal: I will check it sir….our man is there at the Hospital only.
Amit Shah: Ask those who are following them. Whether they are there at the Hospital.
G.L.Singhal: I will right away ask it.
Amit Shah: They were about to go along with the brother and sister in law for lunch.
G.L.Singhal: Sure sir…..i will ask about it as well….
Amit Shah: Please let me know after enquiring about both the places…

***
G.L.Singhal: Sir she reached hotel in Santro car.
Amit Shah: Santro car ?
G.L.Singhal: Yes
Amit Shah: Take the number of Santro.
G.L.Singhal: Ok I will take
Amit Shah: What about that man ?
G.L.Singhal: His location is coming Shahibagh now
Amit Shah: Weren’t they followed from the hotel ?
G.L.Singhal: Our men were behind only sir. They have just reached.
Amit Shah: I will go via hospital. See if they come down at night. How many persons are deployed there ?
G.L.Singhal: Three persons are behind them.
Amit Shah: What time ?
G.L.Singhal: Sir, hotel, we have 3 persons
Amit Shah: Arrange something different in morning, they should not escape.
G.L.Singhal: Sir our three people deployed behind them are intelligent. So it is better to continue with them only.
Amit Shah: They should sleep one by one
G.L.Singhal: Ya I will see to this
Amit Shah: Do everything okay
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir….

***
Amit Shah: Yes Singhal
G.L. Singhal: Sir, Namaste…
Amit Shah: Yes, Singhal
G.L. Singhal: Sir they came to the hotel at 11 night and in hotel only right now.
Amit Shah: No one came to meet ?
G.L. Singhal: No sir.

***
G.L.Singhal: Sir they have gone to Debark mall to watch movie. Reached just now… For 8:30 pm show
Amit Shah: Ok Where is this Debark ?
G.L.Singhal: Near Fun Republic
Amit Shah: Who else is accompanying ?
G.L.Singhal: Sir there is another girl and one boy in blue T-shirt. 3 of them.
Amit Shah: Keep a watch after the show is over.
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir…

***
G.L.Singhal: There only and no movement.
Amit Shah: They may go in rickshaw
G.L.Singhal: No sir… our men are at the parking only besides our car in the parking, that Honda city number 9495 is

also in the parking…
Amit Shah: She may take a rickshaw
G.L.Singhal: It would be easier to follow her in case she tries and go by rickshaw since she will have to walk until

approach road to take rickshaw.
Amit Shah: See that alights near lift
G.L.Singhal: Ok sir…

***
G.L.Singhal: Ya sir… they are there only.
Amit Shah: They are about to leave tomorrow morning or evening.
G.L.Singhal: Right
Amit Shah: Check out which flight is booked ?
G.L.Singhal: All flights to Bangalore are in morning only. I have got it checked
Amit Shah: Any in afternoon ?
G.L.Singhal: At 12:45
Amit Shah: To Bangalore ?
G.L.Singhal: Yes
Amit Shah: Check out the afternoon flight  to Bangalore and  evening flight to Mumbai  yes
G.L.Singhal: Ok sir.

***
G.L.Singhal: No movement sir… And I got all flights checked to Bangalore. Not booked in any. Let me check now for

Mumbai flights may be can find some bookings.
Amit Shah: Ok check for Mumbai
G.L.Singhal: Ok… there is no flight looked for Bangalore, let me check for Mumbai

***
Amit Shah: I am not able to see on my phone
G.L.Singhal: Sir I verified on net everything yesterday
Amit Shah: Since not able to see on phone now, keep proper watch, should not escape. And ask Asari whether that

man is still in Bhavnagar.
G.L.Singhal: Ok sir I will ask Asari and take the location.
Amit Shah: Ask Asari and take the location.

