The extra queries have 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 by means of Union residence ministry and forwarded to the US authorities through the Indian Embassy in Washington, as per officers. “The data sought is anticipated to assist the continuing investigation and strengthen the case towards 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 wherein 166 individuals have 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 court docket in Delhi towards 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 elements 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 court docket, NIA has submitted a compliance report underneath Part 207 of the Code of Felony Process Code relating to the availability of paperwork associated to the sooner charge-sheet filed in 2011.
