India on fresh request for David Headley

India's fresh request to the United States to “temporarily” hand over LeT terrorist David Headley for a year and extradite his accomplice Tahawwur Hussain Rana to get more information about the conspiracy hatched to carry out Mumbai terror attacks, met with some positive gestures.

The request was made during the Indo-US Homeland Security Dialogue held in Washington between May 20-22.

“The US interlocutors assured us to actively consider the request,” a top Indian official, who participated in the meeting, told PTI.

51-year-old Headley had pleaded guilty to 12 terrorism charges, including his involvement in the November 2008 attacks that claimed 166 lives. He had, however, entered into plea bargain with US authorities.

A court in the US had sentenced 52-year-old Rana to 14 years in jail followed by five years of supervised release.

Rana was convicted for providing material support to LeT and for backing a “dastardly” plot to attack a Danish newspaper but not convicted for the Mumbai terror attack despite being a close associate of Headley.