The cyber café in Kishtwar to which the terror email was traced after the Delhi High Court blast has been running unauthorisedly. The cyber café,Global Internet,at Malik Market in Kishtwar town,had nearly half a dozen computers having BSNLs broadband connection. The email was sent from one of these computers which has been seized by the police. However,according to local BSNL officials,they had not issued any broadband connection to Global Internet. Rather,its owner Mehmood Aziz Khawaja had been issued a broadband connection at his residence in Asthan mohalla for domestic use with unlimited usage under the plan of Rs 750 per month. As the BSNL cable used to be stolen frequently in that area,Mehmood sought shifting of the broadband connection from his residence to his mobile repair shop. The shifting was done in March, said Sub-Divisional Engineer Ajit Sharma,adding that Mehmood was not authorised to use his domestic BSNL broadband connection for commercial purposes. Strangely,this illegal cyber café,which is situated near various educational institutions,coaching centres and the local police station,continued to escape the attention of local BSNL officials,police and security agencies for the past five-six years. Mehmood,his younger brother Khalid and café manager Ashwani Kumar were picked up for questioning by police after the blast. While Mehmood and Khalid have been called for questioning a number of times and later allowed to go home,Ashwani has been in police custody. Apart from him,police have detained some more people,including Shariq Bhat and Abid Hussain,both students of Islamia Faridia Higher Secondary School,for questioning. On Monday,Muslims in Kishtwar town observed a bandh in protest against the detaining of students by the police for questioning.
