Author: PTI
Publication: The Times of India
Date: February 4, 2010
URL: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indian-handler-behind-26/11-attacks-says-Chidambaram/articleshow/5535274.cms
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 has 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 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.
