New Delhi, April 24 -- A Delhi court on Wednesday reserved orders on an application moved by Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks of 2008, seeking permission for a telephonic facility to speak to his family members, in the face of opposition by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) claiming that the facility could be misused to pass on information crucial to the investigation of the case.

In an in-camera hearing held before NIA judge Chanderjit Singh of Patiala House Court, the agency opposed the application moved on behalf of Rana, to talk to his family members while in custody of NIA. Rana was extradited from the U.S. after a protracted legal battle and was remanded to 18-day NIA custody on April 11. He wi...