India nudges Pakistan to probe 26/11 seriously
Saying that Pakistan is not playing fair with India, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said: "Throughout the last few months when the trial was going on and in course of the evidence there were substantial linkages between these two who are facing trial [Rana and Headley] and the Mumbai attack.
"This is something which Pakistan must seriously consider. It is in the interest of the region," he said, adding that it is also in the bilateral interest of India and Pakistan.
"The conspiracy behind the Mumbai attack has to be investigated in a very transparent manner," he said, adding that India should feel satisfied about the investigation in Pakistan.
Krishna said India had a chance to interrogate the suspects in USA.
"Our men went there and they interrogated him [he supposedly meant Headley] while he was in the custody of United States and we thanked the government of United States for providing the opportunity," said Krishna.
He said India, however, cannot dictate the judicial process (with Rana acquitted in Mumbai attack) since it is the "law of the land, you are dealing with a foreign country."
Taking a potshot at Pakistan, Krishna said: "Pakistan has not been playing fair with us and we would expect that in the larger interest of our bilateral relations, Pakistan must come clean on these issues."
A U.S. court on Thursday acquitted Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Chicago-based businessman accused in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, of abetting the strike, but pronounced him guilty of aiding the Pakistan-based terrorists behind it.
After the jury began deliberations on his fate on Wednesday, the 12-member panel convicted Rana on Thursday for providing material support to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and helping an unsuccessful terror plot in Denmark.
India, however, has expressed disappointment over the acquittal of Tahawwur Hussain Rana by the US Court on the count of conspiracy to provide material support to the Mumbai terrorist attacks, despite "evidence" nailing him.
India said its National Investigation Agency (NIA) which is investigating the case against Headley, Rana and others had decided to wait for the proceedings to conclude in the US court before filing a charge sheet in India against the accused. (IBNS -Posted on / )
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