A Mumbai court on Wednesday ordered for Pakistan-born American terrorist David Coleman Headley to be made an accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case. Headley, currently lodged in a jail in the United States, has been asked to appear before the special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act court via video conferencing on December 10, reported PTI.

This comes after the Mumbai Police had filed a plea in the court saying that Headley and co-conspirator Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari, alias Abu Jundal, should be prosecuted in India as courts in the US are not competent to try offences under the Indian Penal Code. The police said that the offences with which Headley is likely to be charged by the Mumbai court are distinct from the ones he had been charged with in the US. It said that it is evident Headley has committed offences of conspiring with terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba for waging war against India, along with other crimes under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

Headley is currently serving 35 years in an American prison for his role in the 2008 terror attacks, which left 166 people dead and many others injured.