New Delhi, Kochi:
Fresh details are now emerging on how terror suspect Tahawwur Rana operated.
In the latest application sent by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to a court in Chicago, seeking an extension of Rana's custody, the FBI says Rana was trying to get people into the US using fake credentials by exploiting a loophole in the immigration procedure.
In the latest FBI application for the extension of Rana's custody filed in Chicago, FBI says:
What's also alarming is evidence that Rana, on a trip to Kochi in Kerala just before the Mumbai attacks, could have helped terrorists responsible for attacks across the country escape India.
However, on Sunday, the Home Secretary said it could take four to six weeks to get a clear picture.
The other input in the Rana-Headley puzzle is a photocopy of Tawahhur Rana's passport, which has been recovered from a Hotel in Kochi.
Rana was there on November 16 and 17 of 2008, days before Mumbai was attacked.
But what is perhaps of bigger concern to investigators is an advertisement in a local edition of a national daily, which offers to help applicants get visas to the USA and Canada. There could be more such ads elsewhere.
Investigators are now examining whether Rana and David Headley helped some missing members of the Indian terror group Indian Mujahideen escape India, and helped terrorists procure US and Canada visa to carry out an attack.
The FBI has sought more time to question Rana and Headley in the US. Both the American and Indian investigations are far from over.
A clear picture on what exactly Rana and Headly were planning or were a part of is yet to emerge. Fresh leads and clues are emerging almost everyday across India.
In Mumbai, Rahul Bhatt, the son of one of India's best known cinema directors Mahesh Bhatt was questioned. In the case, Rahul is a fitness trainer who often met Headley. And he is not out of the scanner as well.
"We haven't given a clean chit to anyone," said Gopal Krishna Pillai, Union Home Secretary.
Indian investigators hope that by the time a team leaves for US to question Headley and Rana, they would have tied up all the ends and unearthed their network in India, specially a link to 26/11 if any.
In the latest application sent by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to a court in Chicago, seeking an extension of Rana's custody, the FBI says Rana was trying to get people into the US using fake credentials by exploiting a loophole in the immigration procedure.
In the latest FBI application for the extension of Rana's custody filed in Chicago, FBI says:
- Through immigration documentation Rana was trying to bring Lashkar operatives into the US.
- In an email dated December 3, 2008, Rana pointed out loopholes in American visa rules, which could be exploited to bring in Lashkar operatives.
- On September 2, 2009, Rana calls a Lashkar commander, talks of immigration for a particular individual.
- The Lashkar commander says that person's degree is in Textile.
- Rana says change it to a chef for faster immigration.
What's also alarming is evidence that Rana, on a trip to Kochi in Kerala just before the Mumbai attacks, could have helped terrorists responsible for attacks across the country escape India.
However, on Sunday, the Home Secretary said it could take four to six weeks to get a clear picture.
The other input in the Rana-Headley puzzle is a photocopy of Tawahhur Rana's passport, which has been recovered from a Hotel in Kochi.
Rana was there on November 16 and 17 of 2008, days before Mumbai was attacked.
But what is perhaps of bigger concern to investigators is an advertisement in a local edition of a national daily, which offers to help applicants get visas to the USA and Canada. There could be more such ads elsewhere.
Investigators are now examining whether Rana and David Headley helped some missing members of the Indian terror group Indian Mujahideen escape India, and helped terrorists procure US and Canada visa to carry out an attack.
The FBI has sought more time to question Rana and Headley in the US. Both the American and Indian investigations are far from over.
A clear picture on what exactly Rana and Headly were planning or were a part of is yet to emerge. Fresh leads and clues are emerging almost everyday across India.
In Mumbai, Rahul Bhatt, the son of one of India's best known cinema directors Mahesh Bhatt was questioned. In the case, Rahul is a fitness trainer who often met Headley. And he is not out of the scanner as well.
"We haven't given a clean chit to anyone," said Gopal Krishna Pillai, Union Home Secretary.
Indian investigators hope that by the time a team leaves for US to question Headley and Rana, they would have tied up all the ends and unearthed their network in India, specially a link to 26/11 if any.
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