MEA seeks report on "missing" visa papers of Headley, Rana

New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) The papers on the basis of
which terror suspects David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur
Hussain Rana were issued visas by Indian Consulate in Chicago
may have gone mysteriously missing and India's Foreign
Secretary Nirupama Rao said she has asked for a factual report
from the diplomatic mission.

American national of Pakistani origin Headley and
Canadian-Pakistani Rana, both arrested by FBI for plotting
terror attacks in India, travelled to this country on
multi-entry visas issued by the Indian mission. The visas were
issued at the discretion of the Consul General in Chicago.
As the Headley case gets curiouser and curiouser,
there is speculation that the papers relating to issuance of
the visa to him have gone missing from the files of the
Consulate in Chicago.
Asked at the press briefing, Rao said "I am aware of
these reports...I want to tell you that I have sought a
factual report from our consulate in Chicago in this regard."
While Headley was issued a five-year multi-entry
business visa in July 2007, Rana was given a one-year business
visa, valid up to March 2011, and both were also exempted from
police reporting if their stay was less than 180 days at a
single stretch. PTI PYK
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