New Delhi:
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) told a Delhi court on Saturday that Pakistani-American David Headley was congratulated by his wife for the success of the November 26 terror strike in Mumbai.
According to the probe agency, Headley's wife said she had watched the "show" (terror strike) for the whole day on television.
Advancing arguments on taking cognisance of the chargesheet filed against 51-year-old Headley and eight others, the prosecutor told Special NIA Judge H S Sharma that the wife of the accused had e-mailed him saying "he has graduated and she was proud of him."
Headley and others are accused of carrying out several terror attacks here, NIA prosecutor Dayan Krishnan said.
"After the Mumbai attack, Headley's first wife Shazia had e-mailed him that she had watched the show for the whole day.
She was using code words like she was watching cartoons and said he had graduated while congratulating him for the success of the 26/11 strikes," said Krishnan.
The NIA prosecutor said Headley had visited and surveyed several places in the country before the 26/11 Mumbai attack and he had also gone to Pakistan several times.
"Headley visited Pakistan and India several times. When he went to Pakistan, he had also met Pakistan Army official Major Iqbal (an accused in the case) there. After eight visits to Pakistan, Headley came back to India on July 1, 2008.
"When he again went to Pakistan, his Pakistani-Canadian accomplice Tahawwur Rana (an accused in the case) came to India on November 13, 2008, very close to November 26, 2008 Mumbai attack," the NIA said.
The court, after hearing arguments of NIA, posted the matter for February 4 for further hearing.
"Arguments on the question of taking cognisance have been advanced at length by NIA... Arguments remained inconclusive. Put up for February 4 for further hearing," the court said.