Friday, March 13, 2009

India hands over replies to Pak

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NEW DELHI, March 13 – Responding to Pakistan’s questions on Mumbai attacks, India today provided more evidence, including forensic reports, to Islamabad and asked it to proceed fast in prosecuting those behind the 26/11 carnage on the basis of the “very comprehensive” and “solid” material, reports PTI. The 401-page dossier, containing replies to Pakistan’s questions, was handed over by Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon to Pakistan’s High Commissioner Shahid Malik here, a month after Islamabad posed the queries.

The second dossier include telephone conversations of the 10 attackers and their Pakistan-based handlers, fingerprints and other details of the terrorists who struck in Mumbai besides forensic analysis of GPS, ammunition and other equipment used by the terrorists.

Earlier, Home Minister P Chidambaram said the answers to Pakistan’s questions are “very comprehensive” and adequate for it to act fast against the perpetrators of the terror strikes.

Chidambaram, who handed over the document along with evidence to External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee for on-passing it to Pakistan, said each and every question posed by Islamabad had been answered adequately.

“We have put together answers to 30 questions submitted by Pakistan. It is a very comprehensive document, answering each of the 30 questions,” he told reporters after emerging from a meeting with Mukherjee.

Pakistan, in response to the Indian dossier of evidence on Mumbai attacks handed over to it on January 5, had said the material was insufficient and had sought more information on February 12 by posing 30 questions.

Pakistan had sought fingerprints and DNA profiles of all the 10 terrorists who carried out the attacks.

Islamabad had also sought post-mortem reports of the nine killed terrorists and their detailed description and information as provided by Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist of 26/11.

Pakistan had also requested for “authenticated copy” of the confessional statement of Kasab as recorded by judicial authorities and “other documentation/diaries recovered from his possession”.

It had also sought mobile numbers used by Kasab in the past, if he had disclosed these during interrogation.

Pakistan’s queries also include a request for “authentic forensic analysis reports of mobile/satellite phones and... any other evidence establishing connectivity and communication of the terrorists with militants based abroad, along with identifying particulars”.

Islamabad had sought “detailed transcripts of conversation amongst the terrorists” and “with their handlers” during the 60-hour-long attacks. It also sought logs of cell phone interceptions.

Source: Assam Tribune

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