US has evidence linking Headley, Rana to Mumbai attack

New Delhi, Dec 6 (PTI) The US has indicated that the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has evidence linking
American terror suspect David Coleman Headley and his
Pakistani-Canadian accomplice Tahawwur Rana to the deadly
terror attacks that rocked India's financial hub of Mumbai
last year claiming more than 170 lives including foreigners.

A Federal Bureau of Investigation team arrived in the
national capital New Delhi Sunday for discussions with their
Indian counterparts during which it may share information on
Headley's links with several people in the country, including
those linked to the Mumbai terror attacks.
Sources said the FBI has promised a lot of additional
material on the interrogation of Headley and Rana, who have
been arrested in the US for allegedly plotting terror attacks
in India and Denmark.
India is looking forward to the information the FBI is
likely to share with Indian investigators but can't anticipate
anything, they said.
President Barack Obama has shown personal interest in
the Headley-Rana case and the matter was discussed during his
meeting with Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh on
November 24 during the White House summit in Washington.
National Security Adviser James Jones said last week
that Obama has given instructions to US authorities to share
the information with India regarding Headley-Rana case,
despite the limitation posed by the country's legal system.
He, however, said the US was unable to allow Indian
investigators access to the arrested LeT operatives because
certain aspects of the legal system here protect the rights of
the accused. PTI GSN
ANU


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