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Closer to closure: On the Savad arrest and Professor T.J. Joseph case in Kerala

Terror networks can be dismantled (विघटित करना) only by disabling those at their top

The long arm of the law finally caught up with Savad, a fugitive (भगोड़ा) in the notorious (कुख्यात) case of chopping off the palm (हथेली) of a college professor in Kerala’s Thodupuzha, 13 years after the crime. Sleuths (detective/investigator (NIA officer in this context)) of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) (राष्ट्रीय जांच एजेंसी) arrested him, the first accused, from a village in northern Kerala’s Kannur where he was living under a fake identity (पहचान), on January 10. The agency will rightly seek (request, ask for, demand) his custody (हिरासत) in order to unearth (पता लगाना) the latent (unexpressed, unrevealed, hidden, indiscernible, unrealized) network of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI), which is believed to have planned the barbaric (cruel, savage, vicious, ruthless, brutal) assault (हमला) on the professor in July 2010 and arranged for Savad’s life in hiding thereafter. Religious extremists (चरमपंथी) targeted Professor T.J. Joseph on his way home from church for drafting (prepare) a question paper with supposedly (apparently, allegedly, evidently, seemingly, reportedly, presumably, ostensibly) a ‘blasphemous (निंदात्मक)’ reference (संदर्भ) to the Prophet (a person who is believed to be sent by God to Earth (to say the things that God wants to tell people)); actually, it was an adaptation (रूपांतरण, अनुकूलता) of a passage (extract, excerpt, quote, citation) from an essay on a screenplay written by noted (प्रसिद्ध, मशहूर) Malayalam film-maker P.T. Kunju Muhammad. The State was able to ensure that the incident did not spark (cause, bring about, lead to, prompt, give rise to, start) communal tensions (strained relations, strain, unease), but it set off (cause, lead to, give rise to, bring about, activate, prompt) a series of irreversible (irreparable, unrectifiable, unchangeable, irrecoverable, irretrievable) losses for the professor. With the Catholic church, which managed the college where he was teaching, turning its back on him, he was terminated (remove, dismiss, discharge, fire, sack) from service, with a recall (calling back, revocation) on the eve of (just prior to, the night/day before; the evening or day before some special event) his retirement made possible, ruefully (regretfully, sorrowfully), by the suicide of his disconsolate (sad, unhappy, dejected, dispirited, inconsolable, heartbroken) wife, as he recalls (remember, recollect) in his memoirs (autobiography, life story, recollections/experiences), A Thousand Cuts (2020).

The NIA took over the investigation in 2011. While it was able to get the conviction (sentence, judgement, pronouncement of guilt, verdict) of 19 of the accused (आरोपी) for various offences (crime, wrongdoing, illegal act, misdeed; breach, violation of the law) including those under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (an Indian law aimed at effective prevention of unlawful activities associations in India. Its main objective was to make powers available for dealing with activities directed against the integrity and sovereignty of India) in the two-phase trial (court case, judicial proceedings, legal action), the fact that (used to refer to a specific situation under consideration/discussion) the key accused remained at large ((of a criminal/accused) at liberty, free, on the run, fugitive, set loose, not confined) prevented its closure. The agency announced a bounty (favour, reward; generosity, largesse) of ₹10 lakh for information on Savad. His arrest has shifted the focus to the conspirators (conspirer, plotter/schemer, intriguer) who masterminded (plan, be in charge of, organize, coordinate, originate, initiate, create, work out) the assault and the underlings (underling, aide, subordinate, servant, henchman, sidekick, junior) who harboured (protect, shelter, shield, hide (a criminal)) him. Given (considering, taking into account, bearing in mind) that it was the outlawed (illegitimate, unlawful, wrongful, forbidden, illicit, unconstitutional, prohibited) Students Islamic Movement of India that metamorphosed (transform, change, transfigure, convert, alter, modify, remodel, reorganize, translate) into the National Development Front and subsequently (afterwards, later on, in due course) into the PFI, the key to averting (prevent, stop, avoid) its resurgence (recovery, revival, rebound, resurrection, renaissance, re-emergence) in another avatar (type) lies in uprooting (eradicate, eliminate, remove, get rid of, destroy) the entire network of its underground (secret, covert, undercover, surreptitious, stealthy, conspiratorial) supporters. Prof. Joseph has, as his words suggest, overcome any ill-will (hostility, hatred, enmity, dislike, aversion, antipathy) or feeling of vengeance (retaliation, revenge, tit for tat, counter-attack) towards his assailants (attacker, assaulter), but he rues (regret, be sorry about, lament) that action against the foot soldiers (the lowest level worker of an organization, group, etc) of religious terror would not guarantee peace and harmony (unity, solidarity, cooperation, agreement/concord) in society. For that to happen, their handlers (secret agent) should be brought to book. It is vital that the NIA stays the course and prosecutes (take to court, bring an action against, take legal action against, accuse, charge) the key accused. The terror network that plotted (plan, arrange organize, conceive, frame, think up (secretly)) the heinous (wicked, horrible, terrible, awful, disgraceful, shameful, outrageous, hateful, shocking) attack must be disabled entirely.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.dismantle (verb)

