Headley’s interrogation points to Pakistani conspirators of 26/11: India
By Sarwar Kashani, IANSTuesday, December 8, 2009
ONBOARD AIR INDIA ONE - The interrogation of suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley, who is in US custody, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has revealed “incriminating” leads about involvement of Pakistan-based conspirators in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said Tuesday.
Rao, who accompanied Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his three-day trip to Russia, said India would try to interrogate Headley after the FBI charged him with conspiring in the Mumbai carnage that killed over 170 people in November 2008.
“Obviously we will like to have an access to interrogate the accused person (Headley). We have been in close touch with America and the FBI,” Rao told reporters onboard the prime minister’s special aircraft while returning to New Delhi.
“His interrogation has revealed incriminating leads not only about his role in the Mumbai terror attacks and also possible leads of involvement of conspirators of the Pakistani side,” she said.
Rao said the “exact details” of the FBI charges filed Monday in a Chicago court were not known as yet.
Reiterating New Delhi’s stand for “effective” tackling of terror sanctuaries in Pakistan, the foreign secretary said India and Russia were on the “same page” to fight the menace as the two countries were facing similar threats.
“Russia shares our view for effective tackling of terrorists in Pakistan,” she said.
She added that the joint statement issued after Manmohan Singh and Russian President Medvedev held discussions also mentions that the two countries believe that there was no difference between “bad” or “good” Taliban.
“There is no difference between the so-called good and bad Taliban and this shared view was reflected in the joint India-Russia statement,” Rao said.
