<p>Subramaniam’s five-day visit is primarily to understand the US legal system within which India could get access to Headley, a Pakistani-American national who has confessed his involvement in the Mumbai attacks, sources said.<br /><br />He will discuss with officials of the US Justice Department modalities for access to Headley, a Lashkar-e-Toiba operative, in an appropriate legal format.<br /><br />The sources pointed out that the legal system in the US was different from that of India and hence there was need to understand it properly and move ahead accordingly.<br />India wants to question Headley in a manner that his statement would be acceptable in a court of law here.</p>
<p>Subramaniam’s five-day visit is primarily to understand the US legal system within which India could get access to Headley, a Pakistani-American national who has confessed his involvement in the Mumbai attacks, sources said.<br /><br />He will discuss with officials of the US Justice Department modalities for access to Headley, a Lashkar-e-Toiba operative, in an appropriate legal format.<br /><br />The sources pointed out that the legal system in the US was different from that of India and hence there was need to understand it properly and move ahead accordingly.<br />India wants to question Headley in a manner that his statement would be acceptable in a court of law here.</p>