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'''Gara Singh''' is the Director of the [[Caprica City]] office of the [[Global Defense Department]] (GDD), [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]'s law enforcement and intelligence service similar in function to the present day United States' [[wikipedia: Federal Bureau of Investigation|Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) or the British [[wikipedia:MI-5|MI-5]].


The GDD is investigating the terrorist bombing of the [[Lev]] subway train and those connected to it under his leadership. He and his agency have connected the bombing to the terrorist group [[Soldiers of the One]], linking [[Ben Stark]] to the bombing in particular. He confronted Agent [[Jordan Durham]] and his partner Agent Youngblood over an interrogation tape Singh had discovered of Ben Stark(e), who was picked up on Aprilus 9th, YR41 for a post 10pm curfew violation nearly a year prior to the bombing. His surname was mistakenly spelled by Youngblood with an "e" and misfiled as such. Stark was found by the GDD with alleged bomb making materials which Stark explained away as model rocket components. Sigh questioned the competency of Youngblood on the grounds that she let him go, spelled his name wrong or didn't destroy the tape. He would later compliment the Youngblood for her supposed idea  of using the press to get the government to put aside "bureaucratic red tape" and to obtain a search warrant from a sympathetic judge to search the Greystone's domicile (In truth it was Agent Durham's idea but he gave her sole credit to help rehabilitate Youngblood in the Director's eyes. The Director would say she was halfway back) (''[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]'').   
'''Gara Singh''' was the Director of the [[Caprica City]] bureau of the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] [[Global Defense Department]] in the years before the [[First Cylon War]].
 
==Investigating the STO==
Though Singh's GDD bureau had been saddled with mostly trivial cases, the bombing of the [[Metropolitan Levitation Mass Transit|Metropolitan Levitation Mass Transit System]] by monotheist [[Ben Stark]] and the resurgence of the [[Soldiers of the One]] terrorist group became Singh and his intestigators' primary focus ([[CAP]]: "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]", "[[Gravedancing]]").   
 
===MagLev Train 23 and Holocafe Bombings===
Staying mostly on the sidelines as Agents [[Jordan Duram|Duram]] and [[Youngblood]] made inquiries into the bombing, Singh stepped in when he discovered a tape of the bomber, Stark, being interrogated by Youngblood one year before the bombing for possession of explosives. Singh suggested the tape be destroyed and Duram and Youngblood step up their game, inspiring a major break in the case ([[CAP]]: "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]").  
 
As the STO began bombing Holocafes throughout Caprica City, Singh was initially hesitant to attribute the crimes to a resurgence of the monotheist terrorists. However, when the [[Inter-Colonial Court]] on [[Libran]] handed down a warrant allowing the search of the [[Athena Academy]] - where Ben Stark and his suspected accomplice [[Zoe Graystone]] attended - Singh reluctantly allowed Agent Duram to proceed, telling him, though, to keep it "tasteful".
 
:''In scenes deleted from the episode "[[Know Thy Enemy]]", Agent Duram secures high tech equipment for the GDD office that would allow quick identification of potential suspects by searching the entire "Caprican Mesh".  As a test group, Duram used members of the GDD, including his partner Youngblood and Director Singh, both of whom came up clean.
 
:''The storyline continued into scenes later omitted from "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]" in which Duram and the GDD installed cameras at [[Atlas Arena]] to scan faces in the stadium and pinpoint any possible STO members.  Throughout this investigation, Singh is hesitant about the sidestepping of "certain liberties" apparently so easy for Agent Duram.  Capturing and detaining a suspect, Duram expresses his disgust for the monotheist movement and Singh reins him.
 
    
 


<!-- It is possible that Singh sanctions the destruction of evidence if he believes it could hold the Department in a bad light. He did criticize Youngblood for alleged incompetence about not destroying the Stark interrogation tape in which if it came out could had been portrayed in the press as GDD incompetence in letting one of the bombers instead of holding him and perhaps saving many lives. To an outside observer his comment about her not even being competent enough to destroy the tape saving herself and the department embarrassment and perhaps liability could had been taken as sarcasm. However, as soon as Singh left Durham and Youngblood's presence Durham did exactly that, destroyed the tape. This seem to indicate that Singh is willing to sanction acts like this because Durham did not express any concern about not being able to producing the tape later if Singh or any other GDD or government official asked for it. -->       
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Gara Singh was the Director of the Caprica City bureau of the Caprican Global Defense Department in the years before the First Cylon War.

Investigating the STO[edit]

Though Singh's GDD bureau had been saddled with mostly trivial cases, the bombing of the Metropolitan Levitation Mass Transit System by monotheist Ben Stark and the resurgence of the Soldiers of the One terrorist group became Singh and his intestigators' primary focus (CAP: "The Reins of a Waterfall", "Gravedancing").

MagLev Train 23 and Holocafe Bombings[edit]

Staying mostly on the sidelines as Agents Duram and Youngblood made inquiries into the bombing, Singh stepped in when he discovered a tape of the bomber, Stark, being interrogated by Youngblood one year before the bombing for possession of explosives. Singh suggested the tape be destroyed and Duram and Youngblood step up their game, inspiring a major break in the case (CAP: "The Reins of a Waterfall").

As the STO began bombing Holocafes throughout Caprica City, Singh was initially hesitant to attribute the crimes to a resurgence of the monotheist terrorists. However, when the Inter-Colonial Court on Libran handed down a warrant allowing the search of the Athena Academy - where Ben Stark and his suspected accomplice Zoe Graystone attended - Singh reluctantly allowed Agent Duram to proceed, telling him, though, to keep it "tasteful".

In scenes deleted from the episode "Know Thy Enemy", Agent Duram secures high tech equipment for the GDD office that would allow quick identification of potential suspects by searching the entire "Caprican Mesh". As a test group, Duram used members of the GDD, including his partner Youngblood and Director Singh, both of whom came up clean.
The storyline continued into scenes later omitted from "The Imperfections of Memory" in which Duram and the GDD installed cameras at Atlas Arena to scan faces in the stadium and pinpoint any possible STO members. Throughout this investigation, Singh is hesitant about the sidestepping of "certain liberties" apparently so easy for Agent Duram. Capturing and detaining a suspect, Duram expresses his disgust for the monotheist movement and Singh reins him.