Melbourne, July 13
Prospects of the release of Muhammad Haneef brightened today after the Australian police dropped a request to extend the detention of the Indian doctor who is in custody for 11 days without charge in connection with the failed terror plot in the UK.
The Australian Federal Police quickly resumed interrogation after it withdrew its application to a Brisbane magistrate to prolong the detention which ends today amid reports that it has not been able to find any incriminating evidence against Haneef.
The police now have 12 hours to probe the 27-year-old doctor under counter-terrorism laws before he must be charged or released.
— PTI
