New Delhi: In a new development in the David Headley terror trail, it has now been unearthed that suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Tahawwur Rana visited Kochi last year.
Rana and his wife Samraz were in Kochi in November last year, barely 10 days before 26/11.
Sources say Rana stayed at a posh hotel in Kochi on the November 16, 2008 and left for Mumbai the next day.
Earlier, intensifying its probe into suspected Lashkar operative David Headley's role in the Mumbai terror attacks, a team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids at several places in the city.
The NIA team carried out searches at various places in south Mumbai and western suburbs of the city. Two hotels in south Mumbai were also searched.
Meanwhile, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) filed fresh evidence against Tahawwur Rana, who along with David Headley, have been accused of being part of the Lashkar plot to target India.
Rana is scheduled to be produced in a court in Chicago on November 19 when his bail plea would be heard.
Also on Sunday, Mahesh Bhatt, Rahul Bhatt's father, has reacted angrily to his son's name cropping up in investigations.
Rana and his wife Samraz were in Kochi in November last year, barely 10 days before 26/11.
Sources say Rana stayed at a posh hotel in Kochi on the November 16, 2008 and left for Mumbai the next day.
Earlier, intensifying its probe into suspected Lashkar operative David Headley's role in the Mumbai terror attacks, a team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids at several places in the city.
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The NIA team carried out searches at various places in south Mumbai and western suburbs of the city. Two hotels in south Mumbai were also searched.
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Meanwhile, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) filed fresh evidence against Tahawwur Rana, who along with David Headley, have been accused of being part of the Lashkar plot to target India.
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Rana is scheduled to be produced in a court in Chicago on November 19 when his bail plea would be heard.
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Also on Sunday, Mahesh Bhatt, Rahul Bhatt's father, has reacted angrily to his son's name cropping up in investigations.
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- I am outraged a hero has been turned into a villain
- Rahul doesn't need a clean chit from anyone
- I will approach the highest authority, including the PM for justice
- Rahul helped the agencies, but now they and state are maligning his name
- The agencies have exposed him to terrorists and have made him vulnerable
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