Ahmedabad: Seeking to clear the mist on the role of Ishrat Jahan Sheikh --the alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist who was gunned down along with three others on June 15 by city crime branch -- police today (July 3, 2004) said its probe has shown that there is no iota of doubt that she was "actively involved in the conspiracy to assassinate Chief Minister Narendra Modi".

"Our probe has made it clear that Ishrat, her mother Shamima and Javed (one of the four ultras killed) were in close contact since long time. Both had visited Lucknow and Faizabad and visited Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar twice," Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) D G Vanzara told reporters today.

The crime branch is also interrogating one Shivchand Chaudhary, Ishrat's neighbour in Mumbra, Rashid Ansari, who played the role of "facilitator" between her and Javed and owner of Tavakkal communication STD/PCO booth near her house, Vanzara said.

Brushing aside claims of Ishrat being "innocent", he said she and her mother Shamima both were well aware about Javed's criminal activities.

"Javed was Ishrat's neighbour from 1992 to 1998 and with the help of Ansari mentally prepared her to execute the conspiracy. He visited Surat, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Faizabad and Gandhinagar taking Ishrat along," the Additional Commissioner of Police said.