Terror plot: Probe,don’t politicise it

The arrest of six men from Delhi, Bihar and Chennai on the strong suspicion of their collective activities as a pan-India module or cell of the Indian Mujahideen terrorist outfit is not sufficient to prove the charges against them. Therefore, in due course we may expect to hear voices from civil society attacking the police for their arrest (and proclaiming their innocence) and for picking on individuals from the minority communities. This is just as well, for it keeps the authorities on their toes and acts as a safeguard against detention of citizens on dubious or fanciful grounds, which is not an infrequent occurrence.

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