#but that's just the character i most heavily associate with ur voice

[dimiclaudeblaigan]

me: watches an anime

me:

a character: speaks .5 or less of their very first line

me: KOYASU IT’S YOU AGAIN!!!

[angst-and-fajitas]

Hey, Emma! For the writer's ask, how about 1 and 10?

Hope you have a good rest of your day! :D

Hi apricots, ur so sweet!! :D I'm doin good, hope you are too!!

1) Tell us about your current project(s)  – what’s it about, how’s progress, what do you love most about it?

Currently I've got two main projects open—Porcelain King and The Ragtaggers, which is kinda funny because, chronologically, they're at opposite ends of a series. Porcelain King is adult or YA fantasy, and stars Azurifel, who is an apprentice to the god of nightmares and is also just so, so ridiculously angry and petty that his arc of self-destruction makes a huge mess across all of human history (wheee!). This one is going pretty well, I've been outlining heavily for this one and I've got all my plot points set up through part 1 so I can (hopefully) breeze through those chapters! I also recently resolved some major plot holes, which is just the BEST feeling. The best part about it, I'd say, is getting to really dig into Azurifel's character, because he's clever and brilliant but also totally driven by his emotions, leading to him setting up all these plans and schemes and then ruining them by being a hothead. At the same time, it also gets really heavy because WOW he's got issues, so I just gotta balance that

Ragtaggers is middle-grade fantasy with a much lighter tone, and stars Kip and Mare, two kids who are a little too eager for adventure, who live in a world where the day-night cycle has frozen, leaving only a few hospitable areas for civilization. There's this association of adventurers and heroes called the Venture Team Association here too, and Kip and Mare manage to get in despite their age by exploiting a loophole. This leads to lots of shenanigans of course, but also has the duo meet several older, disillusioned heroes who help them realize that the VTA is actually way fishier than they realized, so a major focus of the story is on community banding together to remove or reform oppressive power structures. This story is honestly a joy to write, I'm in love with the world and how fun it is to exist inside of it, plus Kip and Mare are just charming and hilarious kiddos. The writing takes way longer though, because of the heavy research the setting often demands, so I'm kinda trapped on one chapter right now

2) How would you describe your writing process?

When it comes to planning, I always start with characters and work outwards, so that I have a total understanding of their motives and arcs before getting started. When it comes to the actual writing though, my process varies wildly from book to book. Porcelain King, for example, had me start by writing a few chapters to get the hang of Azurifel's voice and tone, and from there the story requires heavy outlining to help keep track of many different interlocking subplots. I also have to sometimes skip scenes or sections where I get stumped in order to keep my flow going, and then come back to those later. I rely a lot on peer workshopping for this one, since it's tricky to know how much exposition is too little or too much. For other stories, though, my methods can be totally different. One manuscript was written a couple sentences every day over the course of years, others are done in big, random spurts. Sometimes, when a character has a very specific voice to capture, I speak their dialogue aloud in-character before writing it down to figure out how they'd say it, where they'd pause or slow down, etc. I find that different stories have different needs, so I have to change my process in order to get better results!

[dragimal]

Longform Audio Creepypasta Recs

hey TMA fandom! as a new TMA listener but looooongtime creepypasta fan, I find it rly cool that ppl who aren’t into horror are getting into TMA! I’m hoping this will help bring fresh blood (hah) to the horror fandom, so if you’ve realized that you rather like audio horror but don’t know what else to look into, I’m here to recommend my favorite longform creepypasta narrations! 

this is far from an exhaustive list of long creepypastas, but I just want to introduce some of the stories I consider to be the best of the genre. and while I’m just reccing longform in this post, there are plenty of short one-shots I could rec if anyone wants to ask me abt a specific theme/Entity or even a specific ep of TMA (there are several MAG eps that brought me straight back to a specific creepypasta or two, lmao)

also, I’ll just be linking to MrCreepyPasta’s narrations b/c I’m heavily biased so I mostly listen to him, but there are plenty of other great narrators out there like CreepsMcPasta, CreepypastaJr, etc. (most of their names are variations on a theme asdfgh). and if u just want the text version of any of these, every video I link has a link in its own description back to the original text posting of the story

THAT outta the way, here are my recs! I’ll try to remember all the trigger warnings I can, but keep in mind I tend to be p hardy to most horror content, so there may be some things that slip past simply b/c they don’t register to me. also it’s been a minute since I’ve listened to some of these, so some have updated or I may have just forgotten some aspects. I’ll also update this if ppl find it useful and I find more good long pastas~