Hindi Meaning - विघटित करना
English Meaning - topple, demolish, destroy, knock down.

2.fugitive (noun)

Hindi Meaning - भगोड़ा
English Meaning - a person who has escaped from being confined or imprisoned.

3.notorious (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - कुख्यात
English Meaning - infamous, of ill repute, ill-famed.

4.palm (noun)

Hindi Meaning - हथेली
English Meaning - the inside part of the hand between the wrist and the fingers.

5.National Investigation Agency (NIA)(noun)

Hindi Meaning - राष्ट्रीय जांच एजेंसी
English Meaning - The National Investigation Agency is a central agency established by the Indian Government to combat terror in India. It is functioning as the Central Counter-Terrorism Law Enforcement Agency in the country. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is created following the terror attack in Mumbai on December 26, 2008. It came into being on December 31, 2008, with the passage of the NIA Act of 2008.

6.the accused (noun)

Hindi Meaning - आरोपी
English Meaning - the suspected person.

7.identity (noun)

Hindi Meaning - पहचान
English Meaning - name.

8.custody (noun)

Hindi Meaning - हिरासत
English Meaning - imprisonment, incarceration, arrest, restraint, confinement, internment, detention, captivity.

9.unearth (verb)

Hindi Meaning - पता लगाना
English Meaning - pull out, dig up, excavate, uncover, find out.

10.assault (noun)

Hindi Meaning - हमला
English Meaning - attack.

11.extremist (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - चरमपंथी
English Meaning - militant, radical, fanatic, hardliner, fundamentalist, sectarian, partisan..

12.blasphemous (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - निंदात्मक
English Meaning - disrespectful, irreligious, unholy.

13.reference (noun)

Hindi Meaning - संदर्भ
English Meaning - mention, remark, comment.

14.adaptation (noun)

Hindi Meaning - रूपांतरण, अनुकूलता
English Meaning - something (example: a stage play) that has been adapted from something else (example: a written work).

15.noted (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - प्रसिद्ध, मशहूर
English Meaning - celebrated, famous, renowned, well-known.

16.in order to (phrase)

English Meaning - with the aim of; with the purpose of.

17.seek (verb)

English Meaning - request, ask for, demand.

18.sleuth (noun)

English Meaning - detective/investigator (NIA officer in this context).

19.chop off (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - remove, cut, cut off, sever, split.

20.the long arm of the law (phrase)

English Meaning - the police; the extensive or far-reaching power of the law.

21.catch up with (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - succeed in finding a criminal/accused in order to arrest or punish him/her.

22.latent (adjective)

English Meaning - unexpressed, unrevealed, hidden, indiscernible, unrealized.

23.The Popular Front of India (PFI) (noun)

English Meaning - The Popular Front of India is an extremist Islamic organisation in India. The Popular Front of India (PFI) was launched in Kerala in 2006 after merging three Muslim organizations- the National Development Front of Kerala, Karnataka Forum for Dignity and Manitha Neethi Pasari of Tamil Nadu.

24.barbaric (adjective)

English Meaning - cruel, savage, vicious, ruthless, brutal.

25.draft (verb)

English Meaning - prepare.

26.supposedly (adverb)

English Meaning - apparently, allegedly, evidently, seemingly, reportedly, presumably, ostensibly.

27.the prophet (noun)

English Meaning - a person who is believed to be sent by God to Earth (to say the things that God wants to tell people).

28.passage (noun)

English Meaning - extract, excerpt, quote, citation.

29.spark (verb)

English Meaning - cause, bring about, lead to, prompt, give rise to, start.

30.tensions (noun)

English Meaning - strained relations, strain, unease.

