Home Minister P Chidambaram has said that there is no confusion over the issue of Indian investigators getting direct access to Pakistani-American LeT operative David Coleman Headley or not.<br/><br/>Mr.Chidambaram, who is in London was asked whether there is a U-turn by the US after its envoy in New Delhi Timothy J Roemer said that no decision on direct access for India to David Headley has been made. He said there is no contradiction between the statement of Mr.Roemer and what the US Attorney Eric Holder has told him. Mr.Holder had called up Mr. Chidambaram to inform him that Headly will be cooperating with Indian investigators and judicial process. Following a telephonic discussion with Holder, Chidambaram had directed National Intelligence Agency and other agencies concerned in the case to quickly prepare documents necessary to start a judicial proceeding in which Indian authorities could require Headley to answer questions and to testify.<br/><br/>Last night Home Secretary G K Pillai said that India was not taking cognisance of Roemer's remarks and would be sending its investigators to the US at the earliest.<br/><br/>49-year-old Headley had last week pleaded guilty to all the 12 terror charges of conspiracy involving bombing public places in India, murdering and maiming persons and providing material support to foreign terrorist plots and Pakistan-based LeT besides aiding and abetting the murder of six US citizens in the 26/11 attacks that killed 166 people.
News On AIR | March 24, 2010 2:01 PM
Chidambaram says no confusion over India's direct access to Headley