US files case against 26/11 attackers: FBI
A case pertaining to 26/11 terror attacks has been registered in the US in which some Pakistani nationals have been interrogated, a FBI agent said in his testimony before a special court in Mumbai on Thursday.
By PTI |
MUMBAI: A case pertaining to 26/11 terror attacks has been registered in the US in which some Pakistani nationals have been interrogated, a FBI agent said in his testimony before a special court in Mumbai on Thursday but refused to disclose the names of people quizzed during the probe.
The case has been registered in Los Angeles as six Americans had been killed in the 26/11 attack in Mumbai, the witness, whose name has been withheld, told special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam.
The witness said investigations were still on and some Pakistani nationals have been interrogated. However, he refused to divulge the names of Pakistani nationals who have been interrogated.
Prosecutor Nikam said that investigations in the case filed by FBI in Los Angeles would cover conspiracy and role played by conspirators in the terror attacks.
Nikam said the case was registered in USA because six Americans were killed in the attacks. The US laws provide for initiating investigations in case of murder of American nationals outside the country, he added.
A 10-member team of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had arrived on Aug 12 on a visit to Mumbai to tender evidence in the 26/11 terror attack case.
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This is for the first time FBI officers are deposing as witness in a terror case in India. One of the officers personally deposed on Aug 12 in the court saying forensic tests had revealed that terrorists had come from Karachi to Mumbai via sea route on November 26 last.
FBI had conducted an independent probe into the terror attack in India.
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