By NNN-Bernama,
Kuala Lumpur : Malaysian police will seek Interpol’s assistance in obtaining details on allegations by Indian media that some of the terrorists in Wednesday’s attacks in Mumbai had used Malaysian addresses to rent apartments in the Indian city.
Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan said the police need to clarify the genuinity of the allegations before taking further action.
“We must check the genuinity of the facts and the police will go through the Interpol. It’s too early to say anything. It’s only a claim by the Indian newspapers. Once we obtained the full details on the matter, we will take the neccesary action. Until then we will not interfere into the matter,” he told Bernama when contacted, here Sunday.
Musa also said that the Indian authorities had yet to provide full details pertaining to the allegations.
On the Malaysian credit cards found at the scene of the attacks, Musa said, one should not make a conclusion based on allegations.
“We’re waiting for feedback from the Indian police,” he said, adding that any preliminary information needed to be verified.
At least 185 people were killed and 295 wounded in the three-day rampage that occured at the heart Mumbai.
The number of people killed are expected to rise as security forces carry out detail inspections.
India’s top police officers as well as foreigners were among those who perished in the mayhem, allegedly planned by Kashmir-based Pakistani militant group.
Meanwhile, Malaysia Deputy Defence Minister Abu Seman Yusop said the government was strengthening cooperation and intelligence gathering with other countries to ensure the country’s security was safeguarded.
He said the crisis in several countries such as the terrorist attacks in Mumbai and the anti-government protests in Bangkok, Thailand, required the country to remain on the alert.