***
Amit Shah:  I got to know that their ticket was of Jet in the afternoon. It was not cancelled also.
G.L.Singhal: Ok Sir…  will get this checked…
Amit Shah: If you get ticket then how the payment was done is to be verified. Who made the payment
G.L.Singhal: Right sir
Amit Shah:  Whether it was through cash or credit card or by any agency. You will come to know through the codes

mentioned on ticket.
G.L.Singhal: Sir… sir, Ok sir

***
G.L.Singhal: Sir, in the evening they had gone towards Cross road in Fun Republic and came back in an hour…
Amit Shah: After that they are at home only ?
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir…
Amit Shah: Keep watching the location of the one of Bhavnagar
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir…
Amit Shah: Did you take location of Bhavnagar ?
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir

***
G.L.Singhal: Sir she has come to her brother's place.
Amit Shah: When was  the last time when that woman was seen by our men ?
G.L.Singhal: She is at home only. Our staff is watching at the home only.
Amit Shah: Did someone see her in afternoon ? She may have gone away in the morning ?
G.L.Singhal: She is there only. She had gone to the shopping complex for half an hour in the afternoon and returned.
 Amit Shah: At what time was she seen ?
G.L.Singhal: Approx. 1:30 pm.
Amit Shah: Ok

***
G.L.Singhal: She is in Gym, got the location sir, one and half to two kilometers away.
Amit Shah: Could you know the name of the Gym ?
G.L.Singhal: No sir but went along with sister in law.
Amit Shah: Ask name and there only? Why don’t you ask the name ? Is she still there now ? Check with staff and let me

know
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir.
Amit Shah: Ask from the gym people.

***
G.L.Singhal: Ananta wellness is the name of the gym sir
Amit Shah: Ananta ?
G.L.Singhal: Ananta Wellness
Amit Shah: Ok…
Amit Shah: Still there only ?
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir.

***
Amit Shah: This evening the person is supposed to leave. That is the info with Sahib, I mean…….
G.L.Singhal: Sir.. Sir….the lady isn’t it sir?
Amit Shah: Yes check out what flight it could be in the evening….
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir…. I will check it out
Amit Shah: May be GoAir. And has that man reached Bhavnagar ?
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir…he has. I have checked out his location and he reached last night.
Amit Shah: If this girl is going to Mumbai make sure he does not go to Mumbai
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir…..right sir…..
Amit Shah: Did you understand?? And check out on evening flight schedule

***
G.L.Singhal:  Was seen with her bhabhi near Drive-in for shopping and now reached back.
Amit Shah: As such stays back at home only ?
 G.L.Singhal: Yes, mostly stays at home.
Amit Shah: Ok… and that guy from Bhavnagar … and his location ?
G.L.Singhal: Sir… he is there in Bhavnagar only

***
Amit Shah: See that tomorrow early morning she leaves and your staff is not aware…
G.L.Singhal:  Sir… don’t bother  right from 5.30 in the morning our staff is on duty there.
Amit Shah:  Be focused for tomorrow… there is a possibility of leaving tomorrow. And take the current location
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir… ok ok

***
Amit Shah: Singhal…..
G.L. Singhal: Yes Sir….
Amit Shah: Can we have somebody sent in the flight to Mumbai
G.L. Singhal: Hmm…..
Amit Shah: Saheb has solid information of some activity so better put somebody on the flight
G.L. Singhal: Yes sir…..very well sir I will send somebody
Amit Shah: Give some money and put him on the flight and second if she has made call from STD PCO at the airport

have the number checked
G.L. Singhal: Yes sir….right sir…
Amit Shah: Today from the airport
G.L. Singhal: Yes sir…..
Amit Shah: So please have the numbers checked

***
G.L.Singhal: No information through that source but I have sent my inspector to watch and get  the list for secret

verification. That list will be available to me in 2 minutes
Amit Shah: You will get it from Jet ?
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir
Amit Shah: That woman boarded the flight?
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir and the flight took off as well. Our people would be their for an hour more as they might play any

mischief and come out.
Amit Shah: No phone call made as yet?
G.L.Singhal: No sir.

