Probe into Headley links with 26/11 to end within 6 weeks

Government today said that in the next four to six weeks, investigations into David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Rana's links with 26/11 attacks will be completed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

"NIA has been entrusted with the investigation into both, Headley and Rana's role in the 26/11 attcks. They are continuing with it and we expect that investigations will take about four to six weeks and as soon as investigations are completed, the NIA will file the necessary chargesheet," home secretary GK Pillai said.

He was talking to reporters on the sidelines of a DRDO seminar on low-intensity conflict.

Headley, a Pakistan-born US citizen and Rana, a Pakistani Canadian, were arrested by the FBI in Chicago in October on charges of plotting terror attacks in India at the behest of Lashkar-e-Taiba.

On cooperation with the FBI, Pillai said the American agency had shared with India information given to it by Headley. "We have given them a supplementary list of questions," he said while hoping they would respond to them.

Answers to some of the Indian queries would be sought by the FBI from Pakistani authorities also, he said.