PMO said that no Indian intelligence agency was involved in the arms drop, which the accused claimed was targeted to arm people against the Left Front government of West Bengal. "Notwithstanding what Neils Holck alias Kim Davy, a proclaimed offender of law, and Peter Bleach, a convict in this case, have said in a section of the media, the fact remains that no government agency connived or helped them in their heinous act," the PMO said in its statement.
The two statements on Saturday are significant because it is left for the home ministry or the concerned agencies to respond. In fact, the strong refutation came in spite of a statement by the CBI where the agency had emphasized that its effort to extradite Davy were at a crucial stage after the approval from the Danish government
The PMO said that the allegations by Davy, the prime accused in the case, are "mischievous and aimed at misleading the prosecuting agency and the court in Denmark which are seized with the matter of his extradition to India to face trial".
Davy's allegations have prompted CPM to demand a judicial probe into the arms drop case.
The PMO said, "The government of India has facilitated the free, impartial and professional investigation of the case at every stage. The government of India is committed to unravel the truth and the entire conspiracy behind the crime and to bring all the guilty to justice."
The Centre "had taken the incident of arms dropping at Purulia very seriously from the very beginning''. Various intelligence and security agencies "have provided all out support to the CBI in its investigation in and outside the country," the PMO said.
In its statement, the home ministry said, "During the investigation by CBI..., no evidence whatsoever came to light that any government agency helped Davy in his crime by way of commission or omission." It pointed out that the intelligence agencies "on the contrary" helped "CBI in a big way to collect evidence against him and his co-accused. No evidence of any Indian politician helping him in his escape came to light."
The statement came after two days of political war of words among CPM, Congress and BJP. Left leaders have demanded that the Centre should institute a judicial inquiry to probe the case. Alleging that the huge cache of arms and ammunition, dropped from an aircraft that flew in from Pakistan, was meant for Anand Margis, West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee claimed, "The alert from the Centre was sent by ordinary post. It reached the state home department after the incident."
The home ministry said during the investigation a laptop belonging to Davy was seized by CBI. "It contains more than 50,000 pages wherein Kim Davy has given elaborate details about his plan and preparation of the crime. This is clinching evidence against him. Nowhere has he mentioned anything about any likely help from any Indian official agency," the home ministry said.
The CBI has been able to establish in an Indian court that the arms drop by Davy and others "amounted to an act of terrorism", the ministry said. CBI has also been able to establish this to the Danish government, it said. "Kim Davy is attempting to portray this heinous crime as an act of self-defence to avoid his extradition," the statement said.
Explaining the delay in Davy's extradition to India, the home ministry said though he was traced to Copenhagen, "the process has taken time as there is no extradition treaty between India and Denmark". The home ministry also said due to persistent efforts by CBI and MEA, the Danish government "has been convinced about his role in offences committed in India and had agreed to extradite him. The matter is now in the Danish High Court."
