The 55 year old Headley admitted that his handler Sajid Mir, instructed him to travel to the United States of America in 2006 and change his name from Dawood Gilani to David Headley, to enter India and set up a business.
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In the application, the Mumbai Police said that from the judgement passed by the USA court against Headley, it was clear that he was a member of LeT and he had played an active role in the criminal conspiracy in the terror attack. Lakhvi told me that they would use me for some other goal, he said, adding it was to be more adventurous than Kashmir.
India will tell Pakistan to act swiftly India against the Mumbai terror attack accused, especially Pakistani state actors and JUD chief and 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed.
November 26-28, 2008: 10 attackers educated by Lashkar carried out a number of assaults with firearms, grenades and improvised explosive units towards a number of targets in Mumbai, together with the Taj Mahal and Oberoi inns, the Leopold Cafe, the Chabad House and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus practice station, every of which Headley had scouted prematurely, killing roughly 164 victims and wounding lots of extra. Global Positioning System device was provided to me by Sajid Mir (LeT) and Abu Khafa, so that I could save various locations including locations in Arabian Sea. Continuing his deposition for the second consecutive day, Headley said that he was asked by the ISI to recruit Indian army men to spy for them.
– I changed my name so that I could enter India.
He said the LeT and ISI have a close nexus with the ISI providing the “financial, military and moral support”, Nikam later told media persons.
“Hafiz said it was a good idea but then did not say anything more on it. Zaki thought it will be a long process and many agencies of the Pakistani government like the ISI will have to be involved”, said Headley, while appearing from an undisclosed location via video conferencing.
– Headley tells court that his wife Faiza had in January 2008 complained to US Embassy in Islamabad that he was involved in terrorist activities.
I got permission from Dr Rana to set up my office in Mumbai.
On Monday, Headley said he had met Major Ali of the ISI who introduced him to Major Iqbal, another ISI officer.
To a pointed question by Nikam, who is leading the prosecution case, Headley named one person named Raymaond Sanders as a visa consultant who helped him procure the Indian visa.
Giving details about the deposition of Headley which began at 7 am here, Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam told reporters here that the terrorist said he wanted to fight against the army deployed in Kashmir.
At the previous hearing on December 10 a year ago, the special TADA court judge had pardoned Headley and made him an approver in the case, subject to certain conditions.
His deposition came in connection with the trial of an Indian national, Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari, who is allegedly one of the plotters in the Mumbai terror attacks.
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He said that he had visited India eight times before the Mumbai 2008 terror attacks.