Penpal (2.5 hrs, complete)

op recounts some of their odd experiences as a child, all of which stem from an elementary school project involving a pen pal. as he recalls these experiences, a horrifying picture of his past begins to emerge...

easily my favorite pasta of all time-- and that’s saying something, considering there are some damn good recs here. it’s one of the first I read so long ago, and few have come close to what this one made me feel. op does an incredible job of capturing the nostalgia and childhood wanderlust of youth, and the last few lines of each chunk of the story hit like a goddamned truck-- esp "Friends”, I cry like a baby every time, it just.... hits something tender in me...

TW: stalking of children, subsequent kidnapping and child abuse at the end (and while it’s not necessarily *confirmed*, heavy implications of child sexual abuse, for that last bit). implied cat death. some graphic description of the victim of a hit-and-run

Search and Rescue Woods (~5 hrs, ongoing?)

op recalls several of the strange and disturbing experiences (their own and quoted from coworkers) of working search-and-rescue for an unnamed national forest in the US

y’know that feeling u get when u see photos lawn chairs just sitting at the bottom of the ocean? even if there’s a perfectly good explanation for why they’re there, it’s still haunting b/c it feels wrong to see them there, in that context? that’s basically this entire assortment of stories-- the obvious example being the stairs, of course, but even a lot of the human elements feel so out of place and wrong. if you’re a fan of Spiral-type horror w/ a hard edge of Stranger, this is the story for u

TW: generally clinical but graphic descriptions of mutilated bodies. use of the r-slur against an nd individual (it’s during a story that the main character is quoting from a different one-off character, so it thankfully only happens the one time..). child death, in certain stories. some wild animal death

Borrasca (2.5 hrs, complete)

Sam moves to a small mountain town with his family after his father’s job relocates them. he hears some spooky legends about the town, but doesn’t think much of them... that is, until his sister disappears. as Sam and his friends dig deeper into the town’s history to find any clues to his sister’s disappearance, they begin to realize there’s something deeply deeply wrong with their quaint little home

I’ve always loved horror that’s ‘mundane’ enough to be done by regular humans, but vague enough that it could actually be supernatural, under the right circumstances-- and this is one of those mysteries that keeps u guessing until the VERY end. my mind felt like that Pepe Silvia corkboard meme the first time I listened to this, I was losin’ it. this is also prolly one of my favorite examples of MCP’s talent as a narrator, b/c he adds in his own subtle foreshadowing with his voicework, and it blows my mind every time I listen to it again

also worth mentioning there’s a (3.5 hr) sequel! since the horror/mystery is basically done after the first one, the sequel is mostly suspense/thriller and character closure. if ur just here for the horror/mystery and the gut-punch of that first ending, then the sequel isn’t necessary. but if you want more closure for our dear sweet cast who deserve so much better, then by all means!

TW: the ending involves heavy sexual abuse (involving underage girls, no less), part of which is graphic. like I know I joke abt having to take breaks after reading emotionally exhausting stories, but I genuinely had to take a couple days of recovery after this one-- and that’s from someone who’s p hardy to all kinds of graphic content. do NOT take this warning lightly if this is a sensitive topic for you

Tales From the Gas Station (10 hrs for free, otherwise ongoing)

Jack works at a gas station at the edge of a middle-of-nowhere town. Strange things happen at the gas station-- bipedal deer stopping by for a drink, dark gods leaving vague messages, fingers growing from the ground out back, sudden lawn gnome appearances-- All just a part of the daily grind, right?

so if I wanna be totally fair, this is more a rec for Night Vale fans than anything (tho the TMA/WTNV overlap seems to be p significant). the comedic, nonchalant tone taken towards everything supernatural and horrific is p much 1:1 WTNV. I’ve genuinely cried laughing at some of the fuckshit that happens, esp anything involving Jerry. not to say that GST doesn’t have its heavy-horror moments, but the frequency is more comparable to Night Vale’s approach-- dark comedy definitely takes center stage, here. tho this also varies by the POV-- the “Finding Vanessa” arcs are told from the perspective of a more serious character, so the heavy parts are far more frequent and hit a lot harder

as for the time estimate, here’s where it gets a littleee bit complicated. the first version was put out for free, and read for free by MCP (among a few other narrators). this came out in several different parts, and the one video I linked above has compiled *most* of volume 1, but not the Halloween story, featured here. HOWEVER, the author has taken a second go at v1 and beyond, which is currently ongoing and available to buy as books or audiobooks ALSO narrated by MCP!

