The US has indicated that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has evidence linking American terror suspect David Coleman Headley and his Pakistani-Canadian accomplice Tahawwur Rana to the deadly Mumbai terror attacks.
A FBI team arrived here today for discussions with their Indian counterparts during which it may share information on Headley's links with several people in the country, including those linked to the Mumbai terror attacks.
Sources said the FBI has promised a lot of additional material on the interrogation of Headley and Rana, who have been arrested in the US for allegedly plotting terror attacks in India and Denmark. India is looking forward to the information the FBI is likely to share with Indian investigators but can't anticipate anything, they said.
President Barack Obama has shown personal interest in the Headley-Rana case and the matter was discussed during his meeting with prime minister Manmohan Singh on November 24 during the White House summit in Washington.
National security advisor James Jones said last week that Obama has given instructions to US authorities to share the information with India regarding Headley-Rana case, despite the limitation posed by the country's legal system.
He, however, said the US was unable to allow Indian investigators access to the arrested LeT operatives because certain aspects of the legal system here protect the rights of the accused.
