Examining NSG will expose techniques: Prosecution

Examining the personnel of the elite National Security Guard who carried out the counter-terrorist operations at the Taj and Trident-Oberoi hotels and Nariman House during the 26/11 siege could expose their techniques and these could be used by terrorists,the prosecution has told the special court.

In a reply to the court,special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said,The examination of the commandos would be only of academic interest as the NSG had,after adopting skill operations and secret techniques,successfully encountered the terrorists.

The reply was filed on October 5,after the special sessions judge M L Tahaliyani had told the prosecution to consider examining the NSG commandos who had carried out the operations and also record their statements. The court had also said that if at all the prosecution doesnt examine them as witnesses,then it would,under Section 311 of the CrPC,consider examining them as court witnesses.