There is now fresh evidence linking David Headley and Tahawwur Rana, the two Lashkar operatives currently in FBI custody in America, to the Mumbai terror attacks.
There are now reports that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has evidence of Headley using a satellite phone during his stay in Delhi from March 7 to March 10 in 2008.
The reports also say that Headley used the satellite phone to contact his Lashkar handlers in Pakistan.
Investigators are now said to be looking at whether Headley used a satphone during his 9 visits to India.
It's not known however whether Headley smuggled in the satphone or it was provided to him by local contacts.
Meanwhile, more Pune connections of Headley and Rana are revealed asthe NIA officials go digging into people the two met and stayed withduring their trip to India.
David Headley was in Pune in March 2009. He stayed in Hotel Surya Villa at Koregaon Park.
Hotel records say Headley had multiple entry visa, issued in Chicago.
It may be recalled that all the Mumbai attackers were equipped with satphones, through which they were constantly communicating with their Pakistan handlers.
It's now clear to the Indian government that David Headley and Tahawwur Rana were part of the terrorist team behind 26/11. They were also part of a larger conspiracy for new and multiple attacks in India. (Headley-Rana part of 26/11 team)
During their trips to India, Rana and Headley collected photographs and video footage of the four places that were targeted during 26/11. These were shared with Ajmal Kasab and the nine other Pakistani terrorists who executed the attacks in Mumbai. Headley had stayed at both the Taj and the Trident.
Intelligence sources tell NDTV it's clear that both Headley and Rana were in touch with the handlers who instructed Kasab and the other terrorists during 26/11. Rana and Headley were in Pakistan during 26/11; Rana left Mumbai just five days before 26/11 after a three-week stay in the city. (At a glance: The evidence so far)
Headley and Rana were arrested in Chicago last month by the FBI for planning terror attacks against India and Denmark. Emails intercepted by the FBI showed that the two men were in regular touch with top commanders of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). (Watch: How FBI nailed Rana, Headley)
During multiple trips to Mumbai, both men surveyed all four places that were targeted on 26/11: the Taj, the Trident, the Chattrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), and Nariman House. Headley stayed at the Taj and the Trident in 2007, and rented a flat in Breach Candy close to the CST station in 2008, while Rana stayed at a guesthouse in Mumbai.
They also travelled to Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Lucknow, Agra, Kochi, Surat, and Ahmedabad, posing as immigration agents. Headley visited the Osho Ashram in Pune last year, and again in March this year. (Read: Osho Ashram | Pics: Headley trail | Read: Headley travel and stay)
Meanwhile, Indian intelligence officials are in Canada to gather more information on Rana, since he's a Canadian citizen. (Who is: David Headley I Tahawwur Rana)
There are now reports that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has evidence of Headley using a satellite phone during his stay in Delhi from March 7 to March 10 in 2008.
The reports also say that Headley used the satellite phone to contact his Lashkar handlers in Pakistan.
Investigators are now said to be looking at whether Headley used a satphone during his 9 visits to India.
It's not known however whether Headley smuggled in the satphone or it was provided to him by local contacts.
Meanwhile, more Pune connections of Headley and Rana are revealed asthe NIA officials go digging into people the two met and stayed withduring their trip to India.
David Headley was in Pune in March 2009. He stayed in Hotel Surya Villa at Koregaon Park.
Hotel records say Headley had multiple entry visa, issued in Chicago.
It may be recalled that all the Mumbai attackers were equipped with satphones, through which they were constantly communicating with their Pakistan handlers.
It's now clear to the Indian government that David Headley and Tahawwur Rana were part of the terrorist team behind 26/11. They were also part of a larger conspiracy for new and multiple attacks in India. (Headley-Rana part of 26/11 team)
During their trips to India, Rana and Headley collected photographs and video footage of the four places that were targeted during 26/11. These were shared with Ajmal Kasab and the nine other Pakistani terrorists who executed the attacks in Mumbai. Headley had stayed at both the Taj and the Trident.
Intelligence sources tell NDTV it's clear that both Headley and Rana were in touch with the handlers who instructed Kasab and the other terrorists during 26/11. Rana and Headley were in Pakistan during 26/11; Rana left Mumbai just five days before 26/11 after a three-week stay in the city. (At a glance: The evidence so far)
Headley and Rana were arrested in Chicago last month by the FBI for planning terror attacks against India and Denmark. Emails intercepted by the FBI showed that the two men were in regular touch with top commanders of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). (Watch: How FBI nailed Rana, Headley)
During multiple trips to Mumbai, both men surveyed all four places that were targeted on 26/11: the Taj, the Trident, the Chattrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), and Nariman House. Headley stayed at the Taj and the Trident in 2007, and rented a flat in Breach Candy close to the CST station in 2008, while Rana stayed at a guesthouse in Mumbai.
They also travelled to Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Lucknow, Agra, Kochi, Surat, and Ahmedabad, posing as immigration agents. Headley visited the Osho Ashram in Pune last year, and again in March this year. (Read: Osho Ashram | Pics: Headley trail | Read: Headley travel and stay)
Meanwhile, Indian intelligence officials are in Canada to gather more information on Rana, since he's a Canadian citizen. (Who is: David Headley I Tahawwur Rana)
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