Chicago: The 12-member jury of a federal court on Thursday resumed final deliberations against Tahawwur Hussein Rana, charged with involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks and providing material support to Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba.
The jury from diverse ethnic backgrounds started the process on USA vs Rana case on Wednesday after more than two weeks of trial, in which his childhood friend David Coleman Headley, co-accused in the Mumbai terror attacks, was the star witness.
If convicted on the three counts -- helping 26/11 attackers, giving material support to LeT and planning a terror strike in Denmark -- 50-year-old Pakistani-Canadian Rana faces a possible life sentence.
Officials were tightlipped as to when the jury would give its verdict on this terrorism-related case, which has grabbed international attention over the role of Pakistan's ISI in the Mumbai terror plot.
Journalists from various parts of the world including India, Denmark and Canada are camping outside the Chicago court to report on this trial and the jury verdict.
The jury, which is meeting behind closed doors at the federal court house in Chicago, would announce its verdict only when they arrive at a consensus on all the three counts of charges against Rana.
Except for the jury, no one has access to the room. Once the jury reaches its decision, it would inform US District Judge Harry D Leinenweber, who in turn would inform the federal prosecutors and the defence attorneys.
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