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STATES: BIHAR
INTERVIEW: BHUPINDER TYAGI
"Murders are nothing new to him"
 Bhupinder
Tyagi, 25, the hitman from Bihar who was allegedly assigned the job of
eliminating Tarun Tejpal, CEO of tehelka.com, spoke to Special Correspondent
Sayantan Chakravarty, though police could not verify any of Tyagi's
allegations:
Q. Is it true that you came to Delhi to kill
Tejpal and his colleagues?
A.Yes.
Q. Who assigned the task and why?
A.
I was in constant touch with Shahabuddin and his brother-in-law Izaz-ul-Haq,
a Bihar minister. Shahabuddin asked me to go after Tejpal. He told me
that if we were successful, the BJP-led coalition Government would collapse,
there would be elections, and obviously, political instability.
Q. An MP involved in a murder plot ... that's
a serious allegation.
A. Murders
are nothing new to Shahabuddin. He has been involved in at least 10 that
I know of, details of which have been passed on to the police. I have
seen him executing his plans from close quarters.
Q. When did you start planning the operation?
A.
In mid-April, at Birganj, Nepal. The plan was a secret between me, Shahabuddin,
Salim Mian Ansari and a man who identified himself as Jain.
Q. How much were you paid?
A.
A few lakh rupees.
Q. Does Shahabuddin work alone?
A: He's
in touch with the ISI's Kathmandu-based top guns. I've met two-Ansari,
an ex-minister of the UML who, after Mirza Dilshad Beg, I am told, is
ISI's point man in Kathmandu. The other is Jain, a Pakistani Muslim.
Q. Apart from his ISI links ...
A.
At a medical college in Siwan controlled by Shahabuddin, Kashmiri students
facilitate the movement of arms and ammunition.
Q. Have you seen such movements?
A.
Yes. At the Kashmir end, at Sopore and at Siwan. Bullets, guns and pistols
come in thousands. Shahabuddin has between 30 and 35 AK-47s with him.
Q. Do you think he senses trouble?
A.
I think so. His game is up.
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