as for deciding which version to listen to, I’ll just try to describe the differences here. the first version was written entirely via Jack’s online forum posts, which were subject to more direct reader interaction and Jack’s scatterbrain. thus, the first version leaves a LOT more details up to reader interpretation/theorizing, straight up doesn’t have or explain certain plot arcs yet, and is very disorganized in terms of timeline all due to Jack’s canon memory issues. this all, personally, made it v fun and silly to follow, but I’m aware that’s not for everyone. the second version is written from a more standard first person narrative from Jack’s perspective. while Jack’s memory issues still make him an unreliable narrator (often *upsettingly* so in this version), the actual narrative is far more organized, complete, and easy to follow. the fun thing is that the first version can still be considered canon material to the second version, as Jack references making those very forum posts within the second version narrative. so, personally, I consider the second version to be the core cohesive story, while the first version is supplemental, fun material that provides more context for a few of the strange bits that happen in the story (like Jack’s ‘secret admirer’ makes more sense if u’ve listened to the first version). either way, the second version is the only way the story is going to continue (as far as I’m aware), so if you’re ONLY going to listen to one version of the story, listen to the second version

TW: for the first version, there are some uncomfortable jokes/implications at certain points-- associating villains/assholes with fatness and/or personality disorders is unfortunately a running theme, and a few off-color jokes are made abt some of Jack’s conditions (general mental health and his brief use of crutches). there’s also a point at which it’s implied that a specific one-off arc is a ploy to rape Jack, tho nothing actually comes of it beyond awkward scheming (but just in case, that story is specifically “Death at the Gas Station” at the very end of that long compilation, if u wanna skip it). for the second version, I believe the author was made aware of these issues and either straight-up removed or fixed most of them in some way. there’s just one point where an intentionally-questionable character uses the g*psy slur, and a few points where a regular commenter on Jack’s forum posts has w*ndigo in their username

in terms of gore for either one, uhhh maybe some descriptions of injuries? body horror? this one’s a lot harder to call for me, b/c the comedy softens the blow on a lot of the horror

Accounts From a Lonely Broadcast Station (5 hrs, ongoing)

Evelyn is the new voice of a small mountain town’s local radio station. her job is to take calls, play music (ALWAYS play the music), and broadcast emergency warnings whenever the fog rolls in from the surrounding forest. pretty standard stuff. she tries to make the most of it-- if only that damn crow with human eyes would stop watching her...

this one’s similar to Gas Station Tales with its heavy reliance on dark humor, but it takes itself a bit more seriously, with a more even split b/t genuine horror and comedy. also MCP brings in wonderful extra voice talent w/ this one, I RLY love Evelyn's va ;w;

TW: graphic descriptions of mutilation and body horror

My Friend Has Been Living in an Alternate Reality (4 hrs, complete)

op’s eccentric friend, Clint, turns up on op’s doorstep unannounced after several years missing. Clint vanishes again just as abruptly, leaving op with a journal detailing a horrifying, dangerous journey that’s almost too bizarre to believe, yet...

so this one’s more like an action/thriller with horror garnish, tbh-- very exciting and suspenseful! I love the weird, apocalyptic world Clint describes in his journals, and the societies that have cropped up around these hostile circumstances

TW: graphic descriptions of mutilation/injury

My Name is Lily Madwhip (~8 hrs, ongoing)

Lily Madwhip sees things before they happen. they’re usually horrible things like deaths and injuries that she wishes she could prevent but often can’t. at least her best friend-- an angel possessing one of Lily’s dolls-- is around to provide advice

this one’s from the perspective of a little girl, and it leans into dark humor enough to soften at least some of the more traumatic moments. Lily’s young enough that she’s somewhat removed from the full gravity of the deaths around her, but the fact that it’s happening so frequently at all seems to be warping her perspective towards death to be more... casual? is that the right word? it’s just a rly interesting perspective to see for horror. also we’ve got another rly great guest va here for Lily~

TW: brief descriptions of injury, but they’re not graphic. frequent animal death.

