The BJP on Friday distanced itself from Pragya Singh Thakur’s controversial comment that IPS officer Hemant Karkare died in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks as she had cursed him. “The BJP believes that Karkare died while bravely fighting terrorists. The comment is her “personal view”, it added. Hemant Karkare, who headed the Anti-Terrorist Squad died in the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008. Addressing BJP workers in Bhopal, Ms. Thakur claimed Karkare died as she had “cursed” him for “torturing” her in custody.

Source: The Hindu April 19, 2019 12:30 UTC