Interviews related to Mumbai attacks have been voluntary: FBI

Washington, Jan 18 (PTI) Amid a Mumbai woman's claim that
she was flown to US by investigators on her being a witness to
arrival of terrorists in the city on November 26, the FBI has
said all the interviews conducted by it in connection with the
strikes were on a voluntary basis and "did not involve travel
outside of normal circumstances".

"The FBI has been afforded the opportunity to conduct
several interviews, however all of the interviews were done on
a voluntary basis and they did not involve travel outside of
normal circumstances," an FBI spokesperson told PTI Saturday.

His remarks came in response to a question on the claim
early this week by scrap dealer, Anita Uddaiya, that she was
taken to the US for further interrogation by the FBI.

"The FBI continues to assist the Government of India with
their investigation into last year's attacks in Mumbai. The
FBI has been working with the Indian authorities as well as
our partners to cover all leads, wherever they may take us,"
the spokesperson said.

Uddaiya, a resident of South Mumbai, had said she had
seen the 10 terrorists, who carried out the 26/11 strikes,
arrive in the city in a rubber dinghy. She went missing from
her residence on January 11 after which her daughter filed a
missing persons complaint.

However, the 48-year-old woman, who does not even have a
passport, mysteriously returned to her home on Wednesday and
claimed she had been taken to the US by authorities for
questioning.

But, Mumbai police rubbished her version and slapped a
case against her. They lodge a non-cognisable complaint
against Uddaiya for allegedly misleading them. PTI