The Showers (2.75 hrs, complete)

op recounts a scary story he heard from a teacher back in high school about a vague location and a terrifying encounter. he later ventures to find this location to see the truth for himself, but is it worth it?

this one’s a classic-- I think it was of the first creepypasta I listened to? not this version, but I wouldn’t be able to tell u which narrator it was at the time. I won’t say that this one’s the most unique story out there, but something abt it has always stuck with me?.... idk, I think the premise rly hooks me

TW: oh god it’s been a while, but I don’t remember anything particularly triggering? maybe body horror?

[ashesh-thakur]

A Game of check and mate

All the places,Characters,Agency's names used in this article are real and I have tried my best to keep the timeline intact. Hello again, today I'm up again with my new article.This article is based on the real life events took place a few years ago.Some people may find this article boring but if u like spy genre u may like it.It is my first attempt in writing something about real life events so please feel free to make any suggestion. ANd sorry in advance for the mistakes.

Thanks in advance.HOpe u People like it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 2011 Somewhere in Kashmir

It was an army base in Kashmir near Indo pak border. It was heavily guarded as it needs to be ,obviously it was an army base and that too in Kashmir.Two men with muscular built with some papers and files in their hands were walking down the corridor which was lit only by a low watt bulb.They opened the gate of the room which was at the end of the corridor,the last room.Upon entering the room they lit the bulb which was hanging just above a man who was cuffed and was tied well enough so that he couldn't even breathe properly.The man looked pathetic, it seemed like he was half dead, blood was coming out from his nose,his nails were scratched off and were bleeding also 2 out of 10 fingers were missing from his hands. His face has turned pale because of excessive waterboarding. Yes, It was a terrorist interrogation cell in liaison with the R&AW(Research and analysis wing) and the man sitting on chair with now his new deformed structure of body was a terrorist.

"why don't you people kill me already?" said the terrorist with immense pain caused due the torture.

Officer 1 :- "we will...don't you worry about that but first we get what we want."

Officer 2:- "Ok...so lets do it again....where is the big man ? where is Hamza?"

Terrorist:- "I told you already ,I am just an errand boy and dont know what goes at the top"

Officer:-2 "Ok ...so I hope you wouldn't mind if I cut this big thumb of ur right feet ."

the terrorist screamed and said "NOOOOO.....OK I WILL TELL YOU" Officer:-1 "good boy...sabaash"

Terrorist:- "He is going to be in saudi in next few months and i swear to allah I don’t know anything much more than this. Dont know where ,Dont know why..Just please have some mercy"

“He(Hamza) will make his scheduled contact with his associates in Maharasthra.It is a routine process to look out and watch over the movements of his organization( Indian Mujahiddin). I Swear to god I know this much only.” Said the shattered terrorist.

Everyone has a breaking point ,he has reached his.With this crucial information coming out from an IM(Indian Mujahideen) operative there was no time to waste and no one did. The same day a number of secured phones lines started ringing at both the top most Intelligence houses of Indian security, the R&AW headquartered at Lodhi road ,New Delhi and the IB headquartered at 35 Sardar patel marg ,New Delhi. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Same day 35 Sardar patel marg IB headquarters ,New Delhi

A well dressed man was walking very fast in the lobby of IB’s Headquarter, he was in hurry to inform his “boss” the director of IB MR. Nehchal sandhu about these developments.He stormed into the cabin without knocking.

“I am sorry sir,But he opened up. “ said the secretary .

“Hamza is going to be in Saudi in next few months,he will make contact somewhere in Maharashtra in coming year.” The secretary completed.

“Excellent….has the R&AW chief been informed?” the director enquired.

Secretary :-“yes,sir”

Sandhu:-“and the MHA and PMO?”

Secretary:-“I was waiting for your response on this ,sir.”

Sandhu:-“ notify the MHA and the PMO but make sure it remains concealed ,you know what I mean.”

Secretary:- “Sure sir”

This was a major development after the 26/11 and this information can not be leaked or can not be shared with anybody. Only the concerned authorities were needed to know.

Sandhu:- “ setup a meeting with RAW officials and gather our best man. Send an alert to the Radio Research centre(RRC) and national technical research organization(NTRO) to level up the signal Surveillance of Maharashtra and the adjoining states but our priority is Maharashtra provide them the latest echelon packets.Trace every suspicious call local ISD STD any Satellite phone activity. Keep the Maharashtra ATS(Anti terrorist squad)in the loop.we can not afford to loose him now.”

