Bharat had made a big deal about the so called Mumbai trail in US court. The entire case fell apart due to lack of evidence and because the person being tried was innocent of any involvement in the Mumbai attacks. TheAmerican Court acquitted Tahawwur Hussain Rana on conspirator charge related to the Mumbai attacks. Bharat is now in a quandary. Their entire campaign to malign Pakistan has been destroyed. The millions of Dollars that Delhi spends in PR campaigns is now going up in smoke
The chagrin in Bharat is palpable. Delhi is disappointed over the acquittal of Tahawwur Hussain Rana by a US Court on the count of conspiracy to provide material support to the Mumbai attacks. All that is left to do is try to wing it in local kangaroo court, where confessions are written in Marhati and the poor victims forced to sign them. They have already announced plans to to produce "evidence" against Rana while filing chargesheet against him in a Kangaroo court in Mumbai.
Bharati officials were caught flat-footed and had little to say.
The Bharati Home ministry here said: "NIA which is investigating the case against Headley, Rana and others had decided to wait for the proceedings to conclude in the US court before filing a charge sheet in Indiaagainst the accused. NIA has also sought certain documents and evidence that were produced in the US court and expects to receive them. After examining the verdict in the US court and after reviewing the documents and evidence that it expects to receive, NIA will take a decision on filing a charge sheet against Headley, Rana and others in an Indian court."
The Bharati Home ministry reacting to Rana's acquittal said: "We are disappointed that Rana was acquitted on the count of conspiracy to provide material support to the Mumbai terrorist attacks. However, it must be remembered that Rana was tried in a US court in accordance with US law. Criminal trials in the US are jury trials and there are special rules governing such jury trials."
The disappointment in Bharat was ubiquitous. The Internal Security Secretary in the home ministry UK Bansal said:"We have taken note of the verdict announced by a US District Court in the Rana case following the finding by the jury that Rana was guilty on two of three counts. We are examining the details and will submit enough evidence against him in the court."
The jury acquitted Rana of conspiracy to provide material support to the Mumbai terror attacks.
In the story that Bharat had spun, David Headley (CIA double agent) had allegedly advised Rana of his assignment to scout potential targets in India. However Bharat was unable to prove Rana's links to the MUmbai attacks.
Rana's attorneys have stated that they will file an appeal against the verdict on the lesser charges of providing logistic support to the LeT etc. The US authorities have shown no indication that they will pursue this any further or file an appeal against the acquittal on one count of conspiracy. Rana's lawyer Patrick Blegan said he would file motions in Superior Court that there was not enough evidence to convict him and that there was an error in the trial. Blegan said there is a huge contradiction in the verdict as LeT is primarily involved in Mumbai and not in Denmark. Analysts believe that Rana will be acquitted on the other charges upon appeal.
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