India to ask US for Headley's extradition after chargesheet

Siliguri (WB), Dec 21 (PTI) India will seek extradition
of US terror suspect David Headley from America after a
chargesheet is filed against him in a court for his
involvement in last year's Mumbai attack.
Indian Home Secretary G K Pillai said investigation with
regard to Headley, who had allegedly conducted recce and made
videos of 26/11 targets before passing them to the
Lashkar-e-Taiba attackers, was being done by the National
Investigation Agency.
"When our investigation is complete, we will file a
chargesheet in an Indian court. After filing the chargesheet,
we will take a warrant of arrest. After getting the warrant of
arrest, we will approach America (for extradition)," he told
reporters here on way to Darjeeling Sunday.
Headley, a 49-year-old American-Pakistani, has been in
custody in the US since October three for plotting terror
attacks. His accomplice Canadian-Pakistani Tahawwur Rana was
subsequently arrested by the FBI.
Pillai is in Darjeeling to participate the tripartite
talks among the Centre, West Bengal government and the
Gorkha Janmukti Morch on the Gorkhaland issue. PTI ACB
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