The secretary rushed out from the cabin even with more speed by which he came inside.He knew what he had to do now. Several meetings were carried out .The RRC and NTRO officials left no effort in tracing this just “ONE” suspicious call activity and everybody was waiting. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A late night in May 2012 Thane, Maharashtra

A phone was ringing at very late in night.A man picked it up.

“Assalam waleikumm ,rehman” a man with firm voice greeted from the other side.No doubt is was Hamza.

“kasie hain bhaijaan aap. Sab khairiyat?” rehman said.

Hamza:- “sab khairiyat ,mujhe naye bande chahiyye jald se jald. Is bar Mumbai mission se bhi or kuch bada karna hai.”

Rehman:-“ jo jayega janab. Par Mumbai hamle ke baad sab kuch bada tight ho gaya hai fund ki bhi problem hai.”

Hamza:-“paise ki fikar na karo..main kuch din main Saudi jaa raha hu wahan se fund ka problem solve ho jayega. Tum bas jald se jald apna kaam shuru karo.chalo ab rakhta hu.”

Rehman:-“ji janaab ….bahut accha. Salaam.” The line was disconnected.

And this single call created a huge excitement in night in New Delhi.The IB chief was on his way to the headquarter.He wanted to be thoroughly briefed. Everybody was so energetic about this.Inside the briefing room. Director asked an officer to brief him and the staff.

“Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari aka Abu Hamza aka Abu Jundal ,he hails from beed, Maharashtra .After systematic brainwashing he went to pak in mid 2000’s.He is one of the most wanted terrorist by India.He is one of the chief recruiter and strategist for LeT(Lashkar e taiyyba).He was involved in kalupur station blast , aurangabaad arms haul and german bakery blasts.But he is mainly wanted for the mumbai attacks as he was one of the handler from karachi, Pakistan as we all know that he was one of the six who master minded these attacks with the help of pak army and the ISI and he is most wanted since then.” …the officer paused.

“He operates a website which he created to recruit muslim youths for the cause of jihad. The U.S. security agency NSA has noticed a huge traffic between his site and the other Jihadi sites which confirmed that Hamza is operational and is tend to do something big.”

“Few hours ago the RRC had intercepted a phone call from Karachi Pakistan made to Rehman Wasim Malik in thane. Rehman is minor operative of IM and was arrested few months ago under the charges of conspiracy but got bail as the evidences were insufficient .In this 4 min conversation Hamza directed rehman to find new recruits for a mission which he claimed is going to be more big and destructive than 26/11.He said that he will leave for Saudi Arabia in next few days for funds and other support.Thats it.”…The officer stopped finally.

“This is our moment people . We act now or never.” said the director.

IB Director:-“Our only chance is to get him in Saudi as soon as he lands there .”

“We can setup a covert extraction plan to extract him from saudi but if any step goes wrong by 0.01% we ll lose our lead also we hav good diplomatic relations with saudi i suggest we go through the diplomatic channels we can not afford to heat up our relations with the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.” ..a high ranking officer from RAW quoted.

“you are right, in this we have to involve the MEA(Ministry of External affairs) and seek permission I ll meet the home minister and the foreign minister myself tomorrow morning.” Sandhu said.

The meeting was over for the night.As Mr. sandhu said, he met both the ministers and the conclusion came out was that the Saudi security forces will be notified about the Hamza’s arrival.A full diplomatic channel will be followed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 june 2012 King Khalid International airport Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

A man who just got off from a flight which took off from Islamabad and landed in Riyadh.The man was medium built with average height and long beard like those of mullas.This man was standing in a queue for immigration check. when his number came the operator said after seeing his passport“welcome to Riyadh Mr. Riyasat ali”.

Off course another alias and fake passport provided by Pakistan to Hamza. As the operator checked the photograph on his computer he paused for a moment and took a look again at Hamza and with a great caution he pressed the secret security button under his table.Two security personnel came near Hamza and said “ We need you to come with us,sir.”

In no time Hamza realized that now he is going to be in a very big trouble and its over for him now.The security forces took him to the detention facility and notified the Indian authorities. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Same day Somewhere in Karachi ,Pakistan

“jannab…hamza pakda gaya.” A high ranking ISI officer said to his chief.

