Karnataka government today charged the Kerala government with not extending co-operation to facilitate his arrest in the Bangalore blasts case in which he is listed as an accused.
As uncertainty about the arrest or surrender of PDP leader Abdul Nasser Madani continued, Karnataka government today charged the Kerala government with not extending co-operation to facilitate his arrest in the Bangalore blasts case in which he is listed as an
accused.
While two senior officials from Bangalore police arrived here this morning, fuelling speculation that the arrest was imminent, the suspense continued unresolved as the day wore on with the state authorities remaining tight-lipped on how the situation was going to be tackled.
A medical team from a private hospital examined Madani, who
is feverish,and said they were awaiting the report of the blood tests to decide whether he should be shifted to the hospital or not.
Putting the blame for the delay in the matter on Kerala, Karnataka home minister VS Acharya told a Malayalam television channel that the expected co-operation from the state did not come.
"We are requesting the Kerala Government. Things are not happening. If the co-operation is not coming we will have to think of some other option", Acharya said.
Joint police commissioner, Bangalore, Alok Kumar and DCP
Omkarayya, who held discussions with district SP Harshitha
Attalluri, were learnt to have made it clear that Karnataka was keen to avoid any further delay in the arrest or surrender as the deadline for producing him in the court in Bangalore was fast approaching.
Though the PDP leaders signalled in the morning that their leader might surrender by the afternoon, they later declined to give any firm indication on when that would happen.
A six-member team of senior doctors were called in from a nearby private hospital and an ambulance was also brought to Madani's camp, creating the impression that he would be moved to the hospital where he would surrender to the police.
After the examination, the doctors said for time being he was not going to be taken to the hospital and they were waiting to get the blood test results.
The situation around Madani's camp at Anwarassery continued
to be under tight control of the police.
The PDP's plans to hold a leadership meeting on decide on the
future course was dropped since the prohibitory orders were
in force in the area against grouping of five or more people,
police sources said.
While reiterating that he had no role whatsoever in the blasts and that he was falsely implicated in the case, Madani yesterday said he preferred to surrender before a local court.
Meanwhile, Kerala home minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan rejected his Karnataka counterpart's charge.
"This is a case registered in Karnataka.Kerala police will extend the help to the Karnataka police in accordance with their requirements", Balakrishnan told reporters in Kannur.
Since Madani himself had said that he would surrender before the court it was for Karnataka police to take whatever steps they wanted, he said.
Meanwhile, PDP working chairman Poonthura Siraj reiterated
that there was no going back on Madani's word on surrendering
before the court. "Madani is prepared for the journey to Bangalore.", Siraj said.
However, he did not specify when or where the surrender would take place.
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