NIA interrogates Tahawwur Rana to unravel larger conspiracy behind 26/11
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday began questioning of Mumbai attacks mastermind Tahawwur Hussain Rana here to unravel the larger conspiracy behind the deadly terror strikes of 2008, official sources said.
Rana was brought to the NIA headquarters early on Friday morning after a Delhi court granted 18-day custody to the probe agency, following his extradition from the US.
Rana is being kept in a highly-secured cell, inside the anti-terror agency's head office at CGO complex here, being guarded by security personnel round the clock, sources said.
A 24x7 surveillance is being maintained and Rana has been provided with basic necessities like food among others, they said.
The investigation is being led by NIA's Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Jaya Roy, who is also the Chief Investigating Officer, they said.
"Rana will remain in NIA custody for 18 days, during which time the agency will question him in detail in order to unravel the complete conspiracy behind the deadly 2008 attacks, in which a total of 166 people were killed and 238 injured," said a statement issued by the probe agency soon after the court's order.
It is learnt that the interrogation is focused on getting more details on his possible connection with Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), which had orchestrated the attacks.
The 64-year-old Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman -- a close associate of key Mumbai terror attacks conspirator David Coleman Headley alias Daood Gilani (a US citizen) -- would also be questioned on his suspected links with the officials of Pakistan spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and his exact role behind the attack, sources said.
