'US assures support to probe Headley-Rana case'

New Delhi, Dec 7: The Government on Monday, Dec 7, said that the US has promised total support in investigating the involvement of terror suspects David Headley and Tahawwur Rana in various crimes in India.

External Affairs Minister, SM Krishna said, "Headley and Rana, their involvement in various crimes are being investigated and we have been promised total support from the United States investigating agencies."

"So, we are awaiting the first report of the investigation," Krishna told reporters on the sidelines of the second India-Africa Hydrocarbon Conference.

The minister was responding when asked on the help from FBI in probing involvement of Headley and Rana in crimes against India.

The FBI team had held discussions with their Indian counterparts in Mumbai and may share information on alleged links between US terror suspects Headley and Rana with 26/11 terror attacks.

During their stay in Delhi, the FBI team will hold talks with National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials and other agencies, sources privy to the investigations said.

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