Musa interrogation: CM Mamata Banerjee ‘livid’ at being left in dark about FBI visit

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In response, the NIA had said that as per the international agency-to-agency cooperation agreement, it wasn’t necessary to inform the state government prior to calling in an international agency. This, however, hasn’t gone down well with Mamata. A top official said, “The chief minister is livid. She is of the opinion that law and order is a state’s prerogative, and something that the Centre can’t interfere in.

However, at various points in the past, the Centre has attempted to weaken the state’s policies and the federal structure of India at large. This is a dangerous trend.”

The FBI visited the city last week to question Musa about his alleged Syria-based handler Shafi Armar, alias Yosuf al Hindi, and his alleged plans to harm US interests, said a source. US agencies have been tracking Armar, who they suspect is also in touch with American youths with an aim to get them to join IS, added the source.

A seven-member team of FBI investigators that grilled Musa had concluded that he was a “highly-motivated, potential suicide bomber”, said NIA sources.