US secretary of state John Kerry on Monday rejected Indias request to allow interrogators to quiz LeT terrorist David Headley, who was involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks and is now in US custody. Kerry, who is on a visit to India, highlighted legal complications to justify his stand.
Sources said that during the fourth round of the Indo-US strategic dialogue, co-chaired by external affairs minister Salman Khurshid, Kerry politely rejected Indias request seeking access for a second time to Headley, saying that the LeT terrorist was opposing any further interrogation by Indian investigators.
The US delegation also cited Headleys plea bargain with the American authorities, under which he is supposed to be granted leniency. Headley is key to 26/11 investigations as he had carried out the recce of targets in Mumbai. Indian investigators last quizzed him in 2010.
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Forget Headley, US tells India - India - DNA
Sources said that during the fourth round of the Indo-US strategic dialogue, co-chaired by external affairs minister Salman Khurshid, Kerry politely rejected Indias request seeking access for a second time to Headley, saying that the LeT terrorist was opposing any further interrogation by Indian investigators.
The US delegation also cited Headleys plea bargain with the American authorities, under which he is supposed to be granted leniency. Headley is key to 26/11 investigations as he had carried out the recce of targets in Mumbai. Indian investigators last quizzed him in 2010.
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Forget Headley, US tells India - India - DNA
