New Delhi, August 01: The Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday handed over a seven-page dossier to Pakistan’s Deputy High Commissioner to India Rifat Masood on Mumbai attacks. Meanwhile, Home Minister P Chidambaram clarified that Pakistan had been given enough proof to prosecute Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed for his involvement in Mumbai terror attacks.
The fourth dossier, prepared by the Home Ministry, aims at clarifying Pakistan’s specific doubts.
The seven-page dossier, comprising 60 pages of annexures, reportedly contains records of calls made to Mumbai attackers, and lone captured 26/11 terrorist, Ajmal Amir Kasab’s statements made in court.
The material contains “detailed information” about the investigation and legal evidence regarding the 26/11 attacks carried out by Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit, sources said.
In the meantime, Chidambaram, while releasing his ministry’s monthly report at a press conference, said the dossiers handed over by India to Pakistan on the 26/11 attacks had sufficient evidence to nail Saeed.
Chidambaram said the dossier contained replies to “routine” questions raised by Pakistan. “I may say fill in the blanks kind of questions.”
To a question about Saeed, LeT founder whom India has identified as the prime accused behind the attacks, he said, “There is enough evidence to continue probe against Saeed.”
Pakistan has been saying Saeed cannot be prosecuted as there is not much evidence linking him to the 26/11 attacks.
The fresh evidence was in response to the 34-page dossier given on July 11 by Pakistan which had sought the authenticated interrogation reports of two Indian terrorists Fahim Ansari and Sabahuddin held in connection with the terror attack.
Pakistan had also sought the attested copies of examination reports given by experts on the GPS and Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) used during the Mumbai attacks.
India had already provided details of the conversations and exchanges between the 10 terrorists who struck in Mumbai and their handlers in Pakistan. However, Islamabad had contended there were some inconsistencies in these.
Pakistan had also some questions regarding the legal process underway in Mumbai and these have been answered, the sources said.
Chidambaram said Pakistan had asked for “information which is already there and asked for answers to questions which can easily be found if someone has read the CrPC. Nevertheless, I have taken the trouble of dictating the response.”
–Agencies–