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India to seek KP’s extradition, team due next month to interrogate?

January 27, 2010  09:40 am

Indian media today claimed that Indiahas decided to place an extradition request for LTTE leader Kumaran Padmanadan, alias KP, nabbed by Sri Lanka earlier this month. A CBI team will leave for Colomboin September to grill KP on the “larger conspiracy” behind the 1991 Rajiv Gandhi assassination.

Sources in the ministry of home affairs ( MHA) said the multi- disciplinary monitoring agency ( MDMA) under the CBI has been given a one- year extension with directions to focus on KP’s interrogation and ensure his extradition to India.

The request for MDMA’s extension was pending with the MHA after its term ended on May 31.

“ MDMA has been given an extension last week after Sri Lanka announced KP’s arrest on August 7,” a top MHA official said.

KP is being interrogated by Sri Lankan officials after they nabbed him on August 5, reportedly on the basis of an input from Indian intelligence agencies, sources said.

Indiaaccused KP of criminal conspiracy, arms smuggling and involvement in the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi. He has been accused him of providing finances, arms, explosives, suicide vest and communication equipment to Dhanu and Sivarasan.

“KP’s interrogation by Indian agencies and his extradition could unravel what the Jain Commission indicated as the larger international conspiracy behind Rajiv’s killing,” the official said.

The MDMA has been on the job to unravel this “ larger conspiracy” for 11 years without success.

“The MDMA made many efforts to secure the custody of KP and seek information in the last many years by sending Letters Rogatory to 27 countries.

Last year, MDMA sent a team to Germanyseeking banking details of the LTTE’s 54- year- old chief financier. But we could not get him all these years,” the official said.

“We expect Sri Lanka’s cooperation in extraditing KP to India,” the official added.

 

Courtesy: Mail Today 

Viewer Comments

August 28, 2009  10:54 am

He will escape for the next Eelam war. This is a plan to escape. India has to release him due to Tamil Nadu Pressure. Why still he is not surprised? I think that there is a another plan going on to save his life, might be foreign rescue operation. Be aware.

Jagath

August 28, 2009  11:36 am

It´s very dangerous to send him to India. India even might release him, as they have done many times before to Praba and KP.

Yakindanda

August 28, 2009  11:51 am

Before taking any steps forward in this regads, GoSL should publish information revealed by KP regarding Individuals, INGOs, Diplomats and Governements in West who has aided and abeited KP and LTTE strengthening links to this terror organziation. It is duty of GoSL to let citizens know who was behind LTTE by supporting them to unleash crime against srilanka and citizens. I am sure there will be bunch of local officials, media persons and politicians whom have given full support to LTTE covertly. Society has a right to know the names of traitors. Expose them NOW!

Vipula Vishvanath

August 28, 2009  01:10 pm

Ask India to come to SL and question KP. After all the hard work of our brave heros, we don´t want India to take him to India. Please don´t allow India to take him there....please don´t get caught with India´s tactics...

Nima

August 28, 2009  02:11 pm

This is totally mad let the Indians come to SL to interview this guy, But DO NOT SEND him there, you might as well let him go free in that case from colombo it self. Indian Security forces is the worst in the world.. KP will escape if return to India

Danny

August 28, 2009  02:24 pm

Total madness, The Indians CBI announced after the defeat and death of prabha that the ghandhi case was closed.. If we send KP to india he will re organise and also escape.. This is crazy

sam

August 28, 2009  11:15 pm

Indian team should come to SL and question him. We shouldn´t release him to India.

purohitha