FBI files fresh evidence against Rana, prosecutors seek time

Lalit K Jha
Washington, Nov 15 (PTI) US prosecutors have sought a
nearly 60-day extension till January 14 to file indictment
against Tahawwur Rana, accused of being part of an LeT terror
plot in India, saying the FBI needs more time to diligently
examine fresh evidence unearthed against him in recent raids.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) also submitted
fresh set of evidence against Rana, 48, in a sealed envelope
and requested the Chicago court hearing the matter not to
unseal it.
A motion in this regard seeking time till January 14 from
November 19 to file the indictment against Rana was moved
Saturday by US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald before Chief Judge
James F Holderman in the US District Court, Northern District
of Illinois. The court is yet to pronounce its verdict on this
issue.
Rana, who was arrested last month by the FBI on charges
of being part of a major plan by Pakistan-based
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) to carry out terror attacks in India and
Denmark, is scheduled to be produced before court on November
19 when his bail plea would come up for hearing.
Earlier on October 30, the court had granted the
government's unopposed motion with respect to 49-year-old
David Coleman Headley, extending the time in which the
government must seek an indictment against him until January
1, 2010.
Headley, a school friend of Rana, was also arrested by
the FBI on similar charges last month. (More) PTI LKJ
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