31.set off (verb)

English Meaning - cause, lead to, give rise to, bring about, activate, prompt.

32.irreversible (adjective)

English Meaning - irreparable, unrectifiable, unchangeable, irrecoverable, irretrievable.

33.turn one’s back on (phrase)

English Meaning - abandon, give up, reject, renounce.

34.terminate (verb)

English Meaning - remove, dismiss, discharge, fire, sack.

35.recall (noun)

English Meaning - calling back, revocation.

36.on the eve of (phrase)

English Meaning - just prior to, the night/day before; the evening or day before some special event.

37.ruefully (adverb)

English Meaning - regretfully, sorrowfully.

38.disconsolate (adjective)

English Meaning - sad, unhappy, dejected, dispirited, inconsolable, heartbroken.

39.recall (verb)

English Meaning - remember, recollect.

40.memoir (noun)

English Meaning - autobiography, life story, recollections/experiences.

41.take over (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - take control of, take charge of, assume responsibility for, assume.

42.conviction (noun)

English Meaning - sentence, judgement, pronouncement of guilt, verdict.

43.offence (noun)

English Meaning - crime, wrongdoing, illegal act, misdeed; breach, violation of the law.

44.Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) (noun)

English Meaning - an Indian law aimed at effective prevention of unlawful activities associations in India. Its main objective was to make powers available for dealing with activities directed against the integrity and sovereignty of India.

45.the fact that (phrase)

English Meaning - used to refer to a specific situation under consideration/discussion.

46.trial (noun)

English Meaning - court case, judicial proceedings, legal action.

47.at large (phrase)

English Meaning - (of a criminal/accused) at liberty, free, on the run, fugitive, set loose, not confined.

48.bounty (noun)

English Meaning - favour, reward; generosity, largesse.

49.conspirator (noun)

English Meaning - conspirer, plotter/schemer, intriguer.

50.mastermind (noun)

English Meaning - plan, be in charge of, organize, coordinate, originate, initiate, create, work out.

51.underling (noun)

English Meaning - underling, aide, subordinate, servant, henchman, sidekick, junior.

52.harbour (verb)

English Meaning - protect, shelter, shield, hide (a criminal).

53.given (preposition)

English Meaning - considering, taking into account, bearing in mind.

54.outlawed (adjective)

English Meaning - illegitimate, unlawful, wrongful, forbidden, illicit, unconstitutional, prohibited.

55.metamorphose (verb)

English Meaning - transform, change, transfigure, convert, alter, modify, remodel, reorganize, translate.

56.subsequently (adverb)

English Meaning - afterwards, later on, in due course.

57.avert (verb)

English Meaning - prevent, stop, avoid.

58.resurgence (noun)

English Meaning - recovery, revival, rebound, resurrection, renaissance, re-emergence.

59.avatar (noun)

English Meaning - type.

60.lie in (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - to exist consist, be present, be contained

61.uproot (verb)

English Meaning - eradicate, eliminate, remove, get rid of, destroy.

62.underground (adjective)

English Meaning - secret, covert, undercover, surreptitious, stealthy, conspiratorial.

63.ill-will (noun)

English Meaning - hostility, hatred, enmity, dislike, aversion, antipathy.

64.vengeance (noun)

English Meaning - retaliation, revenge, tit for tat, counter-attack.

65.assailant (noun)

English Meaning - attacker, assaulter.

66.rue (verb)

English Meaning - regret, be sorry about, lament.

67.foot soldier (noun)

English Meaning - the lowest level worker of an organization, group, etc.

68.harmony (noun)

English Meaning - unity, solidarity, cooperation, agreement/concord.

69.handler (noun)

English Meaning - secret agent.

70.bring someone to book (phrase)

English Meaning - punish, penalize, take disciplinary action against, discipline; reprimand, reprove, rebuke, admonish, censure, castigate, criticize, pull up, take to task.

71.stay the course (phrase)

English Meaning - continue doing something in spite of difficulties; to continue doing something till the end even though it is tough/challenging; work hard till the end to accomplish the task.

72.prosecute (verb)

English Meaning - take to court, bring an action against, take legal action against, accuse, charge.

73.plot (verb)

English Meaning - plan, arrange organize, conceive, frame, think up (secretly).

74.heinous (adjective)

English Meaning - wicked, horrible, terrible, awful, disgraceful, shameful, outrageous, hateful, shocking.