On 26/11,Headley,Rana possibly in Pak

MHA officials said the government has approached the Canadian government seeking more information on Rana,a Pakistan-born Canadian citizen who was arrested in Chicago by the FBI last month.

According to the FBI,Rana allegedly helped arrange Headley’s overseas travels and concealed “their true nature and purpose” to monitor potential terror targets. If convicted,he faces a maximum of 15 years in prison for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorism.

Officials also said that as a “precautionary measure,” nuclear installations in some states,including the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre,were put on high alert.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is learnt to have asked filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt’s son Rahul Bhatt not to leave for the time required to “help during investigation.” Rahul had recently approached the police saying he had met Headley during the latter’s stay in Mumbai.

Mumbai Police today recorded the statement of the head of the city-based advertising agency that helped publish ads for Headley’s visa facilitating centre in newspapers,PTI reported.

Narendra Shah (65),head of ‘Prachar’,which has its office in Matunga in central Mumbai,said he went to Headley’s office six times in 2007 and 2008,and “provided our service in getting his ads placed in newspapers in Mumbai and Kochi”.