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Mumbai 26/11 attack co-accused David Headley, who scouted Shiv Sena headquarters, today testified there was a plot involving his handlers in Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI and terror outfit LeT to assassinate Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray.
Giving his testimony on the second day of the trial of 26/11 co-accused Tahawwur Rana, a Canadian of Pakistani origin, Headley, a Pakistani-American, talked about the hatred against Shiv Sena among his Pakistani handlers
. 166 people were killed in the November 2008 attack in Mumbai.
Headley, who has pleaded guilty, also told the jury how he gave details about the potential landing sites in Mumbai to his Pakistani handlers.
According to Headley, his Pakistani handlers--Maj Iqbal of ISI, Sajid Mir of Lashkar-e-Taiba(LET), Pasha, Rana and himself shared their hatred towards Shiv Sena and they thought it is a terrorist outfit.
During the first hour of the testimony on the second day, federal prosecutors aretrying to prove that Headley had direct communication with Rana and his handlers in Pakistan Major Iqbal, Sajid andPasha.
Questioning his links with the Sena, the prosecutors are bringing in communication between Headley and Reggie (the PRO of Uddhav Thackeray, son of Bal Thackeray), whichHeadley describes as an effort to penetrate into Shiv Sena. Rajaram Rege is Shiv Sena's public relations officer.
Headley testified he shared his communication with Reggie with Rana, Major Iqbal, Sajid and Pasha.
Headley was asked about several emails he sent to Rana,Major Iqbal and Sajid--all basically to confirm that Rana andhe were in direct communication with all of them.
The e-mail sent to Sajid indicated that Bala (Bal Thackeray) would be travelling with Reggies boss (Udhav) to the US and that he could be assassinated "over here" (in US).
Headley said he and Sajid discussed that they wanted to kill Shiv Sena people. "We have discussed. This man (Reggie) was very important and would have given us access to this organization (Shiv Sena)," he said.
Headley, who is Rana's childhood friend, also talked about killing Shiv Sena leaders and at one point jokingly said about assassinating Bal Thackeray.
David Headley was involved in plot to assassinate Bal Thackeray - India - DNA
Giving his testimony on the second day of the trial of 26/11 co-accused Tahawwur Rana, a Canadian of Pakistani origin, Headley, a Pakistani-American, talked about the hatred against Shiv Sena among his Pakistani handlers
. 166 people were killed in the November 2008 attack in Mumbai.Headley, who has pleaded guilty, also told the jury how he gave details about the potential landing sites in Mumbai to his Pakistani handlers.
According to Headley, his Pakistani handlers--Maj Iqbal of ISI, Sajid Mir of Lashkar-e-Taiba(LET), Pasha, Rana and himself shared their hatred towards Shiv Sena and they thought it is a terrorist outfit.
During the first hour of the testimony on the second day, federal prosecutors aretrying to prove that Headley had direct communication with Rana and his handlers in Pakistan Major Iqbal, Sajid andPasha.
Questioning his links with the Sena, the prosecutors are bringing in communication between Headley and Reggie (the PRO of Uddhav Thackeray, son of Bal Thackeray), whichHeadley describes as an effort to penetrate into Shiv Sena. Rajaram Rege is Shiv Sena's public relations officer.
Headley testified he shared his communication with Reggie with Rana, Major Iqbal, Sajid and Pasha.
Headley was asked about several emails he sent to Rana,Major Iqbal and Sajid--all basically to confirm that Rana andhe were in direct communication with all of them.
The e-mail sent to Sajid indicated that Bala (Bal Thackeray) would be travelling with Reggies boss (Udhav) to the US and that he could be assassinated "over here" (in US).
Headley said he and Sajid discussed that they wanted to kill Shiv Sena people. "We have discussed. This man (Reggie) was very important and would have given us access to this organization (Shiv Sena)," he said.
Headley, who is Rana's childhood friend, also talked about killing Shiv Sena leaders and at one point jokingly said about assassinating Bal Thackeray.
David Headley was involved in plot to assassinate Bal Thackeray - India - DNA