“Mujhe maloom hai .IB or RAW….yeh kaafir maante hi nahi. Ek diplomatic delegation taiyyar karo hume Riyadh Indian delegation se pehle pahuchna hai.” The chief said. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As soon as the word reached new delhi that Hamza has been taken into custody the Indian delegation swung into action and they reached Riyadh as soon as they could.The head of the delegation was Mr sandhu.He knew that India can not operate and handle this issue without the help of the host country.Clearly it was important to get their help.The Saudi counterparts assured india that if they provide enough proof about Hamza they will hand over him to the Indian authorities. Indian authorities knew that to get ABU HAMZA they had to persuade prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, the Director general of Saudi intelligence agency and this task was left upon Mr. sandhu.Mr. sandhu worked closely with the prince to gain his agency’s support. India provided ample evidences to the Saudi intelligence agency and at a point it convinced them that Hamza is wanted in India.But as the negotiations were ongoing the Pakistani delegation arrived and demanded Hamza to be handed over to them.Pakistan cited that Hamza is a Pakistani national and is wanted in Pakistan for various acts of terror.Pakistan also provided the fake life history of Hamza and said that Hamza is not an Indian but is a Pakistani. Creating a huge roadblock in Indian process. Indian authorities knew that its again a deceitful move made by pak to cover ISI’s role in 26/11 if Hamza is handed over to India then he will confess after sometime that 26/11 was done on the instruction of ISI and pak army. Many diplomatic negotiations were carried out and it made the process very slow.Indian authorities lobbied the Saudi authorities and made them believe that Hamza is more important to India than Pakistan.Pakistani government also put pressure on Saudi government not to hand over hamza to India. As both pak and india claimed that Hamza is their citizen the Saudi authorities asked for the DNA samples of his parents from both the countries. Pakistan could not provide that and India along with the DNA sample provided a big load of evidences.They produced investigation details, DNA samples, dossiers, voice samples and intercepts. Which made India’s stand firm. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A night of May, 2013 Private residence of Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Riyadh, Saudi arabia

Prince’s personal cell was ringing continuously .He picked it up.

“Asslaam waleikum your highness…Its Zaheer “

The prince knew that it must be something very important that the ISI’s chief Zaheer ul islam is calling him this late in night.

“waleikumm salaam…zaheer, whats so important for this late in night?” the prince asked.

Zaheer:-“I have heard that the kingdom of Saudi Arabia has finalized the extradition of ABU HAMZA to India.”

Prince:-“may be you have heard right.”

Zaheer:-“I thought we were on the same side and a team. We are doing this all for Islam and our muslim brothers.”

Prince:-“We are on the same side and India is also an ally of kingdom we have our business reservations with it. Also the US is involved now and you already know nobody messes with America.India’s stand is firm the whole world knows and watching us, I have to protect the dignity and reputation of my kingdom.we can not tarnish our image in international community by harboring a terrorist. India has proved that Hamza is theirs but you couldn’t . so I am sorry ,my friend.” And the line was disconnected. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27 may 2013 Indira Gandhi international airport New delhi

The Saudi authorities deported Hamza to India.On his arrival he was formally and officially arrested by Delhi police special cell.The news channels were just showing hamza being taken into custody and praising the effort of the Indian intelligence agencies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As the hamza was arrested it was a big blow to the ISI ,IM and LeT because hamza was their top strategist and recruiter.He knew many secrets of all these organizations.He was the master mind of Mumbai 26/11 attacks and was one of the handler who was present in the control room in karachi and giving instructions to the terrorists in Mumbai during attacks. Mr. sandhu retired from the post of Director of Intelligence bureau in 2012 and his works were further carried out efficiently by then new director Syed Asif Ibrahim. As about Hamza it is said that he has been imprisoned at yervada central jail ,pune Maharashtra but who knows may be it’s a cover and he is in Pondicherry or Andaman or in Kashmir where it all started like the start of this story and being interrogated by the army.

This is how our army and our intelligence agencies work so hard day and night to protect our homeland with minimum resources but we never come to know about their work and sacrifice.They are putting a lot of effort to keep us safe .A lot of agencies are working simultaneously ,the bad ones are plotting against our nation and the good ones are working to neutralize their efforts. RAW and IB are fully autonomous bodies and they are only responsible to PMO and HMO(home ministry) respectively that is they are not under the purview of parliament.there can be no debate on their functioning in parliament . they are also immune to Right to information act ie no information can be sought from secret agencies.This is the reason their missions are highly classified and never leave the four walls of their buildings.

- Ashesh Singh

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources referred:- Wikipedia, The hindu archives, The Times of India archives, BBC India archives e.t.c.