The extra queries had been raised months after Rana's interrogation following his extradition to India and will assist in investigation, they stated.
The MLAT request was routed just lately via Union house ministry and forwarded to the US authorities by way of the Indian Embassy in Washington, as per officers. “The data sought is anticipated to help the continued investigation and strengthen the case in opposition to him,” stated one of many officers, who didn't want to be recognized.
Rana is a key accused within the conspiracy associated to the 2008 Mumbai terrorist assaults during which 166 individuals had been killed and greater than 238 injured.
The transfer comes after the anti-terrorism company filed the primary supplementary cost sheet earlier than the NIA particular courtroom in Delhi in opposition to Rana in reference to the case which pertains to a felony conspiracy hatched by David Coleman Headley, Rana and different members of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba and Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami to hold out terrorist assaults in numerous components of India.
The supplementary cost sheet, filed in July, pertains to the submission of paperwork relating to the extradition of Rana and extra proof collected by NIA. Moreover, in compliance with the order dated June 6, issued by the courtroom, NIA has submitted a compliance report below Part 207 of the Code of Legal Process Code relating to the provision of paperwork associated to the sooner charge-sheet filed in 2011.
