<p>According to a leaked cable sent from US Embassy, available on Wikileaks, Chidambaram told Mueller in one of the meetings last year that there was intelligence that Pakistani entities have taken out a contract to "harm" Kasab following which a full security audit has been ordered in Mumbai to ensure his protection.<br /><br />The minister readily agreed to Mueller's request that the FBI might seek access to Kasab again and may need a videotaped deposition if he is indicted in the US, the cable marked "secret" said.<br /><br />He offered to share with the FBI Kasab's video-taped judicial confession which had recently been provided.<br /><br />The home minister noted that Kasab had requested consular access but the Pakistani Embassy had refused that even though the government of Pakistan had acknowledged that Kasab is a Pakistani citizen.<br /><br />On National Investigation Agency, Chidambaram observed that he had a new weapon in hand to combat terrorism and also conceded that he was coming "perilously close to crossing constitutional limits" in empowering the NIA.<br /><br />Mueller agreed that the US Constitution empowers the FBI when crimes "cross state borders" but noted the FBI faces similar jurisdictional problems from local, state and federal agencies.</p>
<p>According to a leaked cable sent from US Embassy, available on Wikileaks, Chidambaram told Mueller in one of the meetings last year that there was intelligence that Pakistani entities have taken out a contract to "harm" Kasab following which a full security audit has been ordered in Mumbai to ensure his protection.<br /><br />The minister readily agreed to Mueller's request that the FBI might seek access to Kasab again and may need a videotaped deposition if he is indicted in the US, the cable marked "secret" said.<br /><br />He offered to share with the FBI Kasab's video-taped judicial confession which had recently been provided.<br /><br />The home minister noted that Kasab had requested consular access but the Pakistani Embassy had refused that even though the government of Pakistan had acknowledged that Kasab is a Pakistani citizen.<br /><br />On National Investigation Agency, Chidambaram observed that he had a new weapon in hand to combat terrorism and also conceded that he was coming "perilously close to crossing constitutional limits" in empowering the NIA.<br /><br />Mueller agreed that the US Constitution empowers the FBI when crimes "cross state borders" but noted the FBI faces similar jurisdictional problems from local, state and federal agencies.</p>