IIM-I: BSF Officers speak on the aGazi Babaa Operation

Gazi Baba, whose real name was Rana Tahir Nadeem, was the mastermind behind the Parliamentary attack which took place on Dec. 13, 2001. The hunt for Gazi Baba took final shape in July of 2003 and the final operation was made possible based on information received, after sustained interrogation, from a captured associate of Jaish-e-Mohammadas leader. By means of a video, the audience was shown how the exact operation was carried out.

DIG of BSF, Mr K Srinivasan, who delivered the presentation, spoke about the adverse situations and various constraints which the BSF has to face during various operations; some of which he emphasized such as time, man-power, civil environment. He also spoke about the problems which BSF and various other forces face with the Media and how they tackled the same during this operation. Mr Srinivasan also mentioned certain things which they learnt from this particular operation. The BSF had been taken aback by the fact that the enemy had concealed CCTV on the premises which had given away their surprise encounter.

The operation had not ended with killing Gazi Baba, and the BSF went ahead to take down his successor Sehrai Baba, leaving Jaish-e-Mohammad without any formal leader.The talk was concluded with a round of questions which revolved around issues such as LTTE, militancy in Kashmir, over ground workers (those who motivate terrorists), and the porous Bangladesh border.