India today termed the filing of chargesheet against David Headley as an important step in exposing the wider conspiracy behind Mumbai attacks and said the onus is on Pakistan to follow the leads and act with "unalloyed" determination against terrorism.
The External Affairs Ministry said charges against Headley points out that terror outfits like LeT, HUJI and Al-Qaeda continue to remain active in plotting new acts of terrorism, targeting India as well as other countries.
"Investigation and filing of chargesheet in a US court against Headley are important steps in exposing the wider conspiracy behind the Mumbai terrorist attack, and other acts of terrorism, for bringing to justice those responsible for mindless violence against innocent people," MEA spokesperson Vishnu Prakash said.
India expects Pakistan to follow the leads provided, and unravel the full conspiracy behind the Mumbai attacks and other terrorist plots which continue to emanate from its soil, he said.
Underlining that fight against terrorism cannot be selective, he said, applying "facile distinctions" amongst these organisations (LeT, HUJI and Al-Qaeda) can only be counter-productive in the fight the menace.
The onus is on Pakistan to act with "unalloyed determination against terrorism, its leadership and ideologues" so as to eliminate the space which these elements continue to enjoy in Pakistan, and to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism in its territory.
The investigations into the Headley case also highlight the significance of "timely, transparent and effective international cooperation" for defeating terrorism, Prakash said.
49-year-old Headley, arrested in October this year, has pleaded not guilty before a US court to all the charges filed against him including that he conspired in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
He was charged by the FBI on Monday in a 12-count criminal information with six counts of conspiracy to bomb places in India and Denmark and for providing material support to terrorist plots.
