India, April 21 -- Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who is accused of being involved in the Mumbai terror attacks, has moved a court seeking permission to talk to his family members.

On April 19, Rana moved a plea through his counsel to special court judge Hardeep Kaur, requesting permission to speak to his family. The judge on Monday directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to file a reply by April 23.

Rana was remanded to 18 days in custody by the court on April 10.

The NIA alleged that the accused, David Coleman Headley, had informed Rana of all the details of the operation before he visited India.

In anticipation of potential challenges, Headley had also sent an email to the Pakistani-Canadian businessman with information about his ...