***
G.L.Singhal: Sir I  got the list but there is nothing in both
Amit Shah: You have that list?
G.L.Singhal: Yes sir…..
Amit Shah: Then send it to me.
G.L.Singhal: ok I will send it sir….
Amit Shah: ok then in Bhavanagar there is one Joshi and a Deputy collector….Please note the names…
G.L.Singhal: sir….
Amit Shah: then Shanti is Narmada’s Deputy Collector….
G.L.Singhal: Yes…
Amit Shah: then Tyagi is Airport officer…hello?
G.L.Singhal: yes sir….
Amit Shah: and one Vidyarthi,DDO of Amreli….
G.L.Singhal: yes
Amit Shah: we have to check whether all these people have come there
G.L.Singhal: Sir….
Amit Shah: So who is there in Bhavanagar?
G.L.Singhal: Sir Asari has deployed two men there
Amit Shah: Then talk to Asari only.
G.L.Singhal: yes sir
Amit Shah: A k Sharma has come or still on vacation?
G.L.Singhal: Sir he is here only.
Amit Shah: Take the numbers of Joshi and Shanti from A K Sharma
G.L.Singhal: sure sir……
Amit Shah: and also Vidyarthi’s number
G.L.Singhal: sir….sir….
Amit Shah: And check their  location
G.L.Singhal: Right sir I will take the numbers
Amit Shah: Yes yes…

***
Ig.amr:
G.L.Singhal: There is one hotel called Amazo near Xavier’s college.
IG(A.K.Sharma): which hotel ?
G.L.Singhal:Amazo…. Amazo….
IG: Amazo
G.L.Singhal:Yes
IG: Yes
G.L.Singhal:there she will come to eat
IG: who is the boy ?
G.L.Singhal:sir, there is one boy aged 30-32.
IG: Then I think that must be his voice because that voice was a bit doubtful… and…he said that he would eat together.

He was talking about lunch.
 G.L.Singhal: yes…yes
IG: He said that they would eat together.
G.L.Singhal:right sir, sir if we take the number then location could be tracked… of
IG: aahh…no problem…Airtel ?
G.L.Singhal:sir Bhavnagar number.
IG: ok…yes
G.L.Singhal:we will come to know the exact location and his movement
IG: okay let me enquire about it. I was doubtful about the voice but I have sent it to Saheb
G.L.Singhal:ok….
IG: Because I was doubtful about the voice but I sent it to sahib in CD.
G.L.Singhal:yes…yes,
IG: but I was doubtful about the voice. Partly it was his voice but at times I was suspicious
GL Singhal:sir it is Skoda car with GJ registration, GJ-1HD 7959.
IG: one minute let me write it down
G.L.Singhal:GJ-1
IG: 1
G.L.Singhal:HD…D for Delhi
IG: HD
G.L.Singhal:7959
IG: 7959
G.L.Singhal:sir it is Skoda car GJ-1HD 7959
IG: Skoda and Which hotel is it?
G.L.Singhal:A….Amazo
IG: Amazo
G.L.Singhal:yes…
IG: where ?
G.L.Singhal:if we go straight from Xavier’s college towards C.G road, three roads are bifurcating on the left is chaar

Raasta
IG: which Chaar Raasta ?
G.L.Singhal : you know Xavier college if we go straight from Xavier college towards CG road
IG: yes….
G.L.Singhal:there are three ways
IG: yes….
G.L.Singhal:if you go to right side then comes Samarpan flats…towards left is HL college
IG: yes…
G.L.Singhal:There is a new restaurant at the corner…Italian restaurant Amazo.
IG: hmm ?
G.L.Singhal:Italian restaurant
IG: Italian restaurant, Can we click the photo of that boy?
G.L.Singhal:sir I have already given camera for that but actually due to darkness…... Pen camera is also given.
IG: Yes….
G.L.Singhal:Actually, we are trying our best we will do whatever we can
IG: what are our people doing inside ?
G.L.Singhal:They have been informed….they have done something
IG: so he is dubious boy and not that man.
G.L.Singhal: sir  if we track the location then we will get confirmation.
IG: ok I will know it.
G.L.Singhal:his booking in hotel is till 11.
IG: ok yes…that means till tomorrow.
G.L.Singhal: yes sir…

***
Amit Shah: Singhal…
G.L.Singhal: Sir
Amit Shah:Keep a  vigilant eye on them because Saheb  will come to know about everything…
G.L.Singhal: Yes… yes sir…
Amit Shah: Tell them with all seriousness
G.L.Singhal: Yes yes….
Amit Shah: and who all come to meet…
G.L.Singhal: yes yes…
Amit Shah: Does she goes out ?
G.L.Singhal: yes sir…
Amit Shah: And what else she does ?
G.L.Singhal::  Yes Sir…