Laila Khan's Terror connections?

--Anil Narendra

Strange story of an actress, Laila Khan is in the headlines these days. She is best known for her role opposite super star Rajesh Khanna in his film 'Wafa' in 2008. Who is this Laila Khan and how she died? Her entry was a non-event, but, news about her kidnapping, her links with the underworld and now, the news of her death have given her and all stories related to her quite prominence. Not only Laila's but her step-father, Parvez Iqbal Tak's past had been quite eventful. Her father, Nadir Shah lodged a missing report about her in Oshiwara Police Station in Mumbai in 2011. Laila's step-father, Parvez was arrested by police in connection with cheating and fraud. A false PAN card was found in his possession, which bore the name of Nadir Shah, but had the photo of Tak. Following the recovery of Laila's Mitsubishi car from a garage in Kishtawar, the police made enquiries with locals and on the basis of the information so gathered it reached Tank. Earlier, Tak was doing wood business, but later he tried his luck in politics. Tak had taken 10 lakh rupees loans from different local persons and had also contested 2008 State Assembly elections on the NCP ticket. When people started demanding repayment of their loans, he left Kishtawar and landed in Mumbai in 2010. Laila's mother, Shelina Patel was the daughter of a junior artist and who had come to Mumbai to try her luck in film line in late 50s. She played only one memorable role in Chetan Anand's file 'Haqikat'. It is learnt that the daughter, Laila Khan married Munir Khan, a member of Harkat-ul-jehad-ul-Islami, a terrorist organization of Bangladesh, and was murdered 2011. Parvez Iqbal Tank, who revealed about the murders of Laila Khan and her family, is also alleged to be a member of Lashkar-e-Taiba. Maharashtra's Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) has been suspecting from the beginning about Laila Khan's links with Pakistan's spy agency, ISI and Lashkar-e-Taiba. It is reported that Laila's SUVcar had been used in September 2011 bomb blast outside Delhi High Court. DIG, Doda Range, Garib Dass has said that Parvez Iqbal Tak, prime accused in kidnapping of Laila and her family, has told during interrogation, that Laila, her mother and her friend were murdered in last February in Maharashtra.  Their bodies have so far not been recovered; as such Police has not reached to any conclusion. Mumbai Police had registered a case of kidnapping againg two persons. Earlier, Tak had tried to misguide the Police saying that Laila and her family had left for Dubai on false passports. Jammu & Kashmir Police had arrested Tank on 21 June. Tank had gone into hiding in his house in Kishtawar following the recovery of Laila's SUV. In connection with the kidnapping, Maharashtra ATS had arrested other accused and his family members in Mumbai. One of the two accused of kidnapping, Asif Sheikh has been arrested from Juhu. Main accused, Parvez Iqbal Tak is already in the custody of J&K Police. Due to its money and glamour, Bollywood has always been in the eyes of the underworld. Bollywood has also been linked to the Mafia It is almost clear that who murdered Laila Khan, but it is not yet known that why she was murdered. It has also to be ascertained how Laila Khan was linked with ISI. Munir Khan, whom Laila married three years back, was a member of HuJI, a terrorist outfit of Bangladesh. It is said that Munir himself had introduced Laila to notorious terrorists. It is also reported that on Laila's suggestion, these terrorists invested in film industry and earned huge profit and then she advised them to use this money in terrorist activities in Kashmir and other places in India. It is even being said that Laila had provided Lashkar with maps and photographs of busy areas in Mumbai. The case of Laila Khan has turned interesting, as it has all the ingredients like glamour, Bollywood, HuJI, Lashkar etc.