India Plans to Try Chicago Man For Mumbai Attacks

[Coventina]

Source: New York Times

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian officials said on Tuesday they were collecting evidence to charge a Chicago man with helping plan last year's militant attacks in Mumbai that killed 166 people and reignited tensions with Pakistan.

The move comes after a team of U.S. federal investigators shared evidence with India this week against David Headley, an American national previously accused of plotting to attack a Danish newspaper for publishing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.

Headley was arrested in the United States two months ago. U.S. prosecutors charged him on Monday with scouting targets for the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, which is blamed for the November 2008 Mumbai rampage on hotels and a Jewish center.

But Indian officials said they would prefer Headley be punished in India, and indicting him was the first step toward seeking his extradition for an Indian trial. India and the United States have an extradition treaty.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/12/08/news/news-us-india-fbi-mumbai.html

[AngryAmish]

1. As if they don't have enough problems, some a-hole from Chicago has to cause trouble

geez

[pocoloco]

2. The assholes from Chicago have been causing trouble for a

long time.

Ever since Strauss moved in.

[earcandle]

3. Who is Headley "scouting" for? US? His own military connections? Mercenaries looking for work?

WTF???? 

[Ozymanithrax]

4. Lashkar-e-Taiba

According to the story, he was scouting for Lashkar-e-Taiba, the militant group that was behind the attacks.

[earcandle]

5. Oh Scouting for recruits to the wargroup? But who is funding the wargroup?

[Ozymanithrax]

6. Well, there were reports that Pakistsan was funding them...

They were also said to have some relationship with Al Qaeda.