New Delhi: The ten Pakistani terrorists who
attacked Mumbai on November 26, 2008 could have been guided by
an Indian handler whose true identity was yet to be
ascertained, Home Minister P Chidambaram said.
"When we say he could be an Indian, he could be somebody
who acquired Indian characteristics. He could have been
infiltrated into India and lived here long enough to acquire
an Indian accent, familiarity with Indian Hindi words or he
could be somebody who exfiltrated from India to Pakistan and
was adopted by the militants there," Chidambaram said.
While refusing to speculate on the name of the handler,
the Home Minister said investigators had known for long time
that there was a handler in 26/11 attack who could be an
Indian.
"We know him by Abu Jindal that something we have known
for many months now... but he is not Abu Jindal. That is
not his real name. We cannot put a finger who he is, unless we
get a voice sample. And they won't give us voice sample.
"There is a speculation that Abu Jindal could be A, Abu
Jindal could be B....but how as a Home Minister I can
speculate I can't speculate," he told a news channel.
PTI
First Published: Thursday, February 04, 2010, 16:10