What Is Parliament Attack Convict Afzal Guru's Connection With Kashmir DSP Davinder Singh

The arrest of Jammu & Kashmir DSP Davinder Singh with two wanted Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists has sent shockwaves across the nation. Police are probing whether Davinder Singh had helped militants previously as well.

Amidst this, many details of Singh¡¯s activities are emerging.

One such is a letter written by Mohammad Afzal Guru -- a surrendered terrorist who was convicted and later hanged for the 2001 Indian Parliament attack. Guru wrote a letter to his lawyer touching upon how the Jammu and Kashmir Police tortured him.

In the letter, Guru made another shocking claim.

Guru almost accused a Jammu and Kashmir police officer of being linked to the conspiracy to attack the Indian Parliament.

His claims were not investigated and the police officer remained in service. That police officer who found in mention in Guru¡¯s claims was Davinder Singh. The police are now probing whether Davinder Singh, who joined the Jammu and Kashmir Police as a sub-inspector in mid '90s, has helped militants previously as well.

However, Guru¡¯s claims on a police officer being left investigated also reflect a lapse.

In a letter to his lawyer, Guru claimed how Singh allegedly tortured him as part of a larger conspiracy to get him to pay police officers money. He goes on to claim that Singh introduced him to one Mohammed and tasked him with the "small job" of ferrying Mohammed to Delhi and getting him a rented accommodation in the capital.

This apparently took place days before the Parliament attack in Delhi and Mohammad was later identified as one of the terrorists who stormed the Parliament building on December 13, 2001.

All five terrorists were gunned down in police action.

Singh, who was decorated with President Police Medal about four months ago, continued to be grilled by a team of police and intelligence investigators. His office at Srinagar airport, where he was posted as deputy superintendent of police in the anti-hijacking squad, was sealed.

Police had carried out searches at his residence and seized two pistols and an AK rifle beside a large quantity of ammunition.

Singh, whose name had been cleared for promotion as superintendent of police, is also likely to lose the gallantry medal that was awarded to him last year, the officials said.