A senior officer of the Australian Federal Police is expected to arrive in India as part of the Australian police’s investigation against key accused Mohammad Haneef who was arrested while trying to flee to India.
The senior officer from Gold Coast is said to have already left for India to gather further leads on the 27-year-old doctor’s role in the failed terror plot.
The Australian investigator is likely to question Haneef’s family members and also exchange vital information with the Bangalore Police.
Haneef, has been in detention for more than a week without charge in connection with the investigation.
Meanwhile, with the release of Indian doctor Muhammed Haneef, detained  in connection with the foiled terror plot in the UK, due on Wednesday, Australian investigators said on Tuesday that they might need to hold him for some more time to glean through the evidence gathered in a series of raids.
Lawyer for the Gold Coast-based Haneef, meanwhile, said he may launch an appeal against the continued detention of his client.
Haneef’s brother Shoaib also hit out at Australian investigators for holding him without charge and for raising suspicions about his transfer of funds.
Federal Attorney General Philip Ruddock and Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Mick Keelty said police would ask a magistrate for a further extension of time to detain Haneef,if necessary.