India will soon be writing to the US Department of Justice seeking a date for having direct access to Mumbai terror attack suspect David Headley, currently under US custody. The National Investigation Agency, NIA, will file the charge sheet against him in a court in India only after getting direct access to him. The decision comes close on the heels of Government stating that it was not taking cognisance of the clarification issued by the US Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer that no decision has been taken and the US has yet to work out how India would be given access.<br/><br/>AIR correspondent says investigators believe that access to Headley can be obtained only through legal channels as he is under court's custody. According to the American law, the US Department of Justice will have to take permission from the Chicago court, which is hearing Headley's case, about India's request to have direct access to him. Under the plea bargain, India can have access to the terrorist by deposition, video conferencing or through Letters Rogatory. Sources said India will like to explore all the three.LeT operative 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. Headley was arrested by the FBI in October last year.<br/><br/>Talking to reporters in London at the end of his three day visit, Home Minister Mr P Chidambaram today refuted, the media reports that US has denied India access to question Lashkar-e-Taiba operative. He said TV channels are interpreting it under the pressure of deadlines. He said if one reflects more carefully that sentence of Mr. Roemer, It in no way contradicts what the US Attorney General Eric Holder had told him.<br/><br/>In Chicago, Headley's lawyer John Theis said his client will cooperate with Indian authorities as required under the terms of his plea agreement if the US government allows. Theis said the terms of the plea agreement requires that he allows himself to be interviewed by Indian authorities.<br/><br/>Special Secretary (Internal Secretary) U K Bansal last night met Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium in New Delhi and discussed with him about the options available before Indian investigators to question Headley under the plea bargain agreement between him and the American government.