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India to protest if terror suspect gets "light" sentence in US court- official.

BBC Monitoring International Reports

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Text of report by Indian news agency PTI

New Delhi, 18 March: Amid apprehensions that terror suspect David Headley might cut a deal to escape severe punishment, India on Thursday [18 March] said it will lodge a "very strong protest" if he gets a "light" sentence in the Chicago court.

But Home Secretary G. K. Pillai said if Headley gets severe punishment and comes out of the judicial process, it would be easier for India to get access to the Pakistan-born American national in jail.

"If he is given a light sentence, it would not only be disappointing but we will be registering a very strong protest with the US," Pillai told NDTV hours ahead of the hearing …

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