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The return of an old terror strategy will ultimately lead to public defiance of law in India A terrorist in action Here he is joined by an accomplice (snaps from a television footage) Fire engulfs the Taj Palace Hotel Employees and guests of the Taj Palace Hotel being rescued by a fire crew Policemen taking position at the site of attack in the Colaba area All photos above: AFP A policeman supports an elderly man after assailants opened fire at a Mumbai railway station Photo: Reuters Scenes of scare and chaos such as this one were all over the blood-splattered streets of Mumbai last night Photo: AP Some victims of the terror strike inside a local hospital Photo: AFP ______________ Surajit Dasgupta ______________ T he shooting spree that the terrorists got into last night in Mumbai, killing more than a hundred citizens and tourists, indicates a possible return of the bloodcurdling days of the modus operandi of Sikh terrorists in the Punjab-Delhi belt of the 1980s. After years of blasti

It's time the Hindu right wing owned up the black sheep in its herd and the administration stopped hounding innocent Muslims ______________ N Jamal Ansari ______________ S ome of the recent revelations on the 30 September Malegaon incident of bombing indicate that some fanatics from the Hindu community are indulging in terrorist activities and they are sure that the blame will go on to the Muslims. It is because whenever any blast takes place anywhere, the media and security agencies name culprits within minutes, which is impossible in such circumstances. Highly communalised police investigate the incident in their own way. Innocent Muslims become their target. In the process, real culprits go scot-free. Earlier, despite some incriminating evidence, investigating agencies and the media never tried to question violence-driven Hindu outfits. But of late, reality is coming on the surface. Voice of America was the first to report the involvement of sundry Hindu outfits in terrorist act