New Delhi, May 05: The US will inform India by next week about possible dates, most likely in this month, for giving direct access to Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley.
Sources in the Home Ministry said by May 15, the US will convey to India when a team of Indian investigators will visit Chicago for “direct access” to Headley.
“India in all likelihood will get direct access within this month only,” they said.
Sources said apart from National Investigating Agency (NIA) and Mumbai Police officials, a team comprising a Magistrate, legal experts and MHA officials will go to the US to interrogate Headley.
Union Home Secretary G K Pillai has on April 30 first indicated that Indian investigators would be given direct access to David Headley.
“This is a significant achievement and should put an end to the doubts expressed in certain quarters,” Pillai had said.